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Gopeng was the most important town in the Kinta Valley until 1890, when Ipoh became more prominent. Gopeng was intensively mined by both European and Chinese miners, the latter having significant Hakka representation under Chung Keng Kwee, the leader of the Hai San secret society during the Larut War.
The Gopeng by-election is a parliamentary by-election that was held on 16 May 1986 in the state of Selangor, Malaysia.The Gopeng seat fell vacant following the resignation of its member of parliament Tan Koon Swan of Barisan Nasional due to imprisonment in Singapore. [1]
Gopeng is a federal constituency in Kinta District and Kampar District, Perak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1986.. The federal constituency was created in the 1984 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.
The plantation has over 200,000 trees of a special hybrid Aquilaria spp species which is critically endangered in the wild which spreads over an area of 120 hectares. [1] [2] Gaharu is the local Malay name for this tree better known as Agarwood, Aloes or Eagleswood to the world.
Tan Kar Hing (simplified Chinese: 陈家兴; traditional Chinese: 陳家興; pinyin: Chén Jiāxīng; Jyutping: Can4 Gaa1 Hing3; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Ka-heng; born 4 May 1982) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Gopeng since November 2022.
The West Ipoh Span Expressway (WISE) is a planned sixty-seven-kilometre (67 km) highway in the state of Perak, Malaysia, spanning from Gopeng to Kuala Kangsar. [1] The 60 km highway, which will have three lanes in both directions, will start and pass through Gopeng, Siputeh, Manong, and end in Kuala Kangsar. [2]
Gopeng may refer to: Gopeng, town in Perak, Malaysia Gopeng (federal constituency), represented in the Dewan Rakyat (lit. ' Parliamentary Council '), the lower house of the Parliament of Malaysia; Gopeng (state constituency), formerly represented in the Perak State Legislative Assembly (1959–86)
The heart of the town lies between them. Hugh Low Street is the main road running east–west, crossing the river, passing through the centre of town and leading to the railway station. As it leaves the town, it forks to the South East becoming Gopeng Road - the main road to Gopeng which was one of the first roads in the region.