Place:Kampar, Perak, Malaysia

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NameKampar
TypeTown
Coordinates4.283°N 101.133°E
Located inPerak, Malaysia
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Kampar (Chinese: 金寶, nicknamed Education City) is the largest town of the eponymous Kampar District, Perak, Malaysia. Founded in 1887, the town lies within the Kinta Valley, an area rich with tin reserves. It was a tin mining town which boomed during the height of the tin mining industry. Many tin towns were established in the late 19th century, flourished in the 1900s, only to stagnate and decline after World War I, with the exception of an exhilarating boom in the 1920s. Most have closed down following the collapse of the industry, especially in the late 20th century.

Kampar is 33 km south of the state capital Ipoh, well connected by both national highway 1 and railway.

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