Sitiawan, Perak

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Sitiawan, Perak is a coastal town in the Manjung District of Perak, Malaysia, known historically for its Chinese settler communities and as a gateway to the nearby Pangkor Island.

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Sitiawan, Perak canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf town
accessTo Pangkor Island ferry via nearby Lumut
administrativeArea Manjung District Council jurisdiction
climate tropical rainforest climate
coastalTown true
coastType low-lying coastal plain
country Malaysia
countrySubdivision West Malaysia
demographicCharacteristic multiracial community
significant Chinese population
district Manjung District
ethnicCommunity Chinese Malaysians
Indian Malaysians
Malay Malaysians
governingCountry Malaysia
hasReligiousSite Chinese temples
churches
mosques
hasTransportConnection road link to Ipoh
road link to Lumut
historicalFeature Chinese settler communities
historicalMigration Chinese settlers from Fujian region
languageUsed English
Hokkien
Malay
Mandarin Chinese
locatedIn west coast of Peninsular Malaysia
locatedInRegion northwestern Perak
locatedNear Pangkor Island
Straits of Malacca
linked to: Strait of Malacca
locatedOn Malay Peninsula
nearbyTown Ayer Tawar
Lumut
Seri Manjung
nearestMajorCity Ipoh
partOf Manjung District
postalCountryCode MY
primaryEconomicActivity retail trade
services
small-scale industry
roadNetwork connected by Federal Route roads
role gateway to Pangkor Island
state Perak
stateCapitalOfState not a state capital
timeZone Malaysia Time
utcOffset +08:00

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陳平 placeOfBirth Sitiawan, Perak