Chenderiang Explained

Chenderiang (Jawi: چيندريڠ; Chinese: 积莪营) is a mukim and a Chinese village in Batang Padang District, Perak, Malaysia.^[1] The “Chenderiang” name was origin from Cantik and 靓 (liang) which both mean beautiful in Malay and Chinese.^[2]

There is an century-old Chinese temple known as Shui Yue Gong Temple (水月宮) which was established in 1892.^[3]

Geography

Chenderiang spans over an area of 244 km² with a population of 20,100 people (2005).^[1]

References

1. Web site: Ringkasan Eksekutif: Draf Rancangan Tempatan Daerah Batang Padang 2020 . Federal Department of Town and Country Planning Peninsular Malaysia . 2017-04-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170411140306/http://www.townplan.gov.my/download/RTD%20Batang%20Padang/Laporan_Ringkasan_RTDBatangPadang.pdf . 2017-04-11 . dead .
2. http://www.utar.edu.my/dssc/file/Chenderiang%2520(FINAL).pdf{{Dead link|date=November 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
3. Web site: 积莪营未开埠前已存在 水月宫珍藏百年古物 . 2020-06-09.

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