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Perai
Perai is a suburb of Seberang Perai in the States and federal territories of Malaysia, Malaysian state of Penang. It lies at the southern bank of the Perai River and borders Butterworth, Seberang Perai, Butterworth to the north. The area now known as Perai was obtained by the East India Company, British East India Company in 1800, with the Perai River serving as the boundary between the newly-acquired British territory and Kedah to the north. A nascent railway line was built between Perai and Perak in the 1890s, transforming Perai into a transit point for the export of tin. Perai became heavily industrialised in the late 20th century. Today, Perai is home to an Perai Free Industrial Zone, eponymous industrial zone, as well as the adjacent township of Seberang Jaya. The town is connected to Penang Island via the Penang Bridge and contains several facilities of the Port of Penang. Etymology Perai, situated at the estuary of the Perai River, lent its name from the waterway. Upon t ...
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Seberang Perai
Seberang Perai is a city in the Malaysian state of Penang. Located on the Malay Peninsula and separated from Penang Island by the Penang Strait, it shares borders with Kedah to the north and east and Perak to the south. The city spans an area of and had a population of 946,092 , making it the third largest city in Malaysia. Originally a part of Kedah, the territory containing the city was ceded to the British East India Company in 1800. It was named Province Wellesley and has been administered as part of Penang ever since. The territory became a centre for cash crop agriculture, while the development of new towns such as Butterworth and Bukit Mertajam followed with the advent of roads and railways towards the end of the 19th century. After Malaya's independence, Seberang Perai benefitted from the development spillover from George Town. The Port of Penang, the third busiest seaport in the country, was relocated to the municipality in 1974, bolstering its industrial-bas ...
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Penang
Penang is a Malaysian state located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia along the Strait of Malacca. It has two parts: Penang Island, where the capital city, George Town, is located, and Seberang Perai on the Malay Peninsula. These two halves are physically connected by the Penang Bridge and the Second Penang Bridge. The state shares borders with Kedah to the north and east, and Perak to the south. Penang is one of Malaysia's most developed economic powerhouses, with the highest GDP per capita and Human Development Index of all states. It also ranks second among the states in terms of average wages. Penang is Malaysia's leading exporter with over RM447 billion (US$ billion) in exports in 2023, primarily through the Penang International Airport which is also the nation's second busiest by aircraft movements. Established by Francis Light in 1786, Penang became part of the Straits Settlements, a British crown colony also comprising Malacca and Singapore ...
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Butterworth, Seberang Perai
Butterworth is the city centre of Seberang Perai in the States and federal territories of Malaysia, Malaysian state of Penang. It lies about east of George Town, Penang, George Town, the capital city of Penang, across the Penang Strait. , Butterworth had a total population of 80,378 residents. Butterworth was named after William John Butterworth, a former List of governors of the Straits Settlements, Governor of the Straits Settlements during the mid-19th century. Under the British Raj, the town came into being as a transportation hub, due to its proximity to George Town. While the East India Company, British East India Company initially obtained Seberang Perai (then named ''Province Wellesley'') for agricultural purposes, Butterworth has also witnessed massive industrialisation during the latter half of the 20th century. In 1974, the Port of Penang was relocated into the town. A Penang ferry service, cross-strait ferry service provides a direct link between Butterworth and Geo ...
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Seberang Perai City Council (MBSP - Majlis Bandaraya Seberang Perai) Logo
The Seberang Perai City Council ( ) is the local government that administers the city of Seberang Perai, which encompasses the mainland half of the Malaysian state of Penang. The city council, which has jurisdiction over an area of , falls under the purview of the Penang state government. The Seberang Perai City Council is responsible for urban planning, heritage preservation, public health, sanitation, waste management, traffic management, environmental protection, building control, social and economic development, and general maintenance of urban infrastructure throughout Seberang Perai. The City Tower, located at Bukit Tengah, serves as the headquarters of the city government. History Province Wellesley (now Seberang Perai) was acquired in stages by the British East India Company in the early 19th century. The principal town within Province Wellesley, Butterworth, began to develop sometime in the 1850s. However, the history of local governance in Seberang Perai only began ...
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Seberang Jaya
Seberang Jaya is a suburb of Seberang Perai in the Malaysian state of Penang. Located at the southern bank of the Perai River and east of Perai proper, the area was developed in the 1970s. Since then, Seberang Jaya has evolved into a booming area, with various commercial and retail developments. History The township of Seberang Jaya was built in 1970 by the Penang Development Corporation (PDC), in tandem with the establishment of the Perai Free Industrial Zone. The construction of the new township was aimed at providing a housing area adjacent to the newly built industries in Perai, and erasing social and economic inequalities between the urban and rural inhabitants. Geography Demographics , Mukim 1, the subdivision that contains Seberang Jaya, was home to a population of 48,785. Malays formed over 45% of the population, followed by Chinese at 22% and Indians at 15%. The suburb also had a substantial non-citizen community that made up another 15% of the population. T ...
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Perai Free Industrial Zone
The Perai Free Industrial Zone (Perai FIZ) is a Free-trade zone, free trade zone within Seberang Perai in the States and federal territories of Malaysia, Malaysian state of Penang. Located within the suburb of Perai and south of Butterworth, Seberang Perai, Butterworth, the Perai FIZ was established in 1980 with the aim of becoming a major manufacturing hub for bulk items, leveraging its proximity to the Port of Penang and the KTM West Coast railway line, railway line that links it to the rest of western Peninsular Malaysia. The zone has since attracted numerous multinational companies such as Mattel, Flex (company), Flex, Sanmina Corporation, Sanmina, JinkoSolar and Honeywell. In 2022, the Perai FIZ, along with other industrial estates within Central Seberang Perai District, Central Seberang Perai, received RM1.05 billion of Foreign direct investment, foreign direct investments (FDI), accounting for nearly 11% of Penang's total FDI that year. See also * Bayan Lepas Free Ind ...
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Central Seberang Perai District
The Central Seberang Perai District is a district in Seberang Perai within the Malaysian state of Penang. The district covers the central third of Seberang Perai. It borders Northern Seberang Perai to the north, Kedah Kedah (), also known by its honorific Darul Aman (Islam), Aman (دار الأمان; Arabic for 'The Safe Abode') and historically as Queda, is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia, located in the northwestern part of ... to the east and Southern Seberang Perai to the south. The district, along with the North and South Seberang Perai districts, falls under the jurisdiction of the Seberang Perai City Council. Administrative divisions The Central Seberang Perai District is further divided into 23 subdivisions, officially known as mukims. See also * Northeast Penang Island District * Southwest Penang Island District References {{Districts of Malaysia Districts of Penang ...
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Penang Bridge
The is a dual carriageway toll bridge and controlled-access highway in the Malaysian state of Penang. It connects Perai on the mainland side of the state with Gelugor on the island, crossing the Penang Strait. The bridge was the first and, until 2014, only road connection between the peninsula and the island. It is the second-longest bridge over water in Malaysia, with a length over water of . Penang Bridge was inaugurated on 14 September 1985. The current concession holder and maintainer is PLUS Expressways. Penang Bridge Sdn Bhd was the concession holder before it was merged with the current concessionaire. History Chronology Bridge widening When the bridge was initially constructed, the central span had six lanes, while the rest of the bridge had four. Widening of the entire bridge to six lanes began in January 2008 and was completed in late 2009. Features Penang Bridge has an overall length of : above water, on Penang Island, and in Prai. The main span is ...
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Penangite Chinese
Penangite Chinese are ethnic Chinese Malaysians of full or partial Chinese people, Chinese ancestry who either hail from or live within the State of Penang. , 45% of Penang's population belonged to the Chinese people, Chinese ethnic group, making ethnic Chinese the largest ethnic community within the state. Most Chinese Penangites are the descendants of Chinese colonists, traders, accountants, merchants, labourers and immigrants from southern China who moved to the Penang between the 18th and 20th centuries. By the mid-19th century, George Town, Penang, George Town, the capital city of Penang, was home to a significant Peranakan community, also known as the ''King's Chinese'' due to their loyalty to the British Crown, British crown. Under British Empire, British colonial rule, Penang continued to experience increasing Chinese immigration throughout the 19th century. As the largest group of Penangite Chinese are ethnic Hokkiens (38% of the Chinese penangite population in 1957) who ...
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List Of Cities In Malaysia
In Malaysia, cities (Malay language, Malay: ''bandaraya'') are officially designated under the governance of city councils (Malay language, Malay: ''Majlis bandaraya''), although there are several exceptions. , 20 areas in the country are officially termed cities by law. Among them, 16 are from Peninsular Malaysia, while 3 are from East Malaysia. George Town, Penang, George Town, the capital city of Penang, was declared a city on 1 January 1957 by Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom, making it the first city in the country, and the only city declared before Malayan Independence, Malayan independence. George Town remained the sole city of Federation of Malaya, Malaya until 1963, when Singapore was formally incorporated into Malaysia. However, Singapore's expulsion in 1965 meant that George Town would remain Malaysia's only city until Kuala Lumpur's declaration as a city in 1972, by Abdul Halim of Kedah, the fifth Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia. In 1988, Kuching was chartered ...
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Port Of Penang
The Port of Penang is a deepwater seaport within the Malaysian state of Penang. It consists of terminals along the Penang Strait, including five in Seberang Perai and one in George Town. The Port of Penang was the third busiest harbour in Malaysia , handling nearly 1.42 million TEUs of cargo, as well as the busiest port-of-call within the country for cruise shipping. Established in 1786 with the founding of George Town as a free port by the British East India Company, the Port of Penang played a crucial role in Penang's economy, which largely depended on maritime trade. However, the free port status was revoked by the Malaysian federal government in 1969. The Port of Penang was then relocated to Seberang Perai in 1974 to facilitate the handling of larger container vessels. Today, the Port of Penang remains the main harbour and transshipment hub of northern Malaysia. History The Port of Penang was established with the founding of George Town by Francis Light in 1786. Li ...
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Perai River
The Perai River () is a major river in Penang, Malaysia. It also acts as the mother river of Butterworth. The course of the river separates Perai and the Seberang Jaya suburb. See also * List of rivers of Malaysia This is an incomplete list of rivers that flow at least partially in Malaysia. The rivers are grouped by strait or sea. The rivers flowing into the sea are sorted along the coast. Rivers flowing into other rivers are listed by the rivers they flow ... References * Rivers of Penang {{Malaysia-river-stub ...
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