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Parit

Perak, Malaysia · Asia

About Parit

Parit is worth a stop: 20 minutes from Pusing, 31km from Gua Tempurung.

Parit is in Perak, Malaysia, with about 61,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Pusing, about 10 km away.

Parit (Chinese: 巴力, Jawi: ڤاريت) is a main town of Perak Tengah District, Perak, Malaysia. List of Schools in Parit:- Primary schools: Sekolah Rendah Kebangsaan Parit (SRKP). Sekolah Rendah Kebangsaan Iskandar Shah (SRKIS). Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (C) Chung Hwa. Secondary schools: Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan

Read more Iskandar Shah (SMKIS). Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Sultan Muhammad Shah (SMKSMS). Maktab Rendah Sains MARA, Parit, Perak Secondary religious school: Sekolah Menengah Agama Aziziah

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What is there to see near Parit?

Within an hour or so of Parit: Kellie's Castle (19 km), Ipoh Old Town (22 km), Gua Tempurung (31 km), Cameron Highlands (51 km).

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The nearest famous roads are Cameron Highlands (Tanah Rata).

Where is Parit?

Parit is in Perak, Malaysia, about 10 km from Pusing.

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Quick Information

Population
60,988
Continent
Asia
Country
Malaysia
Region
Perak
Timezone
Asia/Kuala_Lumpur
Coordinates
4.4833, 100.9167

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Malaysia

Police
999
Ambulance
999
Fire
994
Driving side
left
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Worth the detour from Parit

6 notable places within an hour's drive.

castle

Kellie's Castle

An unfinished Moorish-Scottish mansion begun in 1915 by Scottish planter William Kellie-Smith and abandoned when he died of pneumonia in 1926. Its roofless brick towers and hidden staircases sit beside the Raya River.

19 km · about 20 min drive

landmark

Ipoh Old Town

A charming tin-mining era town with colonial architecture, street art, cave temples, and some of Malaysia's best street food.

22 km · about 25 min drive

natural wonder

Gua Tempurung

Large limestone show cave near Gopeng, Perak, just off the North–South Expressway with guided river passages and parking.

31 km · about 35 min drive

scenic viewpoint

Cameron Highlands

A cool colonial hill station with rolling tea plantations, strawberry farms, and mossy forests in the mountains of Peninsular Malaysia.

51 km · about 60 min drive

mountain pass

Cameron Highlands (Tanah Rata)

Hill station at 1,450 metres reached by winding roads through tea plantations, the main town on the Cameron Highlands circuit.

51 km · about 60 min drive

scenic viewpoint

Mount Batu Brinchang

Highest road-accessible point in Peninsular Malaysia at 2,031 metres, topped by a mossy forest and a summit observation tower.

52 km · about 60 min drive

Driving roads near Parit

  • 51 kmCameron HighlandsA cool colonial hill station with rolling tea plantations, strawberry farms, and mossy forests in the mountains of Peninsular Malaysia.
  • 51 kmCameron Highlands (Tanah Rata)Hill station at 1,450 metres reached by winding roads through tea plantations, the main town on the Cameron Highlands circuit.
  • 52 kmMount Batu BrinchangHighest road-accessible point in Peninsular Malaysia at 2,031 metres, topped by a mossy forest and a summit observation tower.

When to drive here

Year-round

Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.

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