Seberang Perai

Seberang Perai, Seberang Prai also, formerly in English Province Wellesley, Penang Island is the opposite coastline on the Malay Peninsula. Both are part of the Malaysian state of Penang. In Seberang Perai, which covers an area of 739 km ², a total of nearly 840,000 living inhabitants ( 2010).

Location

The largest city with over 100,000 inhabitants Butterworth. More cities will be Bukit Mertajam, Seberang Jaya, Sungai Puyu, Nibong Tebal and Kepala Batas. Together, these management unit Sebarang Perai.

Seberang Perai is connected to the island of Penang is connected via the Penang Bridge and ferries. In Butterworth is a train station of the Malaysian state railway Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM ), a container terminal and a junction of the north-south highway.

History

The coastal strip was originally part of the Sultanate of Kedah. It was in 1798 ceded by the Sultan of Kedah and thus became part of the British Straits Settlements.

Your English was named the Province Wellesley to Richard Wellesley, 1797-1805 Governor General of the British East India Company.

With the independence of Malaysia, the Province Wellesley remained part of the state of Penang and Seberang Perai was later officially in ( Malay: Seberang = opposite; Perai = scattered ) renamed.

Management

Seberang Perai is managed by the Majlis Seberang Perai Perbandaran ( MPSP ), English Municipal Council of the Province Wellesley, analogous to the Majlis Pulau Pinang Perbandaran ( MPPP ) or Municipal Council of Penang Iceland on the island of Penang.

Seberang Perai itself is divided into three districts, each with its own administrative authority: