Map of Ipoh, Malaysia

Ipoh is the administrative centre of Perak, Malaysia, with a population of about 759,952. It lies at 4.5841°N, 101.0829°E. Ipoh is about 174 km (108 mi) northwest of Kuala Lumpur, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Batu Gajah, 14 km to the south.

Ipoh at a glance

Where is Ipoh?

• The 5th largest city in Malaysia by recorded population.
• The largest city in Perak on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 51 min on the shortest day to 12 h 23 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Ipoh

• Batu Gajah — 14 km south
• Kuala Kangsar — 26 km northwest
• Taiping — 49 km northwest
• Teluk Intan — 63 km south
• Lumut — 64 km southwest
• Simpang Empat — 64 km northwest
• Nibong Tebal — 93 km northwest
• Kulim — 104 km northwest
• Bukit Mertajam — 110 km northwest
• Perai — 118 km northwest

Largest cities in Perak

• Teluk Intan — 232,800
• Taiping — 217,647
• Kampong Dungun — 58,674
• Simpang Empat — 58,004
• Batu Gajah — 46,183
• Lumut — 39,595
• Kuala Kangsar — 39,331

Largest cities in Malaysia

• Kuala Lumpur — 1,453,975
• Johor Bahru — 858,118
• Kampung Baru Subang — 833,571
• Petaling Jaya — 807,879
• Shah Alam — 740,750
• Malacca — 579,000
• Kota Bharu — 568,900
• Kuantan — 548,014
• Sungai Petani — 544,851
• Kota Kinabalu — 500,421

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.