Padang Rengas
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Train at the pass of Padang Rengas in 1910
Padang Rengas (Jawi: ڤادڠ رڠاس; Chinese: 硝山) is a small town in Perak, Malaysia. The town is located about 15 km from Kuala Kangsar town. It has a police station, railway station, rural health centre, market and Schools ~ SJK(C) Khiu Min, SK Tun Dr. Ismail, SK Perempuan & SMK Tun Perak, including a Technical-based education school. Padang Rengas has a major cement manufacturing complex and surrounded by rubber estates.
One interesting site is Gunung Pondok, a large limestone hill that is being actively quarried by YTL.
Coordinates: 4°46′N 100°51′E / 4.767°N 100.850°E
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- Towns in Perak
- Perak geography stubs