Aulong is a suburb of Taiping,

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. This suburb has an estimated population of 5,000, with the majority being Chinese and Malays. The main town centre consists of the old and new villages. There are a few housing estates in the area, including Taman Pertama and Taman Kami (Phase A to D). Together with Pokok Assam, Aulong is a "White village", which was created during the Malaya Emergency in the 1950s. This suburb has a mosque, an Indian Temple, a Chinese temple and a Catholic Chapel. It also has a police station and a

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. Two factories of the

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are located here – a toothpick factory and an ice-cream "potong" manufacturer. The main roads in this area include Jalan Izuddin Shah, Jalan Sultan, Jalan Permaisuri, Jalan Simpang Halt and Jalan Tekah in Kampung Boyan. There is a

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petrol station in Giant Taiping. Petronas is also located beside Hua Lian (1) and (2) Primary schools.

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