Tasek Gelugor

For other uses, see Tasek Gelugor (disambiguation).

Tasek Gelugor is a suburb of Seberang Perai in the Malaysian state of Penang. Within its vicinity it is the town closest to the North–South Expressway. The expressway sign for the Ipoh-George Town link can be seen in this town.

Tasek Gelugor
Suburb of Seberang Perai
Tasek Gelugor Location within    Seberang Perai in    Penang
Coordinates: 5°29′0″N 100°30′0″E
Country	Malaysia
State	Penang
City	Seberang Perai
District	North Seberang Perai
Area
• Total	38 km2 (15 sq mi)
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	31,160
• Density	820/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Demographics [1]
• Ethnic groups	78.1% Bumiputera 77.8% Malay 0.3% indigenous groups from Sabah and Sarawak 12.6% Chinese 4.6% Indian 0.2% Other ethnicities 4.5% Non-citizens
Time zone	UTC+8 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	Not observed
Postal code	13300

There are also roads connecting to Padang Serai, Penang Matriculation College [ms],^{[2][circular reference]} Penaga, Lunas, Kepala Batas[Bertam] and Bukit Mertajam.

There is a river near here named Sungai Jarak (dark in color, full of pig waste and smelly from Kampung Selamat pig farm). Tasek Gelugor is near to Kedah border which is close to Kampung Selamat in Penang and Padang Serai in Kedah.

The Tasek Gelugor railway station serves residents here and in Padang Serai to travel to Bukit Mertajam and Sungai Petani.

Geography

2km
1.2miles

8

Taman Desa Sena

7

Pokok Tampang

6

Permatang Manggis

5

Kubang Menerong

4

Kampung Selamat

3

Scientex
Sungai Dua

2

KTM Tasek Gelugor

1

Market

   

Map of Tasek Gelugor.
Click link at the top right corner to zoom in.

1

Tasek Gelugor Market

2

Tasek Gelugor railway station

3

Scientex Sungai Dua

4

Kampung Selamat

5

Kubang Menerong

6

Permatang Manggis

7

Pokok Tampang

8

Taman Desa Sena

Demographics

Ethnicities within Tasek Gelugor in 2020[1]
Ethnicities / Nationality			Percentage
Malays			77.8%
Other Bumiputeras			0.3%
Chinese			12.6%
Indians			4.6%
Others			0.2%
Non-Malaysians			4.5%

As of 2020^[update], Mukim 12, the subdivision that contains Tasek Gelugor, was home to a population of 31,160.^[1] Malays formed almost 78% of the population, followed by Chinese at 12%.

Notable people

• Mohamad Sabu, former Minister of Defence