Official Name: | Bukit Tengah |
Settlement Type: | Suburb of Seberang Perai |
Translit Lang1: | Others |
Translit Lang1 Type2: | Mandarin |
Translit Lang1 Info2: | 武吉丁雅 |
Pushpin Map: | Malaysia Penang Seberang Perai city centre |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | City |
Subdivision Name2: | Seberang Perai |
Leader Title1: | Mayor of Seberang Perai |
Leader Name1: | Azhar Arshad |
Timezone: | Malaysian Standard Time |
Utc Offset: | +8 |
Timezone Dst: | Not observed |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 14000 |
Coordinates: | 5.3333°N 100.4167°W |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Seberang Perai in Penang |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Central Seberang Perai |
Leader Title: | Local government |
Leader Name: | Seberang Perai City Council |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Area Total Km2: | 10.7 |
Demographics Type1: | Demographics |
Demographics1 Info1: | |
Demographics1 Title1: | Ethnic groups |
Population Total: | 54416 |
Bukit Tengah is a suburb of Seberang Perai in the Malaysian state of Penang. This area is situated very close to the North–South Expressway. The town is within a proper of a larger town of Bukit Mertajam, which shares the same postcode of 14000.
Jalan Bukit Tengah or Bukit Tengah road, forms the main trunk road which passes through the centre of the town. This road links Jalan Pengkalan to the north with Jalan Bukit Minyak to the south, which connects major towns in Seberang Perai such as Butterworth, Perai in the northwest, Bukit Mertajam in the east and Juru and Simpang Ampat to the south. Along this stretch of road is Bukit Tengah Industrial Park, Sri Rambai Light Industrial Park and Utaria Industrial Park. Among the companies having factories in Bukit Tengah include Dell, Leader Steel, Guppy Plastic Industry and Alpha Master.
Also located in Bukit Tengah is Highway Auto-City, which a one-stop automobile, food and entertainment venue. Many outdoor events and celebrations like roadshows, concerts, carnivals, exhibitions, motor sports and cultural festivals are being held there.[2]
, Mukim 6, the subdivision that contains Bukit Tengah, was home to a population of 54,416, resulting in a population density of 5086/km2. Malays comprised over 72% of the population. Bukit Tengah had a substantial non-citizen community, which constituted close to 14% of the population.