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Taiping, Malaysia
Perak · Malaysia
Taiping is a large city in Perak, Malaysia with a population of 217,647. Elevation: 62 ft (19 m). Average temperature: 80°F (26°C).
Data updated June 2026
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About Taiping
Taiping is a city located in Larut, Matang and Selama District, in the state of Perak, Malaysia. It is located approximately 48 km (30 mi) northwest of Ipoh, the capital of Perak, and 78 km (48 mi) southeast of George Town, Penang. With a population of 245,182, it is the second largest city in Perak after Ipoh, the state capital.
People
Climate
| Population | 217,647 |
| Population Density | 3,023 / sq mi |
| Elevation | 62 ft (19 m) |
| Coordinates | 4.8500°, 100.7333° |
| Timezone | Asia/Kuala_Lumpur |
| Country | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| State / Province | Perak |
| Average Temperature | 80°F (26°C) |
| January Average | 79°F (26°C) |
| July Average | 80°F (27°C) |
| Annual Precipitation | 128.9 inches (3,273 mm) |
| Annual Snowfall | 0.0 inches (0 cm) |
About Taiping
Taiping is a large city in Malaysia (Perak) with a population of 217,647. The city sits at an elevation of 62 feet (19 meters) above sea level. The average annual temperature is 80°F (26°C). Temperatures range from 79°F in January to 80°F in July. Annual precipitation averages 128.9 inches. The timezone is Asia/Kuala_Lumpur.
Climate in Taiping
Taiping has an average annual temperature of 27.2°C (81°F). The hottest month is May (28°C), the coldest is Jan (26.6°C). Average annual precipitation is 2804 mm.
Temperature
| Annual Average | 79.6°F |
| 47% above Malaysia avg | |
| January Average | 79°F (26°C) |
| July Average | 80°F (27°C) |
| Sunny Days | 114 days/yr |
Geography
| Elevation | 62 ft (19 m) |
| Area | 72.0 sq mi (186.5 km²) |
| Population Density | 3,023/sq mi |
| Coordinates | 4.8500°N, 100.7333°W |
| Timezone | Asia/Kuala_Lumpur |
Precipitation & Snow
Air Quality
Monthly Weather
| Month | Avg Temperature | Precipitation | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 79°F (26°C) | 8.5 in | Coldest |
| February | 79°F (26°C) | 7.9 in | |
| March | 80°F (27°C) | 12.0 in | |
| April | 81°F (27°C) | 14.1 in | Warmest |
| May | 81°F (27°C) | 11.0 in | |
| June | 80°F (27°C) | 6.7 in | Driest |
| July | 80°F (27°C) | 7.0 in | |
| August | 80°F (26°C) | 8.8 in | |
| September | 79°F (26°C) | 11.4 in | |
| October | 79°F (26°C) | 16.1 in | Wettest |
| November | 79°F (26°C) | 14.5 in | |
| December | 79°F (26°C) | 11.1 in |
Taiping has a seasonal temperature swing of 2°F / from 79°F in January to 81°F in April. Total annual precipitation is 128.8 inches, with October being the wettest month (16.1") and June the driest (6.7").
Colleges & Universities in Taiping
| Institution | Type | Founded | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| GiatMARA Bagan Serai | College | - | , |
| GiatMARA Padang Rengas | College | - | , |
| Kolej Komuniti Chenderoh | College | - | , |
| Lake View Collage | College | - | , |
| Pusat Latihan Teknologi Tinggi (ADTEC) Taiping | College | - | , |
| Pusat Pengajian Tahfiz Al-Quran Dan Hadith Darussolehah | College | - | , |
| rumah zarul | College | - | , |
| TM Training Center Northern | College | - | , |
Schools in Taiping
110+ public schools (NCES 2022-23 data).
| School | Level | Enrollment | Teachers | Student/Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sekolah Kebangsaan Sultan Yussuf Askar Melayu Diraja | - | - | - | - |
| SMK Klian Pauh | - | - | - | - |
| SMJK Hua Lian | - | - | - | - |
| SK King Edward VII (2) | - | - | - | - |
| Sekolah Menengah Sains Raja Tun Azlan Shah | - | - | - | - |
| Sekolah Tunas Bakti Taiping | - | - | - | - |
| SMK Taman Tasik | - | - | - | - |
| SMK (P) Treacher Methodist | - | - | - | - |
| King Edward VII School | - | - | - | - |
| Sekolah Kebangsaan St. George | - | - | - | - |
| Sekolah Kebangsaan King Edward Vii (1) | - | - | - | - |
| SMK St George | - | - | - | - |
| Hua Lian High School 太平华联中学 | - | - | - | - |
| SK Asam Kumbang | - | - | - | - |
| Sekolah Kebangsaan Taiping | - | - | - | - |
| SMK Sri Kota | - | - | - | - |
| SMK Convent | - | - | - | - |
| Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Kampung Jambu | - | - | - | - |
| SK Kampung Jambu | - | - | - | - |
| SK Methodist Pokok Assam | - | - | - | - |
| SJK (C) Pokok Assam | - | - | - | - |
| Sekolah Kebangsaan Seri Aman | - | - | - | - |
| SJK (C) Hua Lian 3 | - | - | - | - |
| SK Klian Pauh | - | - | - | - |
| Sekolah Pendidikan Khas Taiping | - | - | - | - |
| SRK Convent Kota Taiping | - | - | - | - |
| SMK Doktor Burhanuddin | - | - | - | - |
| Tadika Hua Lian | - | - | - | - |
| Madrasah Fathul Ariff | - | - | - | - |
| SK (P) Treacher Methodist | - | - | - | - |
| SRAR Al-Tarbiah Al-Islamiah | - | - | - | - |
| Sekolah Semangat Maju Taiping | - | - | - | - |
| Sekolah Rendah Islam (SERI) Al-Ummah | - | - | - | - |
| MRSM Taiping | - | - | - | - |
| Sekolah Kebangsaan Ngah Ibrahim | - | - | - | - |
| SMK Kamunting Bakti | - | - | - | - |
| SMK Kamunting | - | - | - | - |
| SRJK (T) Kamunting | - | - | - | - |
| SK Kamunting | - | - | - | - |
| Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Bukit Jana | - | - | - | - |
| Sekolah Kebangsaan Bukit Jana | - | - | - | - |
| Kolej Vokasional Taiping | - | - | - | - |
| Sekolah Agama Bantuan Kerajaan Maahad Al-khairlil Banat | - | - | - | - |
| SK Long Jaafar | - | - | - | - |
| SK All Saints | - | - | - | - |
| SJK (C) Phui Choi | - | - | - | - |
| SK Taman Jana | - | - | - | - |
| SK Taman Palma | - | - | - | - |
| Sekolah Kebangsaan Sultan Yussuf Askar Melayu Diraja | - | - | - | - |
| SMK Klian Pauh | - | - | - | - |
| SMJK Hua Lian | - | - | - | - |
| SK King Edward VII (2) | - | - | - | - |
| Sekolah Menengah Sains Raja Tun Azlan Shah | - | - | - | - |
| Sekolah Tunas Bakti Taiping | - | - | - | - |
| SMK Taman Tasik | - | - | - | - |
| SMK (P) Treacher Methodist | - | - | - | - |
| King Edward VII School | - | - | - | - |
| Sekolah Kebangsaan St. George | - | - | - | - |
| Sekolah Kebangsaan King Edward Vii (1) | - | - | - | - |
| SMK St George | - | - | - | - |
| Hua Lian High School 太平华联中学 | - | - | - | - |
| SMK Taman Panglima | - | - | - | - |
| SK Asam Kumbang | - | - | - | - |
| SMK Darul Ridwan | - | - | - | - |
| SJK (C) Hua Lian 1, Taiping | - | - | - | - |
| SJK (C) Aulong | - | - | - | - |
| SK Kampung Boyan | - | - | - | - |
| Sekolah Kebangsaan Taiping | - | - | - | - |
| SMK Sri Kota | - | - | - | - |
| SMK Convent | - | - | - | - |
| Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Kampung Jambu | - | - | - | - |
| SK Kampung Jambu | - | - | - | - |
| SK Methodist Pokok Assam | - | - | - | - |
| SJK (C) Pokok Assam | - | - | - | - |
| Sekolah Kebangsaan Seri Aman | - | - | - | - |
| SK Simpang | - | - | - | - |
| Sekolah Kebangsaan Matang | - | - | - | - |
| SMK Matang | - | - | - | - |
| Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Simpang | - | - | - | - |
| SRJK (c) Sin Min Simpang | - | - | - | - |
| SRAR Nurul Yaqin | - | - | - | - |
| SK Changkat Larut | - | - | - | - |
| Sekolah Kebangsaan Pengkalan Aur | - | - | - | - |
| SMK Pengkalan Aur | - | - | - | - |
| Sekolah Kebangsaan Changkat Jering | - | - | - | - |
| SMK Tengku Menteri | - | - | - | - |
| SJK (C) Hua Lian 3 | - | - | - | - |
| SJK (C) Hua Lian 2, Taiping | - | - | - | - |
| Maahad Al-Tarbiah Al-Islamiah | - | - | - | - |
| SK Klian Pauh | - | - | - | - |
| SJK (C) Khea Wah | - | - | - | - |
| SJK(C) Yuk Chuen | - | - | - | - |
| Sekolah Pendidikan Khas Taiping | - | - | - | - |
| SRK Convent Kota Taiping | - | - | - | - |
| SMK Doktor Burhanuddin | - | - | - | - |
| SMK Dato' Wan Ahmad Rasdi | - | - | - | - |
| Sekolah Kebangsaan Bendang Siam | - | - | - | - |
| Sekolah Agama Rakyat Nurul Nizomiyyah | - | - | - | - |
| Tadika Hua Lian | - | - | - | - |
| Madrasah Fathul Ariff | - | - | - | - |
| SK (P) Treacher Methodist | - | - | - | - |
| SRAR Al-Tarbiah Al-Islamiah | - | - | - | - |
| Sekolah Semangat Maju Taiping | - | - | - | - |
| SK Jelutong | - | - | - | - |
| SJK (T) Ladang Sin Wah | - | - | - | - |
| Sekolah Rendah Islam (SERI) Al-Ummah | - | - | - | - |
| SRAR Al-Khairiah | - | - | - | - |
| Maahad Tahfiz Tarbiah Al-ummah Al-Hasanah | - | - | - | - |
| SK Taman Panglima | - | - | - | - |
| MRSM Taiping | - | - | - | - |
Radio Stations near Taiping
0 stations within ~55 km.
| Station | Genre | Quality |
|---|
Museums in Taiping
| Name | Type | Address | Phone | Annual Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Ngah Ibrahim | ||||
| Kota Ngah Ibrahim | ||||
| Lenggong Valley Archeological Gallery | ||||
| Muzium Perak | ||||
| Old House Museum | ||||
| Perak Royal Museum | ||||
| Sultan Azlan Shah Gallery | ||||
| Taiping Municipal Gallery | ||||
| Telegraph Museum, Taiping |
Libraries in Taiping
| Name | Address | Staff | Annual Visits | Circulation | Collection | Programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Padang Rengas Public Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Perpustakaan Awam Bagan Serai | 0.0 | |||||
| Perpustakaan Awam Kuala Kangsar | 0.0 | |||||
| Perpustakaan Desa Kampung Baru Bagan Samak | 0.0 | |||||
| Perpustakaan Desa Kampung Pinang | 0.0 | |||||
| Perpustakaan Desa Karai | 0.0 | |||||
| Perpustakaan Desa Kuak | 0.0 | |||||
| Pusat Sumber | 0.0 |
Farmers Markets in Taiping
| Name | Address | Season | Hours | Organic | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arena Batu Kurau | |||||
| Kedai Runcit Azhar | |||||
| Kuala Kangsar Wet Market | |||||
| Pasar Awam Padang Rengas | |||||
| Pasar Bagan Serai | |||||
| Pasar Batu Kurau | |||||
| Pasar Besar Taiping 1 | |||||
| Pasar Besar Taiping 1 | |||||
| Pasar Minggu Changkat Jering | |||||
| Pasar Minggu Kamunting | |||||
| Pasar Mini Padang Gajah | |||||
| Pasar Tani Padang Rengas | |||||
| Pasar Tani Sayong | |||||
| Pokok Assam Market | |||||
| Pokok Assam Market |
Hotels in Taiping
30 hotels within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Restaurants in Taiping
57 restaurants within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Cafes in Taiping
22 cafes within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Cinemas in Taiping
1 cinemas within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Zoos in Taiping
1 zoos within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Clinics in Taiping
7 clinics within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Dentists in Taiping
1 dentists within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Veterinaries in Taiping
2 veterinaries within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Train Stations in Taiping
1 train stations within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Bus Stations in Taiping
1 bus stations within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Gas Stations in Taiping
8 gas stations within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Banks in Taiping
14 banks within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Shopping Malls in Taiping
3 shopping malls within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Gyms in Taiping
1 gyms within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Stadiums & Teams in Taiping
| Team | League | Division |
|---|---|---|
Airports Near Taiping
9 airports within the area.
| Airport | IATA | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Penang International Airport | PEN | Large Airport |
| Sultan Azlan Shah Airport | IPH | Large Airport |
| RMAF Butterworth Air Base | BWH | Medium Airport |
| Bidor Airport | - | Small Airport |
| Cameron Highlands Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Grik Airport | - | Small Airport |
| Pulau Pangkor Airport | PKG | Small Airport |
| Sitiawan Airport | SWY | Small Airport |
| Taiping (Tekah) Airport | TPG | Small Airport |
Post Offices in Taiping
2 post offices.
| Post Office | Address |
|---|---|
| Posstore | |
| Post Office Taiping |
UNESCO World Heritage Sites Near Taiping
4 UNESCO sites.
| Site | Category | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Archaeological Heritage of the Lenggong Valley | ||
| Gunung Runtuh Cave | ||
| Harimau Cave | ||
| Kota Tampan Archeological Site |
Churches & Religious Organizations in Taiping
57 religious organizations (IRS tax-exempt data).
| Name | Address |
|---|---|
| All Saints' Church, Taiping | |
| All Saints' Church, Taiping | |
| Arulmigu Siva Muneeswarar Temple | |
| Bodi Langka Ram Buddhist Temple | |
| Chinese Methodist Church | |
| Chinese Methodist Church | |
| Dewa Sri Kaliamman Temple Association | |
| Gereja Methodist Wesley | |
| Gereja Methodist Wesley | |
| Gurdwara Sahib Taiping | |
| Hindu Temple | |
| Hindu Temple | |
| Ho Hsien-ku Temple | |
| Kuil Dewa Sri Muneeswarar | |
| Kuil Sri Maha Muthu Karumariamman Air Kuning Taiping | |
| Ling Nam Ku Miew Temple | |
| Madrasah Khairiah Islamiah | |
| Masjid Al Falah | |
| Masjid Al Taufiqiah Khairiah | |
| Masjid Hanafi |
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Around Taiping
Places within 5 km radius - OpenStreetMap data
Things to See Near Taiping
18 places within 15 km
- • Galeri Seni N&G Cawangan Taiping
- • One Art Gallery
- • Bukit Berapit
- • Bukit Caulfield
- • Bukit Chempedak
- • Bukit Larah
- • Bukit Larut
- + 11 more
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What is the population of Taiping?
Taiping has a population of 217,647 residents and is located in Malaysia. The population density is 3,023 people per square mile, spread across 72.0 square miles.
What is the weather like in Taiping?
Taiping has a warm climate with an average annual temperature of 80°F (26°C). Winter temperatures average 79°F in January, while summers reach an average of 80°F in July. The area receives 114 sunny days per year, below the national average of 205. Annual rainfall totals 128.9 inches.