Bercham ( Jawi: برچم; ) is a suburb of Ipoh next to the North–South Expressway in Perak,

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. It is located between the

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of North–South Expressway and Ipoh city. It is near

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, Tasek,

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and Tanjung Rambutan. There are a number of

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s in Bercham. Bercham began as a tin mining town but later evolved to its present status when the tin deposits dwindled. It covers 8,877 hectares of which 56% of the land is utilized for housing, industry and agriculture. As at 2009, the population of Bercham was 150,000 that would be about 20% of the Ipoh's population of 702,464 in the same year. A short drive to the end of the town near to Taman Ramai, lies two unexplored tourist attractions - Gunung Bercham (Kuan Yin Hill) and a Thai Buddhist temple. The temple existed as a shed some 15 years ago and the founder is a woman called Wan Yee, the caretaker of the temple. In 1990 the cashier of the temple Ting Cheong Meng was given the authority to rebuild the place. A hill track was built on the slope of Kuan Yin Hill allowed visitors to climb up to the hill top where offers the amazing skyline view of Bercham and Tasek. Bercham had two other small hills, including the Gunung Tambun Tengah (at Bercham Heights) which is the largest and tallest hill in Bercham, known to host a number of interesting wildlife including the

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, dusky langur, white-rumped shama, blue rock-thrush,

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, Tickell's blue flycatcher, owls, squirrels, eagles, etc. Some temples are located here, such as the Huat Tian Keong temple and the Sukhavana Meditation Monastery. Another small hill, the Gunung Temlang (located near Bandar Baru Putra) is being mined and only half of the hill is present today. Bercham police station is the winner of best practices in police stations, scored highest among the participating stations from

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and

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. It shows that Bercham police station is the best in the community orientation, physical conditions, equal treatment, transparency and accountability and detention conditions categories. This programme was surveyed by

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Gardens

*Kampung Baru Bercham *Taman Ramai *

Taman Mujur Taman Mujur is a peaceful housing estate in Perak, Malaysia. It is located within Bercham (a suburb of the city of Ipoh) near Taman Restu and Taman Anjung Bercham Indah. It has a field with basketball courts and sepak takraw court. Every ...

*Taman Restu *Anjung Bercham Megah *Taman Bercham Cahaya *Taman Bercham Sinar *Taman Desa Kencana *Taman Utama *Taman Bercham Raya *Taman Medan Bercham *Taman Pakatan *Taman Pakatan Jaya *Taman Mewah *Gerbang Bercham Selamat *Anjung Bercham Elit *Taman Seri Dermawan *Taman Seri Gaya *Taman Ria *Taman Tasek Indra *Kampung Tersusun Tasek *Taman Bercham Idaman *Taman Sri Kurau *Taman Shukur *Taman Bercham Permai @ Ridgewood *Taman Rima Gamelan *Taman Seri Bercham *Taman Suria

Popular food

* Claypot chicken rice (瓦煲鸡饭) * Dim sum (点心) *

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(咖哩鱼头) *''Dou fu fa'' (豆腐花) *Ipoh shredded chicken hor fun (鸡丝河粉） * Namzai Charsiew (腩仔叉烧)

Schools

* SMK Bercham, secondary school * SRJK (C) Bercham, Chinese mainstream primary school * SMK Jalan Tasek, secondary school near Bercham * SK Tasek Dermawan

Foodcourt

*Restaurant Golden Point

Shopping complexes

*Glamour Square (beside Restaurant Golden Point) *Tesco Extra, Ipoh (located at Taman Tasek Indra) *Giant, Bercham (located at Taman Bercham Bestari)

References

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