| Official Name: | Teluk Kumbar |
| Settlement Type: | Suburb of George Town |
| Translit Lang1: | Other |
| Translit Lang1 Type2: | Mandarin |
| Translit Lang1 Info2: | Chinese: 公巴 Gōng bā |
| Translit Lang1 Type3: | Hokkien |
| Translit Lang1 Info3: | Kong-pa |
| Pushpin Map: | Malaysia Penang George Town city centre |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within George Town in Penang |
| Coordinates: | 5.2867°N 100.2294°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Malaysia |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | City |
| Subdivision Name2: | George Town |
| Leader Title: | Local government |
| Leader Name: | Penang Island City Council |
| Leader Title1: | Mayor of Penang Island |
| Leader Name1: | Rajendran P. Anthony |
| Population Total: | 21481 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 11920 |
| Leader Title2: | Bayan Lepas State Assemblyman |
| Leader Name2: | Azrul Mahathir Aziz (Amanah) |
| Leader Title3: | Balik Pulau Member of Parliament |
| Leader Name3: | Muhammad Bakhtiar Wan Chik (PKR) |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| Timezone Dst: | Not observed |
| Demographics Type1: | Demographics |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Ethnic groups |
| Demographics1 Info1: | |
| Area Total Km2: | 6.8 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
Teluk Kumbar is a suburb of George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang.[2] It is located about 17.8km (11.1miles) south of the city centre, at the southern coast of Penang Island between Bayan Lepas to the east and Gertak Sanggul to the west.
Teluk Kumbar in Malay literally means 'kumbar bay', a reference to the salak trees (Salacca zalacca; Malay: kumbar) that grew within the area.[3] [4]
According to historians in Universiti Sains Malaysia, Teluk Kumbar was founded by two Malay pioneers - Nakhoda Seedin from Deli and Panglima Long from Setul - sometime in the late 18th century.[5] The agricultural town was one of the handful of autonomous Malay settlements that were established at the south of Penang Island at the time.
Until the late 20th century, the town's residents depended on rice farming and fishing as the main economic activities. In the 1990s, the development of Teluk Kumbar was spearheaded by the Penang Regional Development Authority (PERDA), an agency of the Malaysian federal government which was tasked with the development of rural areas within Penang.
, Teluk Kumbar was home to a population of 21,481. Malays constituted nearly 68% of the suburb's population, while Chinese made up another two-fifths, followed by Indians at 5%.
Jalan Teluk Kumbar is the main thoroughfare within the town. It forms part of the pan-island Federal Route 6, linking Teluk Kumbar with Bayan Lepas to the east and Gertak Sanggul to the west. To alleviate worsening traffic congestion in the area, the Malaysian Public Works Department has widened a stretch of the road leading to the town in 2017.[6]
Rapid Penang bus routes 308, 401 and 401E include stops within Teluk Kumbar.[7] [8] [9] These routes connect the town with various destinations, including the city centre, the Penang International Airport, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Queensbay Mall, Sungai Nibong, Bayan Lepas and Balik Pulau.
Teluk Kumbar is served by four primary schools, two high schools and an Islamic religious school.
Primary schools
High schools
Islamic school
