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Suburb of Seberang Perai in Penang, Malaysia
Juru
Suburb of Seberang Perai
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 • Mandarin柔府
 • Tamilஜூரு
Juru is located in Central Seberang Perai, PenangJuruJuruLocation 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
DistrictCentral Seberang Perai
Government
 • Local governmentSeberang Perai City Council
 • Mayor of Seberang PeraiHj Baderul Amin Abdul Hamid
Area
 • Total10.5 km (4.1 sq mi)
Population
 • Total37,704
 • Density3,600/km (9,300/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Ethnic groups
Time zoneUTC+8 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)Not observed
Postal code14000
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

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1.2miles 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
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

  1. ^ "MyCensus 2020: Mukim/Town/Pekan". Department of Statistics Malaysia. Putrajaya: 174–175. February 2024. ISBN 9789672537069.
  2. "Juru : Abstract" (PDF). Utar.edu.my. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
Places adjacent to Juru, Malaysia
Bukit Tengah
Bukit Tengah Juru Bukit Mertajam
Bukit Minyak
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