Alor Gajah
Alor Gajah
Bandar Alor Gajah | |
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Town | |
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Motto(s): Alor Gajah Dynamic - Progressive - Holistic (Malay: Alor Gajah Dinamik - Progresif - Holistik) | |
Alor Gajah Alor Gajah Town in Alor Gajah District (left) Alor Gajah District in Malacca State (right) | |
Coordinates: 2°23′00″N 102°13′00″E / 2.38333°N 102.21667°ECoordinates: 2°23′00″N 102°13′00″E / 2.38333°N 102.21667°E | |
Country | Malaysia |
State | Malacca |
District | Alor Gajah District |
Granted municipal status | 1 May 2003 |
Population (2010)[1] | |
• 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 is a town and district seat of Alor Gajah District, Malacca, Malaysia.
Etymology[]
Alor Gajah used to be one of the forest areas believed to be the routes (Malay: alor) for wild elephants (Malay: gajah).[2]
Climate[]
Climate data for Alor Gajah | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °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) |
Average low °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: [3] |
Governance[]
Alor Gajah Municipal Council Majlis Perbandaran Alor Gajah | |
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Type | |
Type | Local authority |
History | |
Founded | 1 May 2003 |
Leadership | |
President | Mohd Fadhil bin Hassan |
Municipal Secretary | Saleh bin Mohd Dom |
Meeting place | |
Alor Gajah, Malacca | |
Website | |
www |
Alor Gajah Municipal Council (Malay: Majlis Perbandaran Alor Gajah), previously known as Alor Gajah District Council (Malay: Majlis Daerah Alor Gajah) from 1 July 1978 until 1 May 2003, is the local authority of Alor Gajah town.[4][5]
Department | Director |
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One Stop Centre | Norazira Binti Abd Aziz |
Law | Hajah Fatimah Binti Haji Othman |
Internal Auditing | Mohd Faidz Bin Leman |
Arrear Collection | Radzyma Binti Mahat |
Earning Unit | Nurhaslina Binti Bahari |
Management Services | Hajah Marina Binti Rasol |
Financial | Marlini binti Mohamed |
Valuation and Management | Rosnani binti Ibrahim |
Town Planning | Nurul Adawaty binti Hj Ismail |
Engineering | Sugiman Bin Johari |
Building | Abdul Rahman bin Nordin |
Corporate and Social Service | Azizan Bin Sulong |
Urban Beautification | Kamarudin Bin Mustapa |
Cleanliness and Health | Mohd Faizal Bin Mohd Zin |
Licensing | Mohd Fuad Bin Musrik |
Enforcement | Mohd Bukhari Bin Baharuddin |
Economy[]
Alor Gajah is home to Honda Malaysia's car manufacturing plant,[6] 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[7]
- Alor Gajah Square - A town square which features a large bronze sculpture of a kris (dagger).[8][9]
- Freeport A'Famosa Outlet Village
Health[]
Alor Gajah boasts a new government hospital, , which replaced the old one that was fast becoming insufficient to meet the needs of the growing population.[citation needed]
Transportation[]
- AG Sentral Bus Terminal
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-02-09. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-06-23. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Climate Data Org — Alor Gajah". Climate Data Org. Retrieved 16 Dec 2016.
- ^ "Organisation Chart".
- ^ "Directory".
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-09-12. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-06-19. Retrieved 2015-06-08.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Keris Landmark". goMelaka.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
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External links[]
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Alor Gajah. |
- Towns in Malacca
- 2003 establishments in Malaysia
- Malacca geography stubs