Bukit Mertajam

Bukit Mertajam
Bukit Mertajam; 大山脚; بوکيت مرتاجم
	Town
	Nickname(s): BM
	Bukit Mertajam Location in Peninsular Malaysia
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Country	Malaysia
State	Penang
District	Central Seberang Perai
Government
• Local government	Majlis Perbandaran Seberang Perai; (Seberang Perai Municipal Council)
• Tuan Yang DiPertua MPSP	Maimunah binti Mohd. Sharif
• Member of Parliament	Steven Sim Chee Keong
Population (2010)
• Total	227,972
• Density	590/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zone	MST (UTC+8)
• Summer (DST)	Not observed (UTC)
Postal code	14000
International dialling code prefix	+6045 (landline only)
Website	http://www.mpsp.gov.my

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

Etymology

The town of Bukit Mertajam is named after the nearby hill with the highest peak at 547m 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 5-12m tall. ^[2]^{[better source needed]}

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.^[3]

Transport

Roads

North-South Expressway connects the town to major cities in Malaysia such as Kuala Lumpur and Alor Setar via the Juru and Prai interchange.
Butterworth-Kulim Expressway connects the town via the Permatang Nibong interchange.
Penang Bridge connects the town to George Town, Penang in Penang island.

Public transport

The Bukit Mertajam railway station serves the residents of the town which connects the north and south of the Malay Peninsula.
Rapid Penang Sdn. Bhd. provides bus services starting from July 31, 2007.

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
Johan Asari - Malaysian actor
Datuk Lee Chong Wei - Malaysian badminton player, silver medalist in 2008 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics
Steven Sim - current Member of Parliament for Bukit Mertajam constituency
Tan Sri Wong Pow Nee (1913 - 2002) - Penang's first Chief Minister

Gallery

Lavishly decorated entrance to the Shop In d'Park in Auto City Juru
Auto City in the evening during weekends
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St. Anne's Sanctuary
Old Shrine of St. Anne's Church
Front courtyard of Pek Kong Temple at Jalan Pasar
Jogging track along Mengkuang Dam at dawn
Mengkuang Dam at dusk
An uphill track leading to a secondary jungle at the Bukit Mertajam Recreational Forest in Cherok Tok Kun.
View of Bukit Mertajam hill from the paddy fields in Permatang Nibong
Aerial view of the surroundings from the hilltop at D.O. Hill Recreational Park.
Panoramic view of Seberang Perai and Penang Island from Vivekavana (Solitude Grove) in Berapit Hill.