Central Seberang Perai District

District in Penang, Malaysia
District of Malaysia in Penang
5°21′N 100°28′E / 5.350°N 100.467°E / 5.350; 100.467Country MalaysiaState PenangSeatBukit MertajamGovernment
 • Local governmentSeberang Perai City CouncilArea • Total238 km2 (92 sq mi)Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total422,990Area code+6-043 to +6-045Vehicle registrationP

The Central Seberang Perai District (Malay: Daerah Seberang Perai Tengah; abbreviated: "SPT") 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 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 and Land Office

SPT District is divided into 21 mukims and also consist of 2 towns which are Bukit Mertajam and Perai.[3][4][5]

Mukim Area Mukim Area
1 Seberang Jaya 12 Juru
2 Sama Gagah 13 Bukit Minyak
Industrial Zone
3 Permatang Pasir 14 Permatang Tinggi
4 Permatang Pauh 15 Alma
5 Kubang Semang 16 Machang Bubok
6 Taman Pauh 17 Mertajam Hill
7 Bandar Perda 18 Mengkuang
8 Tanah Liat 19 Ara Kuda
9 Berapit 20 Guar Perahu
10 Jalan Betek
(administrative centre)		 21 Bukit Jelutong
11 Bukit Tengah
The Bukit Mertajam proper mukim are in blue colour.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1991 236,270—    
2000 294,051+24.5%
2010 362,820+23.4%
2020 422,990+16.6%
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org.
Source: [6]

The following is based on Department of Statistics Malaysia 2020 census.[2]

Ethnic groups in Central Seberang Perai, 2010 census
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Bumiputera 186,976 44.20%
Chinese 150,714 35.63%
Indian 38,150 9.02%
Others 1,890 0.45%
Non-Malaysian citizens 45,260 10.70%
Total 422,990 100%

Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats

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

Parliament Seat Name Member of Parliament Party
P44 Permatang Pauh Muhammad Fawwaz Mat Jan Perikatan Nasional (PAS)
P45 Bukit Mertajam Steven Sim Chee Keong Pakatan Harapan (DAP)
P46 Batu Kawan Chow Kon Yeow Pakatan Harapan (DAP)

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

Parliament State Seat Name State Assemblyman Party
P44 N10 Seberang Jaya Izhar Shah Arif Shah Perikatan Nasional (BERSATU)
P44 N11 Permatang Pasir Amir Hamzah Abdul Hashim Perikatan Nasional (PAS)
P44 N12 Penanti Zulkefli Bakar Perikatan Nasional (BERSATU
P45 N13 Berapit Heng Lee Lee Pakatan Harapan (DAP)
P45 N14 Machang Bubok Lee Khai Loon Pakatan Harapan (PKR)
P45 N15 Padang Lalang Daniel Gooi Zi Sen Pakatan Harapan (DAP)
P46 N16 Perai Sundarajoo Somu Pakatan Harapan (DAP)
P46 N17 Bukit Tengah Gooi Hsiao Leung Pakatan Harapan (PKR)

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Central Seberang Perai.

References

  1. ^ a b "2017 Q2 statistics" (PDF). Penang Institute. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
  2. ^ a b c "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. Archived from the original on 2020-09-28. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
  4. ^ "UPI – Unique Parcel Identifier". myliis3.mygeoportal.gov.my. Archived from the original on 2017-12-27. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
  5. ^ "Peta Daerah". spt.penang.gov.my. Archived from the original on 2020-12-01. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
  6. ^ "Key Findings of Population and Housing Census of Malaysia 2020" (pdf) (in Malay and English). Department of Statistics, Malaysia. ISBN 978-967-2000-85-3.

External links

  • Official Website of Central Seberang Perai Land & District Office Archived 2020-11-30 at the Wayback Machine
  • Official Website of Seberang Perai City Council Archived 2020-12-05 at the Wayback Machine
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