17 Facts About Malacca City

Malacca City is the capital city of the Malaysian state of Malacca.

The Straits of Malacca were named after the city at the time of the Malacca Sultanate.

Malacca City was established when Parameswara, who had escaped from Palembang in Sumatra, decided to build a new kingdom following Malay Srivijaya's fall in 1377 after being attacked by Javanese Majapahit.

The Malacca River divided the city into two almost equal halves, the southern half being the inner citadel and the ruler's compound and the northern half, reached by a bridge some distance from the river mouth, containing the residents of many foreign merchants.

Malacca City had been a relatively insignificant region, not even qualifying as a polity prior to the voyages according to both Ma Huan and Fei Xin, and was a vassal region of Siam.

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Malacca City's intention was described in his own words when he arrived to Malacca:.

Malacca City was placed under the direct control of Batavia in Java.

From 1796 until 1801, and 1807 to 1818 Malacca City was temporarily placed under a British Resident as the Netherlands were conquered by France in the Napoleonic Wars.

Malacca City served as the staging area for the British victory in 1811.

On 7 July 2008, Malacca City was listed as one of the historical cities in Malaysia, together with George Town in the northern Malay Peninsula.

Malacca City is the centre of political and economic administration for the state of Malacca.

Malacca City's weather is hot and humid throughout the year with rainfall, the intensity of which depends on the time of the year.

Malacca City is classified as having a tropical rainforest climate under the Koppen climate classification system, more subject to the Intertropical Convergence Zone than the trade winds and with no cyclones so a pure equatorial climate.

Malacca City has hosted numerous national, regional and international conferences, congresses and trade fairs in the Malacca International Trade Centre.

On 4 December 2017, Malacca City Monorail has re-operate with enhanced safety features such as lightning-prevention devices and the addition of a rescue vehicle to attract wagons in the event of a technical problem.

The Cheng Ho Cultural Museum is the site where Zheng He, a famous Muslim Chinese voyager, was believed to have set up a large warehouse complex along the northern side of the Malacca City River, while the Straits Chinese Jewellery Museum is a site where there has been a collection of Chinese jewellery design and motifs since the establishment of relations between Malacca City and the Ming dynasty of China.

The Kuomintang Cenotaph in Bukit Cina is a memorial where thousands of Chinese people in Malacca City were killed by the Japanese during their occupation.