Permatang Pauh

Permatang Pauh
Permatang Pauh
Suburb of Seberang Perai
Other transcription(s)
• Mandarin	峇东埔
	SJK (C) Lay Keow
	Permatang Pauh Location within Seberang Perai in Penang
	Coordinates: 5°24′0″N 100°24′0″E / 5.40000°N 100.40000°E
Country	Malaysia
State	Penang
City	Seberang Perai
District	Central Seberang Perai
Government
• Local government	Seberang Perai City Council
• Mayor of Seberang Perai	Hj Baderul Amin Abdul Hamid
Area
• Total	8.3 km2 (3.2 sq mi)
Population (2020)
• Total	5,557
• Density	670/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Demographics
• Ethnic groups	63.0% Bumiputera 62.9% Malay; 0.1% indigenous groups from Sabah and Sarawak; ; 34.4% Chinese; 1.1% Indian; 0.1% Other ethnicities; 1.5% Non-citizens;
Time zone	UTC 8 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	Not observed
Postal code	135xx
Area code(s)	6043

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.

Geography

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Permatang Rambai

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Market

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Map of Permatang Pauh.
Click link at the top right corner to zoom in.

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Samagagah Market

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Permatang Rambai

Demographics

Ethnicities within Permatang Pauh in 2020^[1]
Ethnicities / Nationality			Percentage
Malays			62.9%
Other Bumiputeras			0.1%
Chinese			34.4%
Indians			1.1%
Others			0.1%
Non-Malaysians			1.5%

As of 2020^[update], 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%.^[1]