Tanah Rata
{{About|the town|the state constituency|Tanah Rata (state constituency)}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Tanah Rata
| settlement_type = Town and district capital
|image_skyline = Jalan Besar, Tanah Rata, Cameron Highlands.jpg
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|image_caption = Tanah Rata (c. 2005)
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Malaysia}}
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = File:Flag of Pahang.svg Pahang Darul Makmur
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Cameron Highlands District
| elevation_m = 1,440
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| governing_body = Cameron Highlands District Council
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| postal_code_type = Postcode
| postal_code = 39000
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| blank_name_sec2 = MP
| blank_info_sec2 = Ramli Mohd. Noor
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Tanah Rata is a town located in Cameron Highlands, Pahang, Malaysia. The name "tanah rata" means flat ground in Malay and it refers to the relatively flat area on which the town is located amidst this highland region. It has an elevation of {{convert|1440|m|ft}}.
It is the largest town in the Cameron Highlands region and contains many facilities and amenities, including the district council, banks and ATMs, the main Police Station of Cameron Highlands and the main hospital in Cameron Highlands. There is a taxi station and a bus station for travel to other parts of Cameron Highlands, as well as to Ipoh and to Kuala Lumpur. There are also backpacker inns and hotels at various prices.
Climate
Tanah Rata, as part of the Cameron Highlands, has a much cooler climate than in the lowlands, having an altitude of {{convert|1440|m|ft}} above sea level.
{{Weather box
|location = Tanah Rata
|single line = Yes
|metric first = Yes
|Jan high F = 69
|Feb high F = 71
|Mar high F = 71
|Apr high F = 73
|May high F = 73
|Jun high F = 71
|Jul high F = 71
|Aug high F = 71
|Sep high F = 71
|Oct high F = 71
|Nov high F = 69
|Dec high F = 69
|year high F =
|Jan low F = 55
|Feb low F = 55
|Mar low F = 57
|Apr low F = 59
|May low F = 59
|Jun low F = 57
|Jul low F = 57
|Aug low F = 57
|Sep low F = 57
|Oct low F = 57
|Nov low F = 57
|Dec low F = 57
|year low F =
|Jan mean F = 62
|Feb mean F = 63
|Mar mean F = 64
|Apr mean F = 66
|May mean F = 66
|Jun mean F = 64
|Jul mean F = 64
|Aug mean F = 64
|Sep mean F = 64
|Oct mean F = 64
|Nov mean F = 63
|Dec mean F = 63
|year mean F =
|Jan precipitation inch = 5.6
|Feb precipitation inch =4.6
|Mar precipitation inch = 7.9
|Apr precipitation inch = 11.4
|May precipitation inch = 10.3
|Jun precipitation inch = 5.6
|Jul precipitation inch = 5.6
|Aug precipitation inch = 6.8
|Sep precipitation inch = 9.5
|Oct precipitation inch = 13.4
|Nov precipitation inch = 12.5
|Dec precipitation inch = 8.8
|year precipitation inch = 101.8
{{cite web
|url =http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=486321&refer=wikipedia |title =Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Tanah Rata, Malaysia
|publisher=Weatherbase
|year=2011
}}
Retrieved on 24 November 2011.
|date=November 2011
}}
References
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