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A NEW VILLAGE PROJECT AT aMPANG bARU, iPOH

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AMPANG BARU <strong>NEW</strong> <strong>VILLAGE</strong>DEMOGRAPHIC INFORM<strong>AT</strong>IONIn this „kampung”, there are approximately 515 houses and 2,000 to 2,500residents. Unfortunately the population has been decreasing for over the past 10 yearsor so. The vast majority of the population is Chinese, while there are also a fewMalays. Buddhism and Taoism are the dominant religious. Ampang Baru has its owntemple and mosque. The village has only one local voluntary organization, the DeathBenefit Society.Figure 13: Tokong Teng Wai Kin, which is located on the outskirts ofthe AmpangBaru town.- a Buddhist templeFigure 14: Masjid Sultan Azlan Shah, situated in between the old Ampangand Ampang Baru new village14

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