Alor Gajah

Alor Gajah Municipal Council

Majlis Perbandaran Alor Gajah
Alor Gajah Municipal Council ; Majlis Perbandaran Alor Gajah
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.mpag.gov.my

Alor Gajah

Bandar Alor Gajah
Alor Gajah Bandar Alor Gajah
Town
	Seal
	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 Gajah Alor Gajah Town in Alor Gajah District (left); Alor Gajah District in Malacca State (right)Show map of MalaccaShow map of Peninsular MalaysiaShow all
	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)
• 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.mpag.gov.my

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
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

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
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 Square

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

AG Sentral Bus Terminal

References[]

^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-02-09. Retrieved 2016-03-29.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-06-23. Retrieved 2017-07-14.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.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-06-19. Retrieved 2015-06-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Keris Landmark". goMelaka.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2015-08-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links[]

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[1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-02-09. Retrieved 2016-03-29.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-06-23. Retrieved 2017-07-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] "Climate Data Org — Alor Gajah". Climate Data Org. Retrieved 16 Dec 2016.

[4] "Organisation Chart".

[5] "Directory".

[6] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-09-12. Retrieved 2018-09-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[7] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-06-19. Retrieved 2015-06-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[8] "Keris Landmark". goMelaka.

[9] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2015-08-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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