Kamunting
Kamunting (Malay pronunciation: /Kemunting/) is a town in Larut, Matang and Selama District, Perak, Malaysia. It is the biggest satellite town of Taiping.
Kamunting
Kelian Bahru | |
|---|---|
Suburb of Taiping | |
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Jawi | كامونتيڠ |
| • Chinese | 甘文丁 |
Kamunting Industrial Park road. | |
| Nickname(s): "The Satellite Town", "The Industrial Town in Taiping", "Malay Town" | |
| Motto(s): Perpaduan Menjana Kemakmuran (ڤرڤادوان منجان کمعمورن) (Unity Generate Prosperity) | |
Kamunting Location of Kamunting in Peninsular Malaysia | |
| Coordinates: 4°53′N 100°44′E | |
| Country | Malaysia |
| State | Perak |
| District | Larut, Matang & Selama |
| Established | 1876 (as Kelian Bahru) |
| Founded by | Datuk Paduka Setia Long Jaafar Abdul Latif |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • District Officer (Taiping) | Harun Bin Rawi |
| • Mayor (Taiping) | Tuan Omor Bin Saad |
| • Member of Parliament | YB Datuk Mohammad Zahir bin Abdul Khalid (BN) |
| • Council | Taiping Municipal Council |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 36,243 |
| Postal code | 346xx |
| Area code | 05 |
| Vehicle registration | A |
| Website | www |
During the Malayan Emergency between 1948 and 1960, Kamunting was the site of a major British/Commonwealth military base, there being a large garrison for the 28th Commonwealth Independent Infantry Brigade and also one of the three British Military Hospitals (BMHs) in Malaya. Between Taiping and Kamunting is one of the main Military Cemeteries in Malaya. Over the many years of the conflict against the Communist terrorists, thousands of British, Australian, New Zealand, Fijian and Gurkha troops lived - and died - in and around Kamunting and Taiping.
Kamunting houses the main bus station (Kamunting Raya) for Taiping town. Soon the Taiping train station will relocate there too. It has a weekly night market every Saturday night near the bus station that sells all sorts of local fresh produce and food stuffs. There are also fruit sellers along the road leading to the Kamunting bus stops which sell seasonal fruits like durian and mangosteens. It also connects Taiping to the North–South Expressway via the northern exit.
Major tourist spot is Bukit Jana, which has a waterfall and streams off the range of Bukit Larut. The Bukit Jana Golf & Country Club is also situated nearby. Plans for Taiping sports centre, which includes a 15000-seater stadium, indoor venues and extreme sports site, are still under consideration.