Ayer Tawar
Ayer Tawar | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Jawi | اير تاور |
| • Chinese | 爱大华 |
 Besar Street within Ayer Tawar | |
  Ayer Tawar  Ayer Tawar  Ayer Tawar | |
| Coordinates: 04°17′56″N 100°45′29″E / 4.29889°N 100.75806°E | |
| Country |  Malaysia |
| State |  Perak |
| District | Manjung |
| Established | 1910 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.08 km2 (0.42 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 3,050 |
| • Density | 2,800/km2 (7,300/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. As of the year 2020, it has a total population of 3,050.[1]
Geography[edit]
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.[2]
Climate[edit]
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 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| 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[3] | |||||||||||||
External links[edit]
- Ayer Tawar at VirtualTourist.com Archived 2009-06-21 at the Wayback Machine
References[edit]
- ^ Peratus Penduduk/ Percentage of Population (%). Department of Statistics Malaysia. p. 11. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
- ^ "Ayer Tawar topographic map, elevation, terrain". Topographic maps. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
- ^ "Ayer Tawar climate: Temperature Ayer Tawar & Weather By Month - Climate-Data.org". en.climate-data.org. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
