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Sitiawan (alternate spelling: Setiawan; origin: from Malay, a portmanteau of Setia Kawan, meaning "Loyal Friend") is a mukim and town in Manjung District, Perak, Malaysia . The region spans an area of 331.5 square kilometers (128.0 sq mi). In the year 2000, the population was 95,920 and by 2015, has grown to more than 150,000.
The Sitiawan Settlement Museum is a museum in Koh Village, Sitiawan, Manjung District, Perak, Malaysia. History [ edit ] The museum building was constructed in 1935 as the house for Pioneer Methodist Church pastors.
The Manjung District, formerly known as Dindings, is a district in the south-western part of the state of Perak, Malaysia. It is the 26th-most populated district in Malaysia. [5] It is administered by the Manjung Municipal Council ( Malay: Majlis Perbandaran Manjung ), formerly known as Manjung District Council ( Malay: Majlis Daerah Manjung ...
—Sun Yat-sen at the 1910 Penang conference in the Straits Settlements of Penang Tongmenghui fundraising meeting in Ipoh for the Second Guangzhou Uprising, c. 1911 Civil wars and other conflicts among the indigenous ethnic groups ended when the British gained control of Malaya and the northern island of Borneo by the 1900s. However, none of the Malay kingdoms fell under colonial rule. Their ...
Chin Peng [b] (21 October 1924 – 16 September 2013), born Ong Boon Hua, [c] OBE [a] was a Malayan communist politician, guerrilla leader, and revolutionary, who was the leader and commander of the Communist Party of Malaya (CPM) and the Malayan National Liberation Army (MNLA). A Maoist, he led the CPM as secretary general from 1947 until the ...
Lumut is a coastal town and mukim in Manjung District, Perak, Malaysia, [1] situated about 84 km (52 mi) southwest of the state capital city of Ipoh, 12 km (7.5 mi) north from the town of Sitiawan. It is the main gateway to Pangkor Island before established Marina Island Pangkor as second gateway, and noted for seashell and coral handicrafts.
Ipoh–Lumut Highway. Ipoh–Lumut Highway, Federal Route 5, is a 70.7-km federal highway in Perak, Malaysia, connecting the Perakian capital city of Ipoh in the east to Lumut near Sitiawan in the west. [2] The Ipoh–Lumut Highway consists of a 22.7-km super two highway from Jelapang to Seputeh and a 48-km divided highway from Seputeh to Lumut.
The Anglo-Chinese School (ACS) Sitiawan (Malay: Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Methodist (ACS) Sitiawan (Secondary) and Sekolah Kebangsaan (ACS) Sitiawan (Primary)), established in 1903 is the oldest and established primary and secondary educational institution located in Sitiawan. Although both shared the same name, the two schools are of ...