Chenderiang ( Jawi: چيندريڠ; zh, 积莪营) is a

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and a Chinese village in

Batang Padang District The Batang Padang District ( ms, Daerah Batang Padang) is a district in Perak, Malaysia. This district is administered by a local council, namely, the Tapah District Council, based in Tapah. The major towns of Batang Padang are Bidor, Tapah and ...

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. The “Chenderiang” name was origin from ''Cantik'' and ''靓'' (liang) which both mean beautiful in Malay and Chinese. There is an century-old Chinese temple known as Shui Yue Gong Temple (水月宮) which was established in 1892.

Geography

Chenderiang spans over an area of 244 km² with a population of 20,100 people (2005).

References

Batang Padang District Mukims of Perak {{Perak-geo-stub