Ayer Tawar
{{Short description|Town in Perak, Malaysia}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Ayer Tawar
| settlement_type = Town
| translit_lang1 = Other
| translit_lang1_info1 = {{script/Arabic|اير تاور}}
| translit_lang1_type1 = Jawi
| translit_lang1_info2 = {{lang|zh|爱大华}}
| translit_lang1_type2 = Chinese
| image_skyline = Ayer Tawar Setiawan - panoramio.jpg
| image_caption = Besar Street within Ayer Tawar
| pushpin_map = Malaysia Perak#Malaysia West#Malaysia
| coordinates = {{coord|04|17|56|N|100|45|29|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Malaysia}}
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Perak}}
| subdivision_name2 = Manjung
| established_title = Established
| established_date = {{date and age|1910|df=yes}}
| area_total_km2 = 1.08
| elevation_m = 13
| population_total = 15632
| population_as_of = 2000
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Language
| demographics1_title1 = Spoken
| timezone1 = MST
| utc_offset = +8
| postal_code_type = Postcode
| postal_code = 32000
| demographics1_info1 = Malay, Fuzhounese
}}
Ayer Tawar (Jawi: اير تاور; {{Zh|s=爱大华|p=Ài Dàhuá}}) is a town in Manjung District, Perak, Malaysia. Its name came from Air Tawar, which literally means "fresh water" in the Malay language.
Geography
Ayer Tawar is located on the eastern portion of Manjung District, about 60 kilometres west of the state capital Ipoh, and about 22 kilometres northeast of Lumut, where the largest Malaysian naval base is situated. Its average elevation is 13 metres above the sea level.{{Cite web |title=Ayer Tawar topographic map, elevation, terrain |url=https://en-gb.topographic-map.com/map-98w85k/Ayer-Tawar/?center=4.29917,100.75802 |access-date=2023-06-05 |website=Topographic maps |language=en}}
Climate
Ayer Tawar has Tropical Rainforest Climate. It receives the least rainfall in June, with an average precipitation of 139 mm; and the most in November, with an average precipitation of 360 mm.
{{Weather box
| width = auto
| location = Ayer Tawar
| metric first = Yes
| single line = Yes
| Jan high C = 28.8
| Feb high C = 29.6
| Mar high C = 29.9
| Apr high C = 29.9
| May high C = 30.1
| Jun high C = 30.2
| Jul high C = 30.2
| Aug high C = 30.2
| Sep high C = 29.7
| Oct high C = 29.2
| Nov high C = 28.7
| Dec high C = 28.7
| Jan mean C = 25.9
| Feb mean C = 26.3
| Mar mean C = 26.7
| Apr mean C = 26.8
| May mean C = 27.1
| Jun mean C = 27.1
| Jul mean C = 26.9
| Aug mean C = 26.9
| Sep mean C = 26.6
| Oct mean C = 26.2
| Nov mean C = 25.9
| Dec mean C = 25.9
| year mean C =
| Jan low C = 23.4
| Feb low C = 23.5
| Mar low C = 24.1
| Apr low C = 24.5
| May low C = 24.6
| Jun low C = 24.4
| Jul low C = 24.1
| Aug low C = 24.1
| Sep low C = 24.1
| Oct low C = 24.0
| Nov low C = 23.9
| Dec low C = 23.7
| rain colour = green
| Jan rain mm = 225
| Feb rain mm = 166
| Mar rain mm = 225
| Apr rain mm = 243
| May rain mm = 211
| Jun rain mm = 139
| Jul rain mm = 141
| Aug rain mm = 171
| Sep rain mm = 218
| Oct rain mm = 294
| Nov rain mm = 360
| Dec rain mm = 308
| source = Climate-Data.org{{Cite web |title=Ayer Tawar climate: Temperature Ayer Tawar & Weather By Month - Climate-Data.org |url=https://en.climate-data.org/asia/malaysia/perak/ayer-tawar-996916/ |access-date=2023-06-05 |website=en.climate-data.org}}
}}
External links
- [http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/Malaysia/Negeri_Perak/Ayer_Tawar-1295917/TravelGuide-Ayer_Tawar.html Ayer Tawar at VirtualTourist.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090621213556/http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/Malaysia/Negeri_Perak/Ayer_Tawar-1295917/TravelGuide-Ayer_Tawar.html |date=2009-06-21 }}