Cameron Highlands

Federal State

The Cameron Highlands (CH ) are in the Malaysian Sultanate of Pahang, east of the city of Ipoh and constitute a separate administrative district with the capital Tanah Rata. Were named the area after William Cameron, a surveyor of the British colonial government, who discovered it at a Kartografierungsexpedition 1885.

Geography

The Cameron Highlands are part of the mountain range that runs through the Malaysian peninsula in north-south direction. You are 200 kilometers away from the capital city of Malaysia Kuala Lumpur and can be reached in just under 3.5 hours by car. All resorts in the Cameron Highlands are located on a single street, the most important place is Tanah Rata.

Climate

Both tourists and locals are the Cameron Highlands, a popular destination for short trips. Due to its high elevation ( 1,500 m), they offer a pleasant cool climate for tropical conditions. The daytime temperatures of 25 degrees, but the temperature drops at night to 10 to 15 degrees. Therefore, the Cameron Highlands were already in colonial times for the British a popular destination, so the Cameron Highlands have several traditional guesthouses in Tudor style and a landscaped golf course.

Economy

In addition to tourism, which is one of the main sources of income, the area is agriculturally very important. Due to the relatively cool weather flourish in the Cameron Highlands plants other than in the Malaysian level. Besides strawberries ( green ) asparagus, other leafy vegetables and roses mainly tea is grown.