| Official Name: | Gertak Sanggul |
| Settlement Type: | Suburb of George Town |
| Translit Lang1: | Other |
| Translit Lang1 Type2: | Mandarin |
| Translit Lang1 Info2: | Měi hú |
| Translit Lang1 Type3: | Tamil |
| Translit Lang1 Info3: | கெர்டக் சங்குல் |
| Pushpin Map: | Malaysia Penang George Town city centre |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within George Town in Penang |
| Coordinates: | 5.2824°N 100.194°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Malaysia |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | City |
| Subdivision Name2: | George Town |
| Leader Title1: | Local government |
| Leader Name1: | Penang Island City Council |
| Area Total Km2: | 5.6 |
| Population Total: | 1444 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 11910 |
| Leader Title2: | Mayor of Penang Island |
| Leader Name2: | Rajendran P. Anthony |
| Leader Title3: | Bayan Lepas State Assemblyman |
| Leader Name3: | Azrul Mahathir Aziz (Amanah) |
| Leader Name4: | Muhammad Bakhtiar Wan Chik (PKR) |
| Leader Title4: | Balik Pulau Member of Parliament |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| Timezone Dst: | Not observed |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Demographics |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Ethnic groups |
| Demographics1 Info1: |
Gertak Sanggul is a suburb of George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang.[2] It is located at the southwestern coast of Penang Island, about 21km (13miles) southwest of the city centre. Gertak Sanggul is an agricultural village, with fisheries and pig farming as its economic mainstays.[3]
According to urban legend, Gertak Sanggul was named during World War II, when Penang was under Japanese occupation.[4] The Malay ladies in the area, who typically tied their hair into buns (Malay: sanggul), would ride their bicycles along the area's uneven roads, causing their buns to come undone. The Japanese administrators on Penang Island henceforth referred to the area as Gertak Sanggul.
, the subdivision of Bukit Pasir Panjang, where Gertak Sanggul is located, was home to a population of 1,444. Ethnic Chinese comprised over 54% of the population, followed by Malays at 43%.
The main thoroughfare within Gertak Sanggul is Jalan Gertak Sanggul, which forms part of the pan-island Federal Route 6. The road links the town with Balik Pulau to the north and Teluk Kumbar to the east.
Rapid Penang bus route 308 is the sole public bus service that runs into Gertak Sanggul, connecting the town with a handful of destinations along the eastern seaboard of Penang Island, including Bayan Lepas, Bayan Baru, Queensbay Mall, Universiti Sains Malaysia and Sungai Nibong.[5]
Gertak Sanggul is served by a single primary school, SRJK (C) Poi Eng.[6]
