Gopeng - Town Layout

Town Layout

In the central area of Gopeng, there is an old bus station. There are mosques, Buddhist temples, Hindu temples and a Sikh temple located near each other. The Gopeng Police Station is located near the Gopeng Post Office and a field named as Padang Bandaran Gopeng. This area is considered the central area of Gopeng since the field is essential for the locals for various occasions, especially for local soccer matches and other special events. Central Gopeng is filled with old pre-war shophouses which are extremely valuable for conservation and perhaps tourist attractions.

Among the most recognized places in the town centre, particularly nearby the Gopeng Bus Station is the Alif Cafe Restaurant, the local post office, the police station, Giat Mara Gopeng, Padang Bandaran Gopeng, Pasaraya Ku and the Goodyear Tyre Workshop. The Podal Video Rental Service is located along the same row of shophouse of the Pasaraya Ku. There are local tailors and a brand new bundle shop located nearby the area. A newly opened stationery shop is located opposite the driving school office at the High Street.

The major settlements in Gopeng are:


Desa Lawan Kuda Kampung Baru Jelintoh Kampung Chulek Kampung Gunung Mesah Hulu Kampung Gunung Mesah Hilir Kampung Gunung Panjang Kampung Jahang Kampung Lawan Kuda Kampung Tersusun Gopeng Kampung Tersusun Jelintoh Kampung Tersusun Kampung Pulai Kampung Rawa Kampung Rawa Baru Kampung Pintu Padang Kampung Pulai SC		Kampung Sungai Itek Kopisan Baru Kota Bharu a.k.a. (Kota Bharu Estate) Lawan Kuda Baru Perumahan Awam I Perumahan Awam II Taman Bertuah Taman Changkat Golf Taman Kinta Taman Gopeng Taman Gopeng Baru Taman Gopeng Jaya Taman Gopeng Indah Taman Gopeng Setia

Most of these settlements are located along the prominent, straight and long Jalan Gopeng connecting Ipoh to the north and Kampar to the south. Some of the villages are located away from the main road but are still accessible by various types of vehicles.

A quite significant proportion of neighborhoods are also situated within the Taman Kinta area, mostly terrace houses and shop houses. New housing scheme and neighborhoods are being built around the Taman Kinta areas today.

Roads in Gopeng


Jalan Kampung Rawa Jalan Sungai Itek Jalan Tasik (High Street) Lorong Tasik (High Land) Jalan Eu Kong Jalan Masjid		Jalan Majlis Jalan Pasar Jalan Merdeka Jalan Mulia Jalan Jaya Jalan Tuah

Famous quotes containing the word town:

“If I am to be a thoroughfare, I prefer that it be of the mountain brooks, the Parnassian streams, and not the town sewers. There is inspiration, that gossip which comes to the ear of the attentive mind from the courts of heaven. There is the profane and stale revelation of the barroom and the police court. The same ear is fitted to receive both communications. Only the character of the hearer determines to which it shall be open, and to which closed.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)