Alor Gajah Explained

Official Name:Alor Gajah
Settlement Type:Town and district capital
Seal Type:Emblem
Motto:Alor Gajah Dynamic - Progressive - Holistic
(Malay: Alor Gajah Dinamik - Progresif - Holistik)
Pushpin Map:Malaysia Malacca#Malaysia West
Pushpin Mapsize:300px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name: Malaysia
Subdivision Name2:Alor Gajah
Established Title:Granted municipal status
Established Date:1 May 2003
Population Blank1 Title:Demonym
Government Type:Local government
Governing Body:Alor Gajah Municipal Council
Leader Title:President
Leader Name:Mohd Fadhil Hassan
Total Type:Alor Gajah Town
Leader Name2:Adly Zahari (AMANAH)
Leader Title2:Alor Gajah Member of Parliament
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:21,267
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:+8
Timezone Dst:Not observed
Population Blank1:Alor Gajahan
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:78xxx
Blank Name:Area code(s)
Blank Info:+6065 (landline only)
Blank1 Name:Vehicle registration
Blank1 Info:M
Coordinates:2.3833°N 102.2167°W
Alor Gajah Municipal Council
Native Name:Majlis Perbandaran Alor Gajah
Native Name Lang:Malay
Coa Pic:mpag.jpg
Coa Alt:Emblem
Foundation:1 May 2003
House Type:Local authority
Leader1 Type:President
Leader1:Saifuddin Abdul Karim
Leader2 Type:Municipal Secretary
Leader2:Saleh Mohd Dom
Meeting Place:Majlis Perbandaran Alor Gajah (MPAG), Lebuh AMJ, 78000 Alor Gajah, Melaka, Malaysia.

Alor Gajah is a town and district seat of Alor Gajah District in the Malaysian state of Malacca. It is governed by Alor Gajah Municipal Council (Malay: Majlis Perbandaran Alor Gajah), which was formerly known as Alor Gajah District Council (Malay: Majlis Daerah Alor Gajah) from 1 July 1978 until 1 May 2003.[1]

Etymology

Alor Gajah used to be one of the forest areas believed to be the routes (Malay: alor) for wild elephants (Malay: gajah).[2]

Economy

Alor Gajah is home to Honda Malaysia's car manufacturing plant,[3] 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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Latar Belakang. 14 September 2021 .
  2. Web site: Sejarah. 17 November 2020 .
  3. Web site: Honda . 12 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180912131137/https://www.honda.com.my/nhc/contact_us.php . 12 September 2018 . dead .
  4. Web site: British Graveyard | AmazingMelaka.com . 8 June 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150619120044/http://amazingmelaka.com/2011/12/british-graveyard/ . 19 June 2015 . dead .
  5. Web site: Keris Landmark. goMelaka. 3 July 2013 .
  6. Web site: Dataran Keris gempar dengan 'kemalangan' . 11 August 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305031856/http://ww1.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2010&dt=0208&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Selatan&pg=ws_02.htm . 5 March 2016 . dead .
  7. Web site: Alor Gajah Hospital website.