Terong ( Jawi: تروڠ; zh, 直弄), also spelled Trong, is a

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Larut, Matang and Selama District The Larut, Matang and Selama District is a district of Perak, Malaysia. Taiping (Malaysia), Taiping is the capital town of this district. Larut, Matang and Selama used to be three small different districts and they merged into one larger distri ...

, Perak,

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. Situated on the western foothills of the Bintang Mountains, Terong is famous for the quality of its water and the presence of a waterfall. Tin was also mined there until 1980. It had Malay, Chinese and Tamil primary schools but the numbers have dwindled considerably. The village is surrounded by plantations of

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and oil palm plantations. Many quaint shops exist in the village centre.

Notable natives

* Yusof Ishak (1910–1970), first president of Singapore. Larut, Matang and Selama District Mukims of Perak {{Perak-geo-stub