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Bukit Tengah

Bukit Tengah
Suburb of Seberang Perai
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 • Mandarin武吉丁雅
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Bukit Tengah is located in Central Seberang Perai, Penang
Bukit Tengah
Bukit Tengah
Location within    Seberang Perai in    Penang
Coordinates: 5°20′0″N 100°25′0″E / 5.33333°N 100.41667°E / 5.33333; 100.41667
Country Malaysia
State Penang
City Seberang Perai
DistrictCentral Seberang Perai
Government
 • Local governmentSeberang Perai City Council
 • Mayor of Seberang PeraiHj Baderul Amin Abdul Hamid
Area
 • Total
10.7 km2 (4.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total
54,416
 • Density5,100/km2 (13,000/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Ethnic groups
Time zoneUTC+8 (Malaysian Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)Not observed
Postal code
14000

Bukit Tengah is a suburb of Seberang Perai in the Malaysian state of Penang. This area is situated very close to the North–South Expressway. The town is within a proper of a larger town of Bukit Mertajam, which shares the same postcode of 14000.

Jalan Bukit Tengah or Bukit Tengah road, forms the main trunk road which passes through the centre of the town. This road links Jalan Pengkalan to the north with Jalan Bukit Minyak to the south, which connects major towns in Seberang Perai such as Butterworth, Perai in the northwest, Bukit Mertajam in the east and Juru and Simpang Ampat to the south. Along this stretch of road is Bukit Tengah Industrial Park, Sri Rambai Light Industrial Park and Utaria Industrial Park. Among the companies having factories in Bukit Tengah include Dell, Leader Steel, Guppy Plastic Industry and Alpha Master.[citation needed]

Also located in Bukit Tengah is Highway Auto-City, which a one-stop automobile, food and entertainment venue. Many outdoor events and celebrations like roadshows, concerts, carnivals, exhibitions, motor sports and cultural festivals are being held there.[2]

Geography

Map of Bukit Tengah.
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1
Bukit Tengah railway station
2
Perai FIZ
3
City Tower
4
Taman Tun Hussein Onn
5
Taman Pauh Jaya
6
Taman Pauh
7
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)

Demographics

Ethnicities within Bukit Tengah in 2020[1]
Ethnicities / Nationality Percentage
Malays
72.4%
Other Bumiputeras
0.4%
Chinese
9.2%
Indians
3.5%
Others
0.5%
Non-Malaysians
13.9%

As of 2020, Mukim 6, the subdivision that contains Bukit Tengah, was home to a population of 54,416, resulting in a population density of 5,086/km2 (13,170/sq mi).[1] Malays comprised over 72% of the population. Bukit Tengah had a substantial non-citizen community, which constituted close to 14% of the population.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "MyCensus 2020: Mukim/Town/Pekan". Department of Statistics Malaysia. Putrajaya: 174–175. February 2024. ISBN 9789672537069.
  2. ^ "Auto City". Archived from the original on 18 February 2010.

5°22′N 100°28′E / 5.367°N 100.467°E / 5.367; 100.467


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