Bukit Merah, Perak

Bukit Merah may refer to a town in Kerian District or the other in Kinta District, Perak, Malaysia.

District of Kerian, Northern Perak

Bukit Merah Interchange along North–South Expressway Northern Route in Bukit Merah

Bukit Merah is a town and a popular tourist destination. It is famous for the Bukit Merah Laketown Resort. 5°02′N 100°39′E / 5.033°N 100.650°E / 5.033; 100.650

District of Kinta, Central Perak

Bukit Merah is a village with population of 11,000, located near Ipoh. In 1992 and again notably in 2011, it attracted attention for radioactive pollution and health problems due to rare-earth mining in the decade or more before the mine closed in 1992.^[1]

References

↑ Bradsher, Keith, "Mitsubishi Quietly Cleans Up Its Former Refinery", The New York Times, March 8, 2011 (March 9, 2011 p. B4 NY ed.). Retrieved 2011-03-16.

External links

Bukit Merah Laketown Resort

4°33′19″N 101°02′29″E / 4.555378°N 101.041331°E / 4.555378; 101.041331

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[1] Bradsher, Keith, "Mitsubishi Quietly Cleans Up Its Former Refinery", The New York Times, March 8, 2011 (March 9, 2011 p. B4 NY ed.). Retrieved 2011-03-16.

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