Buntong ( Jawi: بونتوڠ; zh, 文冬,

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: புந்தோங்) is a suburb of

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Perak Perak () is a state of Malaysia on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula. Perak has land borders with the Malaysian states of Kedah to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kelantan and Pahang to the east, and Selangor to the south. Thailand's ...

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. Buntong is one of the largest residential areas in the city of Ipoh. Buntong is popular for ''Kampung Kacang Puteh'', a major industrial hub for producing famous Indian bites like sweets and murukku.

Demographics

Buntong has the highest concentration of Indians in Malaysia. More than half of the population are made up of Indians, followed by Chinese. There are a small number of Malays living in Buntong.Department of Statistics, Malaysia: Population Distribution and Basic Demographic Characteristics, 2010, pg 79, Table 3.7: Total population by ethnic group, sex, administrative district and state, Malaysia, 2010

References

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