Peringgit Explained

Official Name:	Peringgit
Settlement Type:	Suburb of Malacca City
Translit Lang1:	Other
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Malaysia
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Type2:	District
Subdivision Type3:	City
Subdivision Name2:	Melaka Tengah
Subdivision Name3:	Malacca City
Pushpin Map:	Malaysia_Malacca_Malacca_City

Peringgit is a suburb of Malacca City and a mukim of Melaka Tengah District in the Malaysian state of Malacca. It is home to several bungalows functioning as government offices and quarters or state galleries, which were built during British colonial era and located at the top of the Bukit Peringgit Hill.^{[1] [2]}

Economy

• Lotus's Supermarket Peringgit^[3]

Education

• Peringgit National Primary School (Sekolah Kebangsaan Peringgit)
• Peringgit Religious Primary School (Sekolah Rendah Agama Peringgit)

Tourist attractions

• Gallery of the Chief Minister of Malacca
• Tun Abdul Ghafar Baba Memorial

Former tourist attractions

• Macau Gallery Melaka (now Malacca Implementation and Monitoring Office)
• Casa Cuba (now Malacca Islands Development Council Office)

Transportation

Peringgit is home to Melaka Sentral, the largest bus station in the state of Malacca and its main transportation hub.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Colonial-era bungalows to become historical galleries.
2. Web site: CM Official Residence.
3. Web site: Lotus's Peringgit.
4. Web site: Melaka Sentral Website.