Kuala Lipis
Town in Pahang, Malaysia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kuala Lipis (Pahang Malay: Kole Lepeh) is a mukim and capital of Lipis District, Pahang, Malaysia with a population of 20,000.
Kuala Lipis
Kole Lepeh | |
|---|---|
Town and district capital | |
| Town of Kuala Lipis Bandar Kuala Lipis | |
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Jawi | كوالا ليڤيس |
| • Chinese | 瓜拉立卑 (Simplified) 瓜拉立卑 (Traditional) Guālā Lìbēi (Hanyu Pinyin) |
| • Tamil | கோலா லிப்பிஸ் Kōlā Lippis (Transliteration) |
 The old town area of Kuala Lipis. | |
 Location of Kuala Lipis in Pahang | |
  Kuala Lipis  Kuala Lipis Kuala Lipis (Malaysia)  Kuala Lipis Kuala Lipis (Southeast Asia) | |
| Coordinates: 4°11′3.588″N 102°03′15.228″E | |
| Country |  Malaysia |
| State |  Pahang |
| District | Lipis |
| Government | |
| • Type | District council |
| • Body | Lipis District Council |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 15,000[1] |
| Postal code | 27200 |
Kuala Lipis was a gold-mining centre before the British arrived in 1887. In 1898, it became the capital of Pahang within the British-administered Federated Malay States. During this colonial era, grand buildings, such as the imposing district offices, the Clifford School, and the Pahang Club, were built. The hilltop house of the British resident is now a hotel and museum. The town grew and prospered with the coming of the railway in 1924. However, in August 1955, the state capital was shifted to Kuantan,[2] and Kuala Lipis fell into decline.[citation needed]
 | This section is written like a travel guide. (January 2022) |
Interesting Sites
- Kuala Lipis old town.
- Hilltop house of the British Resident.
- Lipis District old Office.
- Old railway station
- Clifford School.
- Rumah Banjir.
- Pahang club.
- Lipis Zoo.
- Sungai Jelai.
- Kuala Lipis new town.
- Lipis District new Office.
- Muzium Warisan Lipis (Lipis Heritage Museum).
- Hilltop house of Bukit Bius.
- Hutan Lipur Terenggun.
- Rumah Rakit.
Nature
Kuala Lipis has its own nature park, Kenong Rimba Park. It is a forest reserve, which is about 10 km away. Getting to the park requires a bus or cab to Tanjung Kiara Jetty - once there, activities in the reserve are involved, such as trekking, caving or off-roading.
Public transport
A train station operated by Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM) is located near Jalan Pekeliling which is the main road of Kuala Lipis. Pahang Lin Siong express buses connect Kuala Lipis to AG3 SP3 MR11 PY17 Titiwangsa LRT/MRT/Monorail station in downtown Kuala Lumpur.
Car
Kuala Lipis is accessible by Federal Route 8, the main route from Kuala Lumpur to Kota Bharu. It is also connected to Jerantut, the main gateway to Taman Negara, via Federal Route 234. Kuala Lipis is also a major gateway to the hill station of Cameron Highlands via Sungai Koyan using routes 235 and then 102.
- Former Prime Minister of Malaysia, Najib Tun Razak was born in Kuala Lipis (but his hometown is in Pekan). On 28 December 2014, Najib visited the flood evacuation centre at the Sekolah Kebangsaan Clifford amidst flood-affected areas.[3]
- Tun Ghazali Shafie was born in Kuala Lipis.
- Malaysian pop diva Siti Nurhaliza also grew up here. Her family still lives in Kuala Lipis and the house she built for them became the talk of town as it was rumoured to cost millions of ringgit. It has now become a tourist attraction. The town council even provided directions to the house on a signboard and made parking space for tour buses available near the house. During her wedding in 2007, her wedding reception for friends and fans here was made an official function for the whole town by the council.
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