| Official Name: | Permatang Damar Laut |
| Settlement Type: | Village in 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: | 5.2778°N 100.2673°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 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 11960 |
| Leader Title2: | Mayor of Penang Island |
| Leader Name2: | Rajendran P. Anthony |
| Leader Title3: | Batu Maung State Assemblyman |
| Leader Name3: | Mohamad Abdul Hamid (PKR) |
| Leader Title4: | Bayan Baru Member of Parliament |
| Leader Name4: | Sim Tze Tzin (PKR) |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| Timezone Dst: | Not observed |
| Translit Lang1 Type2: | Mandarin |
| Translit Lang1 Info2: | Bā dōng |
| Translit Lang1 Type3: | Hokkien |
| Translit Lang1 Info3: | Bā-tang |
| Translit Lang1 Info4: | பெர்மாடாங் டமர் லாட் |
| Translit Lang1 Type4: | Tamil |
Permatang Damar Laut is a coastal village within the city of George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang.[1] It is located at the southern tip of Penang Island, about 17km (11miles) south of the city centre, making it the southernmost human settlement on the island. The village is hemmed in between the Penang International Airport to the north and the Malacca Strait to the south.
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According to historians in Universiti Sains Malaysia, the village of Permatang Damar Laut was founded in the late 18th century by three pioneers of Indonesian origin - Pah Kechil, Jamaluddin and Nakhoda Che Salleh.[3] The village was one of the handful of autonomous Malay settlements that were established at the south of Penang Island at the time.
The main road within Permatang Damar Laut is Jalan Permatang Damar Laut, which forms part of the Federal Route 6. The thoroughfare cuts through the village, linking it with Batu Maung to the east and the old town of Bayan Lepas to the west. Permatang Damar Laut is also the southern terminus of Rapid Penang's bus route 302, which connects the village with several destinations along the eastern half of Penang Island, such as Batu Maung, Bayan Lepas, Bayan Baru, SPICE Arena and the city centre.[4]
To alleviate worsening traffic congestion in the area, the Malaysian Public Works Department has widened a stretch of the road leading to the village in 2017.[5] The project also included the construction of a flyover and an elevated U-turn.
Permatang Damar Laut is served by a single primary school - SRK Permatang Damar Laut.[6]
The village contains a haemodialysis centre operated by the Penang Fo Yi Haemodialysis Society.[7] Opened in 2017, the Fo Yi Medicare Centre is equipped with 30 dialysis machines, which allow it to treat 180 kidney patients per month.
