Tasek Gelugor

Tasek Gelugor
Suburb of Seberang Perai
Other transcription(s)
• Mandarin	打昔汝莪
• Hokkien	Tá-sek-lú-gô (Tâi-lô)
• Tamil	தாசேக் குளுகோர் Tācēk Kuḷukōr (Transliteration)
Tasek Gelugor Location within    Seberang Perai in    Penang
Coordinates: 5°29′0″N 100°30′0″E / 5.48333°N 100.50000°E / 5.48333; 100.50000
Country	Malaysia
State	Penang
City	Seberang Perai
District	North Seberang Perai
Government
• Local government	Seberang Perai City Council
• Mayor of Seberang Perai	Hj Baderul Amin Abdul Hamid
Area
• Total	38 km2 (15 sq mi)
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	31,160
• Density	820/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Demographics [1]
• Ethnic groups	78.1% Bumiputera 77.8% Malay 0.3% indigenous groups from Sabah and Sarawak 12.6% Chinese 4.6% Indian 0.2% Other ethnicities 4.5% Non-citizens
Time zone	UTC+8 (Malaysian Standard Time)
• Summer (DST)	Not observed
Postal code	13300

Tasek Gelugor is a suburb of Seberang Perai in the Malaysian state of Penang. Within its vicinity it is the town closest to the North–South Expressway. The expressway sign for the Ipoh-George Town link can be seen in this town.

There are also roads connecting to Padang Serai, Penang Matriculation College [ms],^{[2][circular reference]} Penaga, Lunas, Kepala Batas[Bertam] and Bukit Mertajam.

There is a river near here named Sungai Jarak (dark in color, full of pig waste and smelly from Kampung Selamat pig farm). Tasek Gelugor is near to Kedah border which is close to Kampung Selamat in Penang and Padang Serai in Kedah.

The Tasek Gelugor railway station serves residents here and in Padang Serai to travel to Bukit Mertajam and Sungai Petani.