Central Seberang Perai District
District of Malaysia
Daerah Seberang Perai Tengah
Other transcription(s)
 • MalayDaerah Seberang Perai Tengah (Rumi)
دايره سبرڠ ڤراي تڠه‎ (Jawi)
 • Chinese威中县 (Simplified)
威中縣 (Traditional)
 • Tamilமத்திய செபாராங் பிறை மாவட்டம்
Mattiya Ceparāṅ Piṟai Māvaṭṭam (Transliteration)
Location of Central Seberang Perai District
Coordinates: 5°21′N 100°28′E / 5.350°N 100.467°E / 5.350; 100.467
Country Malaysia
State Penang
SeatBukit Mertajam
Government
 • Local governmentSeberang Perai City Council
Area
[1]
 • Total238 km2 (92 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total422,990
Area code+6-043 to +6-045
Vehicle 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 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 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]

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

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1991 236,270—    
2000 294,051+24.5%
2010 362,820+23.4%
2020 422,990+16.6%
Source: [6]

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

Ethnic groups in Central Seberang Perai, 2010 census
EthnicityPopulationPercentage
Bumiputera186,97644.20%
Chinese150,71435.63%
Indian38,1509.02%
Others1,8900.45%
Non-Malaysian citizens45,26010.70%
Total422,990100%

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 PauhMuhammad Fawwaz Mat JanPerikatan Nasional (PAS)
P45 Bukit MertajamSteven Sim Chee KeongPakatan Harapan (DAP)
P46 Batu KawanChow Kon YeowPakatan Harapan (DAP)

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

ParliamentStateSeat NameState AssemblymanParty
P44 N10Seberang JayaIzhar Shah Arif ShahPerikatan Nasional (BERSATU)
P44 N11Permatang PasirAmir Hamzah Abdul HashimPerikatan Nasional (PAS)
P44 N12PenantiZulkefli BakarPerikatan Nasional (BERSATU
P45 N13BerapitHeng Lee LeePakatan Harapan (DAP)
P45 N14Machang BubokLee Khai LoonPakatan Harapan (PKR)
P45 N15Padang LalangDaniel Gooi Zi SenPakatan Harapan (DAP)
P46 N16PeraiSundarajoo SomuPakatan Harapan (DAP)
P46 N17Bukit TengahGooi Hsiao LeungPakatan Harapan (PKR)

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "2017 Q2 statistics" (PDF). Penang Institute. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
  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. 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.
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