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Bukit Mertajam

South-eastern Asia

Bukit Mertajam is a suburb of Seberang Perai in the Malaysian state of Penang, and it serves as the seat of the Central Seberang Perai District. As of 2020 it had a population of 19,433. The place was founded in the 19th century as an agricultural area and then evolved into a transportation hub after a railway line towards Perai was completed at the end of that century. Its railway station remains a major Malayan Railway station within Seberang Perai. Bukit Mertajam is also well known for its Catholic congregation, centred on St. Anne's Church, which is one of the focal locations in Southeast Asia for the annual Novena celebrations, and it is the birthplace of Anwar Ibrahim, the tenth Prime Minister of Malaysia.

Facts
Population
19,433 1
Elevation (m)
16 2
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Tropical 3
Time Zone
UTC+08:00 4
Sources
1. Bukit Mertajam (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, population
    As of 2020, Bukit Mertajam had a population of 19,433.
  • Part Of: Malaysia, Lead, location
    is a suburb of Seberang Perai in the Malaysian state of Penang
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2. Opentopodata (SRTM): SRTM 90 m elevation at 5.3655,100.4607
Opentopodata (SRTM)Elevation of the place coordinates 5.3655,100.4607, band assigned from the figure (up to 10 m sea level, otherwise lowland)
Quote, Elevation of the place coordinates 5.3655,100.4607, band assigned from the figure (up to 10 m sea level, otherwise lowland)
"elevation": 16.0
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3. CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Malaysia
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Geography.Climate.text
Quote, Geography.Climate.text
tropical; annual southwest (April to October) and northeast (October to February) monsoons
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4. IANA Time Zone Database: IANA Time Zone Database, asia zone file
IANA Time Zone DatabaseComment above the Malaysia zone lines
Quote, Comment above the Malaysia zone lines
# For peninsular Malaysia see Asia/Singapore.
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Malaysia (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationOn Continent: Asia, Lead
Quote, On Continent: Asia, Lead
Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia.
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