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Bukit Mertajam

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Country
  
Malaysia

District
  
Central Seberang Perai

International dialling cod e prefix
  
+6045 (landline only)

Postal code
  
14000

State
  
Penang

Time zone
  
MST (UTC+8)

Website
  
www.mpsp.gov.my

Local time
  
Monday 6:34 PM


Weather
  
30°C, Wind NW at 16 km/h, 72% Humidity

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Bukit Mertajam is a town in Central Seberang Perai, Penang, Malaysia.

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Map of Bukit Mertajam, Penang, Malaysia

Etymology

The town of Bukit Mertajam is named after the nearby hill with the highest peak at 547 m above sea level. The hill is named after the Mertajam tree (Lepisanthes rubiginosa). It is a tree with white flowers that can grow up to 5-12 m tall.

Geography

It is located in Central Seberang Perai, in the state of Penang, with Butterworth to the northwest, Penanti to the north, Simpang Ampat to the south and Kulim to the east, and Perai to the west. The town is located about 9 km to the east of the coastline and about 336 km north of Kuala Lumpur.

Transportation

Bukit Mertajam is accessible by Bukit Mertajam railway station.

Notable people

  • Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi - Malaysian politician who served as Prime Minister from 2003 to 2009
  • Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim - Malaysian politician who served as the Deputy Prime Minister from 1993 to 1998, currently Leader of the Opposition
  • Datuk Lee Chong Wei - Malaysian badminton player, three-times Olympics medalist
  • Steven Sim - current Member of Parliament for Bukit Mertajam constituency
  • Tan Sri Wong Pow Nee (1913 - 2002) - the first Chief Minister of Penang

    • References

    Bukit Mertajam Wikipedia
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