| Official Name: | Relau |
| Settlement Type: | Suburb of George Town |
| Translit Lang1: | Other |
| Pushpin Map: | Malaysia Penang George Town city centre |
| Coordinates: | 5.3464°N 100.2726°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: | 11900 |
| Leader Title2: | Mayor of Penang Island |
| Leader Name2: | Rajendran P. Anthony |
| Leader Title3: | Paya Terubong State Assemblyman |
| Leader Name3: | Wong Hon Wai (DAP) |
| Leader Title4: | Bukit Gelugor Member of Parliament |
| Leader Name4: | Ramkarpal Singh (DAP) |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| Timezone Dst: | Not observed |
| Translit Lang1 Type2: | Mandarin |
| Translit Lang1 Info2: | Chinese: 湖內 Hú nèi |
| Translit Lang1 Type3: | Hokkien |
| Translit Lang1 Info3: | Ôo-lāi |
| Translit Lang1 Type4: | Tamil |
| Translit Lang1 Info4: | ரெலாவ் |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within George Town in Penang |
| Population Total: | 18755 |
| Area Total Km2: | 11.5 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Demographics |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Ethnic groups |
| Demographics1 Info1: | |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
Relau is a suburb of George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. It is located 9.9km (06.2miles) southwest of the city centre, between Paya Terubong to the north, Bayan Lepas to the east and Balik Pulau to the west.
Relau is believed to be named after charcoal kilns (Malay: relau) that had been built within the area.[2]
One of the major landmarks in Relau is the abandoned Chung Thye Phin Villa, which was formerly the summer residence of Chung Thye Phin, a local tycoon.[3] Chung, the fourth son of Chung Keng Quee, served as the last Chinese Kapitan of Perak. and by the time of his death in 1935 was said to be the wealthiest man on Penang Island.[4]
For much of its history, Relau was an agricultural area, until its eventual development into a housing estate in the 1980s.
, the subdivision of Bukit Relau was home to a population of 18,755. Ethnic Chinese constituted nearly 57% of the area's population, while Malays formed another 34%. Indians comprised close to 6% of the suburb's population.
Paya Terubong Road, which links Relau with the Paya Terubong suburb to the north and the town of Balik Pulau to the west, serves as the main thoroughfare within the neighbourhood.[5]
Rapid Penang bus routes 301 and 306 include stops within Relau, thus connecting the neighbourhood with the city centre, Queensbay Mall, and the Air Itam and Paya Terubong suburbs.[6] [7]
There are two primary schools and an international school within the neighbourhood of Relau.
Primary schools
International school
The Relau City Sports Complex, launched in 2017, is the first GBI-certified sports complex in Penang.[11] The 8785abbr=onNaNabbr=on sports complex is equipped with swimming and diving pools, badminton courts, a gymnasium and a dry gym, as well as bicycle parking bays.
Opened in 2003, the Relau Metropolitan Park is the second largest recreational park within Penang Island.[12] Managed by the Penang Island City Council, the park was launched to cater to residents within the southern part of the island, as there had been a lack of recreational amenities within the area in the past.[13]
