Pantai Acheh Explained

Official Name:Pantai Acheh
Settlement Type:Suburb of George Town
Translit Lang1:Other
Pushpin Map:Malaysia Penang George Town city centre
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within George Town in Penang
Coordinates:5.415°N 100.1964°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
Population Total:4302
Population Footnotes:[1]
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:11010
Leader Title2:Mayor of Penang Island
Leader Name2:Rajendran P. Anthony
Leader Title3:Telok Bahang State Assemblyman
Leader Name3:Muhamad Kasim (BERSATU)
Leader Title4:Balik Pulau Member of Parliament
Leader Name4:Muhammad Bakhtiar Wan Chik (PKR)
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:+8
Timezone Dst:Not observed
Translit Lang1 Type2:Mandarin
Translit Lang1 Info2:

Bān tái yà qí
Translit Lang1 Type3:Tamil
Translit Lang1 Info3:
Pantai āccē
Demographics Type1:Demographics
Demographics1 Info1:
Demographics1 Title1:Ethnic groups
Area Total Km2:23
Population Density Km2:auto

Pantai Acheh is a suburb of George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang.[2] It is located about 14.8km (09.2miles) west of the city centre, at the western coast of Penang Island between Teluk Bahang to the east and Balik Pulau to the south.

Demographics

, Pantai Acheh was home to a population of 4,302. Malays constituted over 68% of the suburb's population, followed by Chinese at close to 25% and Indians at 5%.

Transportation

Jalan Pantai Acheh is the main road that runs through the heart of the agricultural village. Rapid Penang bus route 404 is the sole public bus route to Pantai Acheh, linking the village with the town of Balik Pulau.[3]

Education

Pantai Acheh contains a single primary school - SRJK (C) Chin Hwa.[4]

Infrastructure

The Sheikh Tahir Jalaluddin Falak Observatory, one of the several Islamic observatories in Malaysia, is situated near the village.[5] [6] It functions as a site for the sighting of the new moon at the start of every fasting month.

Notes and References

  1. February 2024 . MyCensus 2020: Mukim/Town/Pekan . . . 174–175 . 9789672537069.
  2. News: George Town meliputi 'pulau', jelas Datuk Bandar. 1 May 2015. Buletin Mutiara.
  3. Web site: Archived copy . 2018-02-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160702062456/http://www.rapidpg.com.my/journey-planner/route-maps/details/404.gif . 2016-07-02 . dead .
  4. Web site: SJK(C) CHIN HWA (PANTAI ACHEH) - PULAU PINANG - Carian Sekolah Malaysia. www.sekolahmy.com. ms-MY. 2018-02-02.
  5. News: Fasting starts on Sunday. 2014-06-27. NST Online. 2018-02-24. en.
  6. Azli Ibrahim. Ibnor. December 2013. Astrofiqh Observatories in Malaysia: A Continuation of Islamic Astronomy from West Asia. International Journal of West Asian Studies. 5.