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Pantai Acheh
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| official_name | Pantai Acheh | |
| settlement_type | Suburb of George Town | |
| image_skyline | Pantai Acheh, Penang.jpg | |
| imagesize | 250px | |
| image_map | ||
| pushpin_map | Malaysia Penang George Town city centre | |
| pushpin_label_position | right | |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location within George Town in Penang | |
| coordinates | ||
| subdivision_type | Country | |
| subdivision_name | Malaysia | |
| subdivision_type1 | State | |
| subdivision_type2 | City | |
| subdivision_name1 | Penang | |
| subdivision_name2 | [[File:Seal of George Town.svg | 20px]] George Town |
| subdivision_type3 | District | |
| subdivision_name3 | Southwest | |
| population_total | 4302 | |
| population_footnotes | ||
| postal_code_type | Postal code | |
| postal_code | 11010 | |
| timezone | MST | |
| utc_offset | +8 | |
| timezone_DST | Not observed | |
| demographics_type1 | Demographics | |
| demographics1_info1 | ||
| demographics1_footnotes | ||
| demographics1_title1 | Ethnic groups | |
| area_total_km2 | 23 | |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
- 68.3% Bumiputera
- 68.3% Malay
- 24.9% Chinese
- 5.3% Indian
- 0.2% Other ethnicities
- 1.1% Non-citizens Pantai Acheh is a suburb of George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. It is located about 14.8 km west of the city centre, at the western coast of Penang Island between Teluk Bahang to the east and Balik Pulau to the south.
Geography
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| mark-coord1= | mark-title1=Penang National Park | shape-color1=black | shape-outline1=white,0 | mark-size1=9
| mark-coord2= | mark-title2=Sheikh Tahir Astronomical Centre | shape-color2=black | shape-outline2=white,0 Astronomical Centre | mark-size2=9
Demographics
, Pantai Acheh was home to a population of 4,302. Malays constituted over 68% of the suburb's population, followed by Chinese at close to 25% and Indians at 5%.
Transportation
Jalan Pantai Acheh is the main road that runs through the heart of the agricultural village. Rapid Penang bus route 404 is the sole public bus route to Pantai Acheh, linking the village with the town of Balik Pulau.
Education
Pantai Acheh contains a single primary school - SJK (C) Chin Hwa.
Infrastructure
The Sheikh Tahir Jalaluddin Falak Observatory, one of the several Islamic observatories in Malaysia, is situated near the village. It functions as a site for the sighting of the new moon at the start of every fasting month.
References
References
- (February 2024). "MyCensus 2020: Mukim/Town/Pekan". [[Department of Statistics Malaysia]].
- (1 May 2015). "George Town meliputi 'pulau', jelas Datuk Bandar". Buletin Mutiara.
- "Archived copy".
- "SJK(C) CHIN HWA (PANTAI ACHEH) - PULAU PINANG - Carian Sekolah Malaysia".
- (2014-06-27). "Fasting starts on Sunday". NST Online.
- Azli Ibrahim, Ibnor. (December 2013). "Astrofiqh Observatories in Malaysia: A Continuation of Islamic Astronomy from West Asia". International Journal of West Asian Studies.
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