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Teluk Intan
is a town located in the state of Perak,
Malaysia. It is the largest town in Hilir Perak district and third largest
town in the state of Perak. Teluk
Intan is the district capital of Hilir Perak
The main economic activities in Teluk Intan are oil palm cultivation and
palm oil production. Many plantations around Teluk Intan are owned by big
corporations such as Sime Darby and United Plantations (UP).
There are some other industries in Teluk Intan including shipbuilding and
the textile industry. Shopping centres, modern cinema, shops, and
educational institutions also bring many people to Teluk Intan weekly.
There are
two public university branch campuses located in Teluk Intan. The campuses
are Universiti Teknologi Mara Teluk Intan Campus for Faculty of Medicine
UiTM completed in October 2010 and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Teluk
Intan Campus of Faculty of Medicine UKM. Both are located beside
Teluk Intan Hospital.
Being one
of the principal towns in the Hilir Perak, Teluk Intan has over 100
primary schools and more than 20 secondary schools.
One of the town attractions is a Leaning Tower erected in 1885 by a
Chinese builder, Mr. Leong Choon Cheong. It started to tilt four years
after its construction finished due to an underground stream. The tower
was originally used as a water tower supplying the area of the town. It
had a clock at the top, which still rings every 15 minutes. The tower also
served as a beacon to guide ships into Teluk Intan Port. Currently it is a
local tourist attraction, and no longer stores water.
With the
development of a new town centre along with the completion of new coastal
highway from Klang to
Sabak Bernam in late 1999, Teluk Intan began to enjoy a resurgence in
its economic activity.
In April
2004, the town was made the fourth municipality (having upgraded to
Municipal Council status, or Majlis Perbandaran) in
Perak after Ipoh,
Taiping and Manjung.
Sources:
Wikipedia
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