Kampung Boyan is said to have derived its name from the Baweanese (Boyanese) people who stayed there during colonial time when the race course [Lumba Kuda] was still in Taiping. Interesting enough, when the race course moved to Ipoh, most of the Boyanese moved there too leaving the Kampung. Unlike other Indonesian ethnic groups that normally stayed like those from Acheh, Kampar and Java, Boyanese are more mobile. Hence, it's very hard to find a Boyanese local at Kampung Boyan anymore.
The early mussolla, surau Kampung Boyan was located near the railway station. It wasn't there anymore to pave way for double track railway. Nevertheless, a bigger mosque is now located at Aulong. Aulong was once part of Kampung Boyan. It was merely a tin mine in the 1980s. However, as many Taman (housing estate) were built like Sining Garden & Taman Long Jaafar during the early stage of the 1980s and rapid development of Kamunting in late 1990s, the attention now shift to Aulong, hence leaving Kampung Boyan as a mere lorong (lane) starting from the railway gate up to Taman Long Jaafar.