Permatang Pauh

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Permatang Pauh
Suburb of Seberang Perai
Other transcription(s)
• Mandarin	峇东埔
SJK (C) Lay Keow
Permatang Pauh Location within    Seberang Perai in    Penang
Coordinates: 5°24′0″N 100°24′0″E / 5.40000°N 100.40000°E / 5.40000; 100.40000
Country	Malaysia
State	Penang
City	Seberang Perai
District	Central Seberang Perai
Government
• Local government	Seberang Perai City Council
• Mayor of Seberang Perai	Hj Baderul Amin Abdul Hamid
Area
• Total	8.3 km2 (3.2 sq mi)
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	5,557
• Density	670/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Demographics [1]
• Ethnic groups	63.0% Bumiputera 62.9% Malay 0.1% indigenous groups from Sabah and Sarawak 34.4% Chinese 1.1% Indian 0.1% Other ethnicities 1.5% Non-citizens
Time zone	UTC+8 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	Not observed
Postal code	135xx
Area code(s)	+6043

Permatang Pauh is a suburb of Seberang Perai in the Malaysian state of Penang. There are two institutions of higher learning located in Permatang Pauh, namely a campus of Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) and Politeknik Seberang Perai at Bandar Perda.

Permatang Pauh is beside the longest expressway in Malaysia, in Penang. It is located in the centre of Penang state, in the middle of the Bukit Mertajam and Kepala Batas. The Permatang Pauh highway is a flyover highway and a diamond shaped interchange.

The trunk road to Ipoh and Bukit Mertajam is also found here. It is located 160 kilometres from Ipoh and 10 kilometres from Bukit Mertajam, while with the expressway, it is 335 kilometres from Kuala Lumpur and 90 kilometres to Alor Star. People drive onto the Seberang Jaya highway flyover to go down to the capital after coming out of Permatang Pauh Interchange.