Ipoh, city, western Malaysia, capital of Perak State, on the Malay Peninsula. It is a commercial and transportation center for the highly productive tin mines of the Kinta River valley. The city was founded in the 1890s by the British, who brought many Chinese here to work in the tin mines. Population (1996) 382,853.Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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