Alor Gajah | |
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Town and district capital | |
Alor Gajah Town Bandar Alor Gajah | |
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Motto(s): Alor Gajah Dynamic - Progressive - Holistic (Malay: Alor Gajah Dinamik - Progresif - Holistik) | |
Alor Gajah Town in Alor Gajah District (left) Alor Gajah District in Malacca State (right) | |
Alor GajahShow map of MalaccaAlor GajahShow map of Peninsular Malaysia | |
Coordinates: 2°23′00″N 102°13′00″E / 2.38333°N 102.21667°E / 2.38333; 102.21667 | |
Country | Malaysia |
State | Malacca |
District | Alor Gajah |
Granted municipal status | 1 May 2003 |
Government | |
• Type | Local government |
• Body | Alor Gajah Municipal Council |
• President | Mohd Fadhil Hassan |
• Alor Gajah Member of Parliament | Adly Zahari (AMANAH) |
Population | |
• Alor Gajah Town | 21,267 |
• Demonym | Alor Gajahan |
Time zone | UTC+8 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | Not observed |
Postal code | 78xxx |
Area code(s) | +6065 (landline only) |
Vehicle registration | M |
Website | www |
Alor Gajah Municipal Council Majlis Perbandaran Alor Gajah | |
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Type | |
Type | Local authority |
History | |
Founded | 1 May 2003 |
Leadership | |
President | Saifuddin Abdul Karim |
Municipal Secretary | Saleh Mohd Dom |
Meeting place | |
Majlis Perbandaran Alor Gajah (MPAG), Lebuh AMJ, 78000 Alor Gajah, Melaka, Malaysia. | |
Website | |
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Alor Gajah is a town and district seat of Alor Gajah District in the Malaysian state of Malacca. It is governed by Alor Gajah Municipal Council (Malay: Majlis Perbandaran Alor Gajah), which was formerly known as Alor Gajah District Council (Malay: Majlis Daerah Alor Gajah) from 1 July 1978 until 1 May 2003.
Etymology
Alor Gajah used to be one of the forest areas believed to be the routes (Malay: alor) for wild elephants (Malay: gajah).
Climate
Climate data for Alor Gajah | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31 (88) |
32 (90) |
32 (90) |
32 (90) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
32.8 (91.0) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
23.8 (74.8) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 189.8 (7.47) |
210.1 (8.27) |
273.5 (10.77) |
298.9 (11.77) |
243.1 (9.57) |
128.7 (5.07) |
141.1 (5.56) |
168.9 (6.65) |
198.1 (7.80) |
280.1 (11.03) |
330.3 (13.00) |
261.2 (10.28) |
2,723.8 (107.24) |
Average rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 162 |
Source: Climate Data |
Economy
Alor Gajah is home to Honda Malaysia's car manufacturing plant, which assembling cars for the local market and also selected automotive parts for Honda's overall ASEAN market and also local biscuit producer - Julie's manufacturing plant.
Education
- Yayasan Alor Gajah College of Technology (KT-YAGA; Malay: Kolej Teknologi Yayasan Alor Gajah) Alor Gajah
Tourist attractions
- Alor Gajah British Graveyard
- Alor Gajah Square - A town square which features a large bronze sculpture of a kris (dagger).
- Freeport A'Famosa Outlet Village
Health
- Alor Gajah Hospital
Transportation
- AG Sentral Bus Terminal
- Masjid Tanah Sentral
- Terminal Bas dan Teksi Pulau Sebang
- Pulau Sebang/Tampin railway station
Gallery
See also
References
- "Latar Belakang". 14 September 2021.
- "Sejarah". 17 November 2020.
- "Climate Data Org — Alor Gajah". Climate Data Org. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
- "Honda". Archived from the original on 12 September 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- "British Graveyard | AmazingMelaka.com". Archived from the original on 19 June 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
- "Keris Landmark". goMelaka. 3 July 2013.
- "Dataran Keris gempar dengan 'kemalangan'". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- "Alor Gajah Hospital website".
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