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Perak

a state of NW Peninsular Malaysia, on the Strait of Malacca: tin mining. Capital: Ipoh. Pop.: 2 051 236 (2000). Area: 20 680 sq. km (8030 sq. miles)
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Perak

 

a state in Malaysia, in the northwestern part of the Malay Peninsula, in the Perak River basin. Area, 20,700 sq km; population, 1,562,600 (1970). The administrative center is Ipoh.

Perak is one of Malaysia’s most economically developed states. The Kinta Valley is the center for the extraction of tin ore and ilmenite, columbite, and tungsten, which are associated with tin. Perak ranks second to the state of Johor in the value of the agricultural output. Rubber trees, oil palms, coconut palms, and various fruits are raised for export, and rice is grown for domestic consumption. Perak has a small metalworking industry in Ipoh and Taiping, enterprises for primary processing of rubber, and vegetable-oil mills.

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