Sungai Jawi is a suburb of

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 are ...

in the

Malaysian state Malaysia is a federation of thirteen states and three federal territories, which form the primary administrative divisions of the country. Eleven states and two territories are part of Peninsular Malaysia, while two states and one territory ...

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. Th ...

. It also serves the seat of the Southern Seberang Perai District.

Geography

Demographics

, Mukim 11, the subdivision that contains Sungai Jawi, was home to a population of 19,586.

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formed 44% of the population, followed by Malays at 29% and

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at nearly 25%.

Transportation

North–South Expressway Northern Route The North–South Expressway Northern Route ) is an interstate controlled-access highway running parallel to the northwestern coast of Peninsular Malaysia. The expressway forms the north section of the North–South Expressway (Malaysia), No ...

, 156 serves Sungai Jawi.

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References

Populated places in Penang South Seberang Perai District {{Penang-geo-stub