North Seberang Perai District

The North Seberang Perai District (Malay: Daerah Seberang Perai Utara; abbreviated: "SPU") is an administrative district on the mainland part of Penang State, Malaysia. It covers an area of 267 square kilometres, and had a population of 286,323 at the 2010 Census.^[3] The district is bordered by Muda River in the north which separates Kuala Muda district in Kedah, Kedah state border in the east which separates Kulim district, Perai River in the south which separates Central Seberang Perai and North Channel which separates Penang Island. The district capital is Kepala Batas, and the largest town is Butterworth. Other localities that are located in North Seberang Perai include Penaga, Pinang Tunggal, Bertam, Tasek Gelugor, Teluk Air Tawar and Mak Mandin. It is one of the three administrative districts in the Seberang Perai region, the mainland portion of Penang State. Paddy is largely cultivated in North Seberang Perai as most parts of it is covered by paddy fields.^[4]

North Seberang Perai District
District of Malaysia
Daerah Seberang Perai Utara
Other transcription(s)
• Malay	Daerah Seberang Perai Utara (Rumi) دايره سبرڠ ڤراي اوتارا‎ (Jawi)
• Chinese	威北县 (Simplified) 威北縣 (Traditional)
• Tamil	வட செபாராங் பிறை மாவட்டம் Vaṭa Ceparāṅ Piṟai Māvaṭṭam (Transliteration)
Aerial view of Kampung Maklom
Location of North Seberang Perai District in Penang
North Seberang Perai District Location of North Seberang Perai District in Malaysia
Coordinates: 5°28′N 100°26′E
Country	Malaysia
State	Penang
Seat	Kepala Batas
Largest city	Butterworth
Local area government(s)	Seberang Perai City Council
Government
• District officer	Marlia Belia[1]
Area [2]
• Total	267 km2 (103 sq mi)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	339,095
• Density	1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+8 (Not observed)
Postcode	12000-13800
Calling code	+6-043
Vehicle registration plates	P

Administrative divisions

SPU District is divided into 16 mukims and also consist of 2 towns which are Butterworth and Kepala Batas.^[5][6]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1991	224,647	—
2000	243,938	+8.6%
2010	288,692	+18.3%
2020	339,095	+17.5%
Source: [7]

The following is based on Department of Statistics Malaysia 2020 census.^[3]

Ethnic groups in North Seberang Perai, 2020 census
Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
Bumiputera	203,698	60.07%
Chinese	95,554	28.18%
Indian	22,597	6.66%
Others	968	0.29%
Non-Malaysian citizens	16,278	4.80%
Total	339,095	100%

Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats

List of North Seberang Perai district representatives in the Federal Parliament (Dewan Rakyat)

Parliament	Seat Name	Member of Parliament	Party
P41	Kepala Batas	Siti Mastura Muhammad	Perikatan Nasional (PAS)
P42	Tasek Gelugor	Wan Saiful Wan Jan	Perikatan Nasional (PPBM)
P43	Bagan	Lim Guan Eng	Pakatan Harapan (DAP)

List of North Seberang Perai district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly of Penang

Parliament	State	Seat Name	State Assemblyman	Party
P41	N1	Penaga	Mohd Yusni bin Mat Piah	Perikatan Nasional (PAS)
P41	N2	Bertam	Reezal Merican Naina Merican	Barisan Nasional (UMNO)
P41	N3	Pinang Tunggal	Bukhori Ghazali	Perikatan Nasional (PAS)
P42	N4	Permatang Berangan	Mohd Sobri Salleh	Perikatan Nasional (PAS)
P42	N5	Sungai Dua	Muhammad Fauzi Yusoff	Perikatan Nasional (PAS)
P42	N6	Telok Air Tawar	Azmi Alang	Perikatan Nasional (BERSATU)
P43	N7	Sungai Puyu	Phee Syn Tze	Pakatan Harapan (DAP)
P43	N8	Bagan Jermal	Chee Yeeh Keen	Pakatan Harapan (DAP)
P43	N9	Bagan Dalam	Kumaran A/L Krishnan	Pakatan Harapan (DAP)

See also

• Districts of Malaysia

References

1. Webmaster, SPU. "Senarai Pegawai Daerah PDTSPU". spu.penang.gov.my.
2. "2017 Q2 statistics" (PDF). Penang Institute. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-11-30.
3. "Population Distribution and Basic Demographic Characteristics, 2010" (PDF). Department of Statistics, Malaysia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
4. "Latarbelakang".
5. "Pengenalan". spu.penang.gov.my.
6. "UPI – Unique Parcel Identifier". myliis3.mygeoportal.gov.my. Archived from the original on 2017-12-27. Retrieved 2017-11-30.
7. "Key Findings of Population and Housing Census of Malaysia 2020" (pdf) (in Malay and English). Department of Statistics, Malaysia. ISBN 978-967-2000-85-3.