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Perak means 'silver' in Malay reference to the silvery tin ore from which the state drew its wealth. The tin area once known as Kinta Valley had the distinction of containing world's richest tin deposit.

Perak MapLocation
Perak is located on the western coast of Peninsular Malaysia at the northern approach to the Straits of Malacca between Kedah and Selangor.

State Capital
Ipoh.

Royal Town
Kuala Kangsar.

Head of State
Sultan: His Majesty Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Yussuf Izzuddin Shah Ghafarullahu-Lah.

Head of Government
Menteri Besar: Y.A.B Dato' Seri DiRaja Mohamad Tajol Rosli bin Tan Sri Mohd. Ghazali.

Area
21,000 square kilometres.

Districts
Perak is divided into nine districts:
Hilir Perak, Hulu Perak, Batang Padang, Kerian, Perak Tengah, Kinta, Manjung, Larut-Matang–Selama, Kuala Kangsar.

Ubudiah MosqueClimate
Tropical-warm and sunny throughout the year.

Population
2,030,000.

Major Ethnic Group
Malay, Chinese, Indian.

Major Languages
Malay, English, Chinese dialects, Tamil.

Major Religion
Islam, Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism.

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