Ayer Tawar

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Ayer Tawar
Town
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   Jawi اير تاور
   Chinese 爱大华
Ayer Tawar Setiawan - panoramio.jpg
Besar Street within Ayer Tawar
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Ayer Tawar
Coordinates: 04°17′56″N100°45′29″E / 4.29889°N 100.75806°E / 4.29889; 100.75806
Country Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
State Flag of Perak.svg  Perak
District Manjung
Established1910;114 years ago (1910)
Area
  Total1.08 km2 (0.42 sq mi)
Elevation
13 m (43 ft)
Population
 (2000) [1] [2]
  Total15,632
  Density14,000/km2 (37,000/sq mi)
Language
  Spoken Malay, Fuzhounese
Time zone UTC+8 (MST)
Postcode
32000

Ayer Tawar (Jawi: اير تاور; Chinese :爱大华; pinyin :Ài Dàhuá) is a town in Manjung District, Perak, Malaysia. Its name came from Air Tawar, which literally means "fresh water" in the Malay language.

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Geography

Ayer Tawar is located on the eastern portion of Manjung District, about 60 kilometres west of the state capital Ipoh, and about 22 kilometres northeast of Lumut, where the largest Malaysian naval base is situated. Its average elevation is 13 metres above the sea level. [3]

Climate

Ayer Tawar has Tropical Rainforest Climate. It receives the least rainfall in June, with an average precipitation of 139 mm; and the most in November, with an average precipitation of 360 mm.

Climate data for Ayer Tawar
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)28.8
(83.8)
29.6
(85.3)
29.9
(85.8)
29.9
(85.8)
30.1
(86.2)
30.2
(86.4)
30.2
(86.4)
30.2
(86.4)
29.7
(85.5)
29.2
(84.6)
28.7
(83.7)
28.7
(83.7)
29.6
(85.3)
Daily mean °C (°F)25.9
(78.6)
26.3
(79.3)
26.7
(80.1)
26.8
(80.2)
27.1
(80.8)
27.1
(80.8)
26.9
(80.4)
26.9
(80.4)
26.6
(79.9)
26.2
(79.2)
25.9
(78.6)
25.9
(78.6)
26.5
(79.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)23.4
(74.1)
23.5
(74.3)
24.1
(75.4)
24.5
(76.1)
24.6
(76.3)
24.4
(75.9)
24.1
(75.4)
24.1
(75.4)
24.1
(75.4)
24.0
(75.2)
23.9
(75.0)
23.7
(74.7)
24.0
(75.3)
Average rainfall mm (inches)225
(8.9)
166
(6.5)
225
(8.9)
243
(9.6)
211
(8.3)
139
(5.5)
141
(5.6)
171
(6.7)
218
(8.6)
294
(11.6)
360
(14.2)
308
(12.1)
2,701
(106.5)
Source: Climate-Data.org [4]

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