Pantai Acheh

Pantai Acheh is a suburb of George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang.^[2] It is located about 14.8 km (9.2 mi) west of the city centre, at the western coast of Penang Island between Teluk Bahang to the east and Balik Pulau to the south.

Pantai Acheh
Suburb of George Town
Other transcription(s)
• Mandarin	班台亚齐 (Simplified) 班台亞齊 (Traditional) Bān tái yà qí (Pinyin)
• Tamil	பந்தை ஆச்சே Pantai āccē (Transliteration)
Pantai Acheh Location within    George Town in    Penang
Coordinates: 5°24′53.82″N 100°11′46.9104″E
Country	Malaysia
State	Penang
City	George Town
Government
• Local government	Penang Island City Council
• Mayor of Penang Island	Rajendran P. Anthony
• Telok Bahang State Assemblyman	Muhamad Kasim (BERSATU)
• Balik Pulau Member of Parliament	Muhammad Bakhtiar Wan Chik (PKR)
Area
• Total	23 km2 (9 sq mi)
Population [1]
• Total	4,302
• Density	190/km2 (480/sq mi)
Demographics [1]
• Ethnic groups	68.3% Bumiputera 68.3% Malay 24.9% Chinese 5.3% Indian 0.2% Other ethnicities 1.1% Non-citizens
Time zone	UTC+8 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	Not observed
Postal code	11010
Website	mbpp.gov.my

Geography

4km
2.5miles

Sheikh Tahir
Astronomical Centre

2

Penang National Park

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Map of Pantai Acheh.
Click link at the top right corner to zoom in.

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Penang National Park

2

Sheikh Tahir Astronomical Centre

Demographics

Ethnicities within Pantai Acheh in 2020[1]
Ethnicities / Nationality			Percentage
Malays			68.3%
Chinese			24.9%
Indians			5.3%
Others			0.2%
Non-Malaysians			1.1%

As of 2020^[update], Pantai Acheh was home to a population of 4,302.^[1] 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.^[3]

Education

Pantai Acheh contains a single primary school - SJK (C) Chin Hwa.^[4]

Infrastructure

The Sheikh Tahir Jalaluddin Falak Observatory, one of the several Islamic observatories in Malaysia, is situated near the village.^[5][6] It functions as a site for the sighting of the new moon at the start of every fasting month.

References

1. "MyCensus 2020: Mukim/Town/Pekan". Department of Statistics Malaysia. Putrajaya: 174–175. February 2024. ISBN 9789672537069.
2. "George Town meliputi 'pulau', jelas Datuk Bandar" (PDF). Buletin Mutiara. 1 May 2015.
3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-07-02. Retrieved 2018-02-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
4. "SJK(C) CHIN HWA (PANTAI ACHEH) - PULAU PINANG - Carian Sekolah Malaysia". www.sekolahmy.com (in Malay). Retrieved 2018-02-02.
5. "Fasting starts on Sunday". NST Online. 2014-06-27. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
6. Azli Ibrahim, Ibnor (December 2013). "Astrofiqh Observatories in Malaysia: A Continuation of Islamic Astronomy from West Asia" (PDF). International Journal of West Asian Studies. 5.