For other uses see Permatang Pauh (disambiguation).
Official Name: | Permatang Pauh |
Settlement Type: | Suburb of Seberang Perai |
Translit Lang1: | Other |
Pushpin Map: | Malaysia Penang Seberang Perai city centre |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Seberang Perai in Penang |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | City |
Subdivision Name2: | Seberang Perai |
Leader Title: | Local government |
Leader Name: | Seberang Perai City Council |
Leader Title1: | Mayor of Seberang Perai |
Leader Name1: | Hj Baderul Amin Abdul Hamid |
Timezone: | MST |
Utc Offset: | +8 |
Timezone Dst: | Not observed |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 135xx |
Coordinates: | 5.4°N 100.4°W |
Area Code Type: | Area code(s) |
Blank Name Sec1: | Area code(s) |
Blank Info Sec1: | +6043 |
Translit Lang1 Type2: | Mandarin |
Translit Lang1 Info2: | 峇东埔 |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Central Seberang Perai |
Population Total: | 5557 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 8.3 |
Demographics Type1: | Demographics |
Demographics1 Title1: | Ethnic groups |
Demographics1 Info1: |
Permatang Pauh is a suburb of Seberang Perai in the Malaysian state of Penang. There are two institutions of higher learning located in Permatang Pauh, namely a campus of Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) and Politeknik Seberang Perai at Bandar Perda.
Permatang Pauh is beside the longest expressway in Malaysia, in Penang. It is located in the centre of Penang state, in the middle of the Bukit Mertajam and Kepala Batas. The Permatang Pauh highway is a flyover highway and a diamond shaped interchange.
The trunk road to Ipoh and Bukit Mertajam is also found here. It is located 160 kilometres from Ipoh and 10 kilometres from Bukit Mertajam, while with the expressway, it is 335 kilometres from Kuala Lumpur and 90 kilometres to Alor Star. People drive onto the Seberang Jaya highway flyover to go down to the capital after coming out of Permatang Pauh Interchange.
, Mukim 2, the subdivision that contains Permatang Pauh, was home to a population of 5,557. Malays formed nearly 63% of the population, followed by Chinese at 34%.