Temoh

Temoh is a small town in the Batang Padang District of Perak, Malaysia. The town is located midway between Kampar and Tapah.

This town is named after the Temu River which later became a junction between the two rivers. When the British came to the place for place naming, they accidentally called it as "Temoh".

The town has a police station.^[1]

History

The area has historically been the site of mining for tin.^[2]

References

^ Loong, Gary Lit Ying (2022-07-31). "When guns boomed and tigers roared during the infamous Battle of Kampar!". NST Online. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
^ Dodge, Nicholas N. (1977). "MINERAL PRODUCTION ON THE EAST COAST OF MALAYA IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY". Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. 50 (2 (232)). Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society: 89–110. ISSN 0126-7353. JSTOR 41492173. Retrieved 2025-07-17.

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[c582-1] Loong, Gary Lit Ying (2022-07-31). "When guns boomed and tigers roared during the infamous Battle of Kampar!". NST Online. Retrieved 2025-07-17.

[g389-2] Dodge, Nicholas N. (1977). "MINERAL PRODUCTION ON THE EAST COAST OF MALAYA IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY". Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. 50 (2 (232)). Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society: 89–110. ISSN 0126-7353. JSTOR 41492173. Retrieved 2025-07-17.

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