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Juru | |
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Suburb of Seberang Perai | |
Others transcription(s) | |
• Mandarin | 柔府 |
• Tamil | ஜூரு |
JuruLocation within Seberang Perai in Penang | |
Coordinates: 5°18′59″N 100°26′30″E / 5.31639°N 100.44167°E / 5.31639; 100.44167 | |
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 | 10.5 km (4.1 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 37,704 |
• Density | 3,600/km (9,300/sq mi) |
Demographics | |
• Ethnic groups | |
Time zone | UTC+8 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | Not observed |
Postal code | 14000 |
Area code(s) | +6045 |
Juru is a suburb of Seberang Perai in the Malaysian state of Penang. It is located southwest of Bukit Mertajam and south of Bukit Tengah. Juru is served by the North–South Expressway Northern Route and connects the town to Butterworth and Bayan Lepas, the latter being located on Penang Island.
Geography
2km1.2miles Ladang Chip Joo9 Kampung Siam8 Permatang Batu7 Taman Desa Damai6 Taman Makok5 Taman Mutiara4 Bukit Tengah
Industrial Park3 Icon City2 Auto-City1 Map of Juru.
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1 Juru Auto-City
2 Icon City
3 Bukit Tengah Industrial Park
4 Taman Mutiara
5 Taman Makok
6 Taman Desa Damai
7 Permatang Batu
8 Kampung Siam
9 Ladang Chip Joo Aerial view of Gedung Island (left) and Aman Island (right), with Juru and the eastern end of the Second Penang Bridge in the background
Demographics
Ethnicities within Juru in 2020 | ||||
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Ethnicities / Nationality | Percentage | |||
Chinese | 44.6% | |||
Malays | 20.2% | |||
Other Bumiputeras | 0.5% | |||
Indians | 8.2% | |||
Others | 1.0% | |||
Non-Malaysians | 25.5% |
As of 2020, Mukim 11, the subdivision that contains Juru, was home to a population of 37,704. Ethnic Chinese comprised nearly 45% of the population. Juru contained a substantial non-citizen community, which constituted close to 26% of the population. Malays formed another one-fifth of the suburb's population.
Retail
- Auto City Juru
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References
- ^ "MyCensus 2020: Mukim/Town/Pekan". Department of Statistics Malaysia. Putrajaya: 174–175. February 2024. ISBN 9789672537069.
- "Juru : Abstract" (PDF). Utar.edu.my. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
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