Taiping Municipal Council

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Taiping Municipal Council Majlis Perbandaran Taiping
Local Government Act 1976
Type
Type	Municipal Council of Taiping, Perak
History
Founded	1 September 1979
Preceded by	Taiping Local Authority Administration Board
Leadership
President	Khairul Amir Mohamad Zubir
Secretary	Kamaruzzaman Kamari
Motto
Aman Selama-lamanya Everlasting Peace
Meeting place
Wisma Perbandaran Taiping, Jalan Taming Sari, 34000 Taiping, Perak
Website
www.mptaiping.gov.my

Taiping Municipal Council (Malay: Majlis Perbandaran Taiping, abbreviated MPT) is the municipal council which administers Taiping in the state of Perak, Malaysia. This council was established after the township. Their jurisdiction covers an area of 186.46 square kilometres.^[1]

The council consists of the mayor plus twenty-three councillors appointed to serve a one-year term by the Perak State Government. MPT is responsible for public health and sanitation, waste removal and management, town planning, environmental protection and building control, social and economic development and general maintenance functions of urban infrastructure