Central Seberang Perai District

Central Seberang Perai District
Malaysia District of Malaysia
Daerah Seberang Perai Tengah
Other transcription(s)
 • Chinese 威中县
 • Tamil மத்திய செபாராங் பிறை

Location of Central Seberang Perai District in Penang
Central Seberang Perai District
Location of Central Seberang Perai District in Malaysia
Coordinates: 5°21′N 100°28′E / 5.350°N 100.467°E / 5.350; 100.467Coordinates: 5°21′N 100°28′E / 5.350°N 100.467°E / 5.350; 100.467
Country  Malaysia
State  Penang
Seat Bukit Mertajam
Local area government(s) Seberang Perai Municipal Council
Government
 • District officer Ali Sebran
Area[1]
 • Total 238 km2 (92 sq mi)
Population (2010)[2]
 • Total 371,975
 • Estimate (2015)[1] 395,100
 • Density 1,600/km2 (4,000/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+8 (Not observed)
Postcode 13500-14100
Calling code +6-043 to +6-045
Vehicle registration plates P

The Central Seberang Perai District (SPT; Malay: Daerah Seberang Perai Tengah) is a district in the state of Penang, Malaysia. It covers an area of 238 square kilometres, and had a population of 371,975 at the 2010 Census .[2] The district is bordered by Perai River which separates North Seberang Perai in the north, Junjong River which separates South Seberang Perai in the south, Kedah state border in the east and South Channel which separates Penang Island. Juru River also flows through the district. The capital of this district is Bukit Mertajam. Other localities that are situated in Central Seberang Perai include Permatang Pauh, Penanti, Bukit Tengah, Bukit Minyak, Juru, Alma, Machang Bubok and Permatang Tinggi. The entertainment, eatery and automobile venue of Autocity is also located in this district. Heavy industrial areas cover most parts of Central Seberang Perai.

Administrative divisions

SPT District is divided into 21 mukims and also consist of 4 towns which are Bukit Mertajam, Perai, Bandar Perda and Seberang Jaya.[3][4][5]

MukimAreaMukimArea
1Seberang Jaya12Juru
2Sama Gagah13Bukit Minyak
Industrial Zone
3Permatang Pasir14Permatang Tinggi
4Permatang Pauh15Alma
5Kubang Semang16Machang Bubok
6Taman Pauh17Mertajam Hill
7Bandar Perda18Mengkuang
8Tanah Liat19Ara Kuda
9Berapit20Guar Perahu
10Jalan Betek
(administrative centre)		21Bukit Jelutong
11Bukit Tengah
The Bukit Mertajam proper mukim are in blue colour.

Demographics

The following is based on Department of Statistics Malaysia 2010 census.[2]

Ethnic composition of Central Seberang Perai District (2010)
Ethnicities / Nationality Percentage
Malays
 
 45.89%
Other Bumiputeras
 
 0.38%
Chinese
 
 35.99%
Indians
 
 9.45%
Others
 
 0.37%
Non-Malaysians
 
 7.93%
Ethnicity 2010
Population Percentage
Malays17069345.89%
Other Bumiputeras14130.38%
Chinese13386335.99%
Indians351589.45%
Others13580.37%
Malaysian total34248592.07%
Non-Malaysian294907.93%
Total371975100.00%

Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats

List of Central Seberang Perai district representatives in the Federal Parliament (Dewan Rakyat)

ParliamentSeat NameMember of ParliamentParty
P44 Permatang PauhNurul Izzah AnwarPakatan Harapan (PKR)
P45 Bukit MertajamSteven Sim Chee KeongPakatan Harapan (DAP)
P46 Batu KawanKasthuriraani a/p PattoPakatan Harapan (DAP)

List of Central Seberang Perai district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly of Penang.

ParliamentStateSeat NameState AssemblymanParty
P44 N10Seberang JayaAfif BahardinPakatan Harapan (PKR)
P44 N11Permatang PasirFaiz FadzilPakatan Harapan (AMANAH)
P44 N12PenantiNorlela AriffinPakatan Harapan (PKR)
P45 N13BerapitHeng Lee LeePakatan Harapan (DAP)
P45 N14Machang BubokLee Khai LoonPakatan Harapan (PKR)
P45 N15Padang LalangChong EngPakatan Harapan (DAP)
P46 N16PeraiRamasamy a/l PalanisamyPakatan Harapan (DAP)
P46 N17Bukit TengahGooi Hsiao LeungPakatan Harapan (PKR)

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "2017 Q2 statistics" (PDF). Penang Institute.
  2. 1 2 3 "Population Distribution and Basic Demographic Characteristics, 2010" (PDF). Department of Statistics, Malaysia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
  3. ↑ "Latar Belakang". spt.penang.gov.my.
  4. ↑ "UPI – Unique Parcel Identifier". myliis3.mygeoportal.gov.my.
  5. ↑ "Peta Daerah". spt.penang.gov.my.
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