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Kuala Kangsar Municipality
كوالا كڠسر

Location
Country	Malaysia
State	Perak
District	Kuala Kangsar
Physical characteristics
Area	204.94 km²
Population (as of 2000)
Total	154,048
Density	752/km²
Location	4°46′N 100°56′E
Symbols
Flower	Canna Generalis
Symbol of Kuala Kangsar Municipality
Kuala Kangsar Municipality Hall
Mayor	Shafie Arifin
Address	Majlis Perbandaran Kuala Kangsar, Jln Raja Chulan, 33000 Kuala Kangsar
Phone number
Official website: www.mpkkpk.gov.my

Coordinates: 4°46′N 100°56′E

Kuala Kangsar (population 154,048) is the royal town of Perak, Malaysia, located at the mouth of Kangsar River, where it flows into the Perak River. It is the main town in the administrative district called Kuala Kangsar.

Contents 1 History 2 Transport 3 Places of Interest 4 Gallery 5 Labu Sayong 6 Accommodation 7 Members of Parliament in the district (2004 Elections) 8 Sources and references 9 See also 10 External link

The sultan of Perak officially resides in Kuala Kangsar, and it has been Perak's royal seat since the 18th century. It is one of four towns that plays a role in Perak's complex succession system. It was the administrative seat of the first British Resident in the Malay Peninsula, James W.W. Birch, from October 1874; he was murdered on November 2, 1875. Kuala Kangsar is known in Malaysian history as the site where the first Conference of Rulers, the Durbar, was held in 1897. By the 1890s, the growth of the tin mining towns of Ipoh and Taiping had eclipsed Kuala Kangsar, but it remains to this day one of the most attractive of the Malay royal capitals.

The town is also the site of the first rubber tree planted in Malaysia. The person responsible was the English botanist Henry Nicholas Ridley. He was the one who helped Malaya and eventually Malaysia become the largest rubber producer in the world. The tree still stands today.

The first Malaysian scout troop was established in Kuala Kangsar. Consequently, its squad number is 001.

Two bridges now connect Kuala Kangsar to Sayong. Sultan Abdul Jalil Bridge is made out of concrete and is located near the town while Sultan Iskandar Bridge is farther upstream and is made out of steel. Kuala Kangsar is easily accessible via the North-South Expressway.

Kuala Kangsar is a nice and relaxing town where visitors can have a nice and enjoying day with little worries about the daily schedules.

Points of interest are:

• Ubudiah Mosque and the Royal Mausoleum
• Kenangan Palace (Istana Kenangan)
• Iskandariah Palace (Istana Iskandariah)
• Hulu Palace (Istana Hulu)
• Victoria Bridge (since 1900)
• Sultan Iskandar Bridge
• Sultan Abdul Jalil Bridge
• Pavilion Square Tower
• Keris Memorial
• Bukit Chandan
• Malay College Kuala Kangsar
• Clifford Secondary School (Sekolah Menengah Clifford)
• Handicraft Development Centre, Enggor
• Mariwasa Craft Centre
• First & Older Rubber Tree
• River side walk next to the Sayong Bridge
• Public swimming pool at Bukit Chandan
• Golf Course
• The wet morning market

Sultan Abdul Jalil Bridge at Kuala Kangsar, crossing the Perak River.	Victoria Bridge at Karai, crossing the Perak River.	Victoria Bridge at Karai, Completed on March 1900.	The clock tower at the town's center.
Malay College

A nearby village called Sayong is located on the opposite bank of the Perak River. It is the production center of the famed labu sayong - a traditional earthenware container. Small villages in the Sayong vicinity include Kepala Bendang and Kampong Bendang Kering.

There are a few hotels in Kuala Kangsar for those who wish to spend a night or more. They include:

• Safari Resort. (Perak River view)
• Kuala Kangsar Hotel.

• Dato' Seri Rafidah Aziz - Member of Parliament for the constituency of Kuala Kangsar and Minister of International Trade and Industry.
• Dato' Seri Mohamed Nazri Tan Sri Abdul Aziz - Member of Parliament for the constituency of Padang Rengas and Minister of Prime Minister Department.
• Dato' Seri S. Samy Vellu - Member of Parliament for the constituency of Sungai Siput and Minister of Works.

• Refer: WorldStatesmen.org
• Refer: MalaysiaSite.nl

• Teluk Intan

• Google Maps: Location of Kuala Kangsar.

	Perak Darul Ridzuan
Districts: Kinta | Larut, Matang dan Selama | Hilir Perak | Manjung | Batang Padang | Kerian | Kuala Kangsar | Hulu Perak | Perak Tengah
City: Ipoh (capital)
Towns: Ayer Tawar | Bagan Datoh | Bagan Serai | Bagan Sungai Burong | Banir | Batak Rabit | Batu Gajah | Behrang | Bercham | Beruas | Bidor | Bikam | Bota | Bukit Merah | Changkat Jering | Chemor | Chikus | Damar Laut | Gerik | Gopeng | Hutan Melintang | Jelapang | Jenderata | Kamunting | Kampar | Keroh | Kota Setia | Kuala Kangsar | Kuala Kurau | Kuala Sepetang | Langkap | Lekir | Lenggong | Lumut | Malim Nawar | Mambang Di Awan | Menglembu | Padang Rengas | Pantai Remis | Parit | Parit Buntar | Pasir Salak | Pekan Gurney | Pengkalan Hulu | Proton City | Sayong | Selama | Seri Iskandar | Seri Manjung | Simpang Pulai | Simpang Tiga | Sitiawan | Slim | Slim River | Sungai Siput | Taiping | Tambun | Tanjung Malim | Tanjung Piandang | Tanjung Rambutan | Tanjung Tualang | Tapah | Tapah Road | Teluk Batik | Teluk Intan | Teluk Rubiah | Temoh | Temoh Road | Ternoh | Trolak | Terong | Teronoh | Tringkap
Islands: Pulau Pangkor