page_title: Batu Gajah
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Batu Gajah / History
caption_attribution_description: Clearwater Sanctuary Golf Resort Clubhouse, Batu Gajah, Perak, Malaysia
context_page_description: Batu Gajah is a municipality in Kinta District, Perak, Malaysia. It is the capital of Kinta District.Upgrade In 2020 Of Batu Gajah Municipal Council
context_section_description: Famous for its tin mining long before the Independence Day of Malaya, Batu Gajah had been an ideal place for Chinese immigrants to stay and work during those years. This contributes to a significant percentage of Chinese in the population of Batu Gajah today. The Indian Settlement village at Changkat has a large Indian population of Tamils and also Punjabis who built one of the oldest Sikh temples in Perak.
  Batu Gajah had an established pre-war British English school, which was renamed Sultan Yussuf School (SYS) after the war. The Sultan of Perak DYMM Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Yussuf Izzuddin Shah Ghafarullahu-lah is an alumnus of this school. Formerly known as the Government English School (GES), it was founded by Mr. Malai Perumal Pillay in 1907. The school was built from the rubble of an old jail. Over the years, it has produced many successful students.
  Batu Gajah since lies on the bank of Sungai Kinta, a little downstream from the major confluence of Sungai Raya. It started out as one of the many villages of mukim Sungai Terap, developed under its titular chief, the Sri Amar DiRaja, the early 19th century.
caption: Clearwater Sanctuary Golf Resort Clubhouse
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