Ayer Tawar
Town in Perak, Malaysia
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Ayer Tawar (Jawi: اير تاور; Chinese: 爱大华; pinyin: Ài Dàhuá) is a town in Manjung District, Perak, Malaysia. Its name came from Air Tawar, which literally means "fresh water" in the Malay language.
Ayer Tawar | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Jawi | اير تاور |
| • Chinese | 爱大华 |
Besar Street within Ayer Tawar | |
  Ayer Tawar Location within Perak  Ayer Tawar Location within Peninsular Malaysia  Ayer Tawar Location within Malaysia | |
| Coordinates: 04°17′56″N 100°45′29″E | |
| Country |  Malaysia |
| State |  Perak |
| District | Manjung |
| Established | 1910 |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.08 km2 (0.42 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 15,632 |
| • Density | 14,500/km2 (37,500/sq mi) |
| Language | |
| • Spoken | Malay, Chinese, Fuzhounese |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (MST) |
| Postcode | 32000 |
Geography
Ayer Tawar is located on the eastern portion of Manjung District, about 60 kilometres west of the state capital Ipoh, and about 22 kilometres northeast of Lumut, where the largest Malaysian naval base is situated. Its average elevation is 13 metres above the sea level.[3]
Climate
Ayer Tawar has Tropical Rainforest Climate. It receives the least rainfall in June, with an average precipitation of 139 mm; and the most in November, with an average precipitation of 360 mm.
| Climate data for Ayer Tawar | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28.8 (83.8) |
29.6 (85.3) |
29.9 (85.8) |
29.9 (85.8) |
30.1 (86.2) |
30.2 (86.4) |
30.2 (86.4) |
30.2 (86.4) |
29.7 (85.5) |
29.2 (84.6) |
28.7 (83.7) |
28.7 (83.7) |
29.6 (85.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.9 (78.6) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.8 (80.2) |
27.1 (80.8) |
27.1 (80.8) |
26.9 (80.4) |
26.9 (80.4) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.2 (79.2) |
25.9 (78.6) |
25.9 (78.6) |
26.5 (79.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23.4 (74.1) |
23.5 (74.3) |
24.1 (75.4) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.6 (76.3) |
24.4 (75.9) |
24.1 (75.4) |
24.1 (75.4) |
24.1 (75.4) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.9 (75.0) |
23.7 (74.7) |
24.0 (75.3) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 225 (8.9) |
166 (6.5) |
225 (8.9) |
243 (9.6) |
211 (8.3) |
139 (5.5) |
141 (5.6) |
171 (6.7) |
218 (8.6) |
294 (11.6) |
360 (14.2) |
308 (12.1) |
2,701 (106.5) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[4] | |||||||||||||
Notable persons
- Phang Hean Chun (彭宏钟): Counciler of Manjung Municipal Council, his name always mentioned in some Chinese songs, founder of the Hean Chun Collection
External links
- Ayer Tawar at VirtualTourist.com Archived 2009-06-21 at the Wayback Machine