The town of Langkap is a sleepy town or 'pekan' we call it in Malays language. It is located in the crossroads of 3 major trunk roads from places like Teluk Intan, Ipoh and Kampar. Once upon a time it was a little laid back but due to the oil palm boom in recent years, people there are pretty much well off and have more money than they could spend. It's a Chinese town with the malay kampongs on the outskirts, surrounded by oil palm estates and paddy fields. A lot of people would not have been to this place except for people passing by from Teluk Intan to Ipoh or salespersons travelling in that area. Not to mention some good food ^^ (pls refer to http://travel-tramping.blogspot.com/2012/01/langkap-choong-kong-restaurant.html)
Below is the map showing the location of Langkap:
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Its approximately 28km from Teluk Intan and 68 km from Ipoh. Well, rumours have it that a new highway may pass through Langkap. Then, Langkap will be a bustling town then. Well, that's Malaysia. They can talk till the cows come home and the highway is still a dream. LOL!
