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This is the Perak flag,
which devided into three
horizontal bands of equal
size. The upper band in
white stands for Sultan, the
center band in yellow stands
for Raja Muda and the lower
band in black stands for
Raja DiHilir. The throne is
shared in rotation amongst
these three branches of the
royal family.
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The Perak emblem is a
combination of the crest, the
crescent and the rice flower.
The crest worn by the Ruler on
his tengkolok symbolises his
sovereignty. The crescent stands
for Islam, the official
religion. The rice flower stands
for paddy-planting, the prime
occupation of the people.
Lastly, the emblem in yellow
colour, which is the colour of
royal family.
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STATUS:
State capital of Perak
LOCATION:
Latitude
4.60 ° N, Longitude 101.07 ° E;
approximately 200km (125 miles) to the
north of Kuala Lumpur (capital of
Malaysia)
AREA: 137.5
square kilometer
MAYOR:
Hasan Nawawi Abdul
Rahman
POPULATION:
637,200
(2004) and urban are population of
798,800 (2004); approximately 69% are of
Chinese descent
LANGUAGE SPOKEN:Cantonese
(mainly – many Indians and Malays speak
Cantonese fluently too); Malay; English;
Mandarin; Tamil; Hakka; Hokkien; TeoChew
CITY
FLOWER:
Bougainvillea
CURRENCY:
Malaysia Ringgit (MYR)
CELEBRITY:
Dato Michelle Yeoh |
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