Bukit Mertajam

Bukit Mertajam 大山脚 بوکيت مرتاجم
Town
Nickname(s): BM
Bukit Mertajam Location in Peninsular Malaysia
Coordinates: 5°22′0″N 100°28′0″E / 5.36667°N 100.46667°E / 5.36667; 100.46667
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
Time zone	MST (UTC+8)
• Summer (DST)	Not observed (UTC)
Postal code	14000
International dialling cod e prefix	+6045 (landline only)
Website	www.mpsp.gov.my

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 547 m 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 5-12 m tall. ^[1]

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.^[2]

Transportation

Bukit Mertajam is accessible by Bukit Mertajam railway station.

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
• Datuk Lee Chong Wei - Malaysian badminton player, three-times Olympics medalist
• Steven Sim - current Member of Parliament for Bukit Mertajam constituency
• Tan Sri Wong Pow Nee (1913 - 2002) - the first Chief Minister of Penang

See also

• Northern Corridor Economic Region

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bukit Mertajam.

• Bukit Mertajam Railway Station
• Laman Web Rasmi Majlis Perbandaran Seberang Prai

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Coordinates: 5°22′N 100°28′E / 5.367°N 100.467°E / 5.367; 100.467