Pantai Acheh

Pantai Acheh is a suburb of George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang.[2] It is located about 14.8 km (9.2 mi) west of the city centre, at the western coast of Penang Island between Teluk Bahang to the east and Balik Pulau to the south.

Pantai Acheh
Suburb of George Town
Other transcription(s)
 • Mandarin班台亚齐 (Simplified)
班台亞齊 (Traditional)
Bān tái yà qí (Pinyin)
 • Tamilபந்தை ஆச்சே
Pantai āccē (Transliteration)
Pantai Acheh
Location within    George Town in    Penang
Coordinates: 5°24′53.82″N 100°11′46.9104″E
Country Malaysia
State Penang
City George Town
Government
 • Local governmentPenang Island City Council
 • Mayor of Penang IslandRajendran P. Anthony
 • Telok Bahang State AssemblymanMuhamad Kasim (BERSATU)
 • Balik Pulau Member of ParliamentMuhammad Bakhtiar Wan Chik (PKR)
Area
 • Total23 km2 (9 sq mi)
Population
[1]
 • Total4,302
 • Density190/km2 (480/sq mi)
Demographics
[1]
 • Ethnic groups
Time zoneUTC+8 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)Not observed
Postal code
11010
Websitembpp.gov.my

Demographics
Ethnicities within Pantai Acheh in 2020[1]
Ethnicities / Nationality Percentage
Malays
 
 68.3%
Chinese
 
 24.9%
Indians
 
 5.3%
Others
 
 0.2%
Non-Malaysians
 
 1.1%

As of 2020, Pantai Acheh was home to a population of 4,302.[1] Malays constituted over 68% of the suburb's population, followed by Chinese at close to 25% and Indians at 5%.

Transportation

Jalan Pantai Acheh is the main road that runs through the heart of the agricultural village. Rapid Penang bus route 404 is the sole public bus route to Pantai Acheh, linking the village with the town of Balik Pulau.[3]

Education

Pantai Acheh contains a single primary school - SRJK (C) Chin Hwa.[4]

Infrastructure

The Sheikh Tahir Jalaluddin Falak Observatory, one of the several Islamic observatories in Malaysia, is situated near the village.[5][6] It functions as a site for the sighting of the new moon at the start of every fasting month.

References
  1. "MyCensus 2020: Mukim/Town/Pekan". Department of Statistics Malaysia. Putrajaya: 174–175. February 2024. ISBN 9789672537069.
  2. "George Town meliputi 'pulau', jelas Datuk Bandar" (PDF). Buletin Mutiara. 1 May 2015.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-07-02. Retrieved 2018-02-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "SJK(C) CHIN HWA (PANTAI ACHEH) - PULAU PINANG - Carian Sekolah Malaysia". www.sekolahmy.com (in Malay). Retrieved 2018-02-02.
  5. "Fasting starts on Sunday". NST Online. 2014-06-27. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
  6. Azli Ibrahim, Ibnor (December 2013). "Astrofiqh Observatories in Malaysia: A Continuation of Islamic Astronomy from West Asia" (PDF). International Journal of West Asian Studies. 5.
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