What is the population of Baling, Kedah?

Baling has a population of approximately 135,694 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Baling, Kedah located?

Baling is located in Kedah, Malaysia, at approximate coordinates 5.6735°, 100.9178°.

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Baling

Total population

135,694

Land area1528 km²

Coordinates5.67°, 100.92°

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Area

1528 km²

Time zone

UTC+08:00

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Overview

The Baling District is an administrative district in southeastern Kedah, Malaysia. Located about 110 km from Alor Setar, it borders Perak and Betong, the southernmost town of Thailand.

History & geography

History

Baling was also the site where the leaders of the Malay Races Liberation Army, the newly formed Malayan Government, and the British met in 1955 to try to end the Malayan Emergency. Tunku Abdul Rahman, a leader of the Malayan government, implored the Communists to give up their arms peacefully by promising that no retaliatory action would be taken against them. The MRLA leader Chin Peng expressed skepticism of a pardon promised by the leader of a nation that had yet to gain its independence (Malaya's independence was gained in two years later in 1957). Chin Peng insisted that the Malayan government and the British endorse the MRLA as a legal Communist Party so that it could run in the forthcoming elections. This was denied, however, and thus no agreement was reached.

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