Alor Gajah is a town and district seat of Alor Gajah District in the Malaysian state of Malacca. It is governed by Alor Gajah Municipal Council (Malay: Majlis Perbandaran Alor Gajah), which was formerly known as Alor Gajah District Council (Malay: Majlis Daerah Alor Gajah) from 1 July 1978 until 1 May 2003.[1]
Alor Gajah
Bandar Alor Gajah | |
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Town | |
| Motto(s): Alor Gajah Dynamic - Progressive - Holistic (Malay: Alor Gajah Dinamik - Progresif - Holistik) | |
Alor Gajah Town in Alor Gajah District (left) Alor Gajah District in Malacca State (right) | |
Alor Gajah Alor Gajah | |
| Coordinates: 2°23′00″N 102°13′00″E | |
| Country | |
| State | |
| District | Alor Gajah |
| Granted municipal status | 1 May 2003 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Local government |
| • Body | Alor Gajah Municipal Council |
| • President | Mohd Fadhil Hassan |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Alor Gajah Town | 21,267 |
| • Demonym | Alor Gajahan |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | Not observed |
| Postal code | 78xxx |
| Area code(s) | +6065 (landline only) |
| Vehicle registration | M |
| Website | www |
Alor Gajah Municipal Council Majlis Perbandaran Alor Gajah | |
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| Type | |
| Type | Local authority |
| History | |
| Founded | 1 May 2003 |
| Leadership | |
President | Mohd Fadhil Hassan |
Municipal Secretary | Saleh Mohd Dom |
| Meeting place | |
| Majlis Perbandaran Alor Gajah (MPAG), Lebuh AMJ, 78000 Alor Gajah, Melaka, Malaysia. | |
| Website | |
| www | |
Alor Gajah used to be one of the forest areas believed to be the routes (Malay: alor) for wild elephants (Malay: gajah).[2]
| Climate data for Alor Gajah | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 31 (88) |
32 (90) |
32 (90) |
32 (90) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
32.8 (91.0) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 22 (72) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
23.8 (74.8) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 189.8 (7.47) |
210.1 (8.27) |
273.5 (10.77) |
298.9 (11.77) |
243.1 (9.57) |
128.7 (5.07) |
141.1 (5.56) |
168.9 (6.65) |
198.1 (7.80) |
280.1 (11.03) |
330.3 (13.00) |
261.2 (10.28) |
2,723.8 (107.24) |
| Average rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 162 |
| Source: Climate Data[3] | |||||||||||||
Alor Gajah is home to Honda Malaysia's car manufacturing plant,[4] which assembling cars for the local market and also selected automotive parts for Honda's overall ASEAN market and also local biscuit producer - Julie's manufacturing plant.
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