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Kuala
Kangsar is the royal town of Perak,
Malaysia, located at the downstream of Kangsar River, where it flows into
the Perak River. It is the main town in the administrative district of
Kuala Kangsar.
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.
Kuala Kangsar is also 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 Shah
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 and by train.
Sources:
Wikipedia
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