Sungai Jawi

Sungai Jawi
Sungai Jawi
Suburb of Seberang Perai and district capital
	Jawi Interchange
	Sungai Jawi Location within Seberang Perai in Penang
	Coordinates: 5°11′49″N 100°29′35″E / 5.19694°N 100.49306°E
Country	Malaysia
State	Penang
City	Seberang Perai
District	South Seberang Perai
Area
• Total	45.9 km2 (17.7 sq mi)
Population (2020)
• Total	19,586
• Density	430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Demographics
• Ethnic groups	44.3% Chinese; 29.5% Bumiputera 29.4% Malay; 0.1% indigenous groups from Sabah and Sarawak; ; 24.8% Indian; 0.3% Other ethnicities; 1.1% Non-citizens;
Time zone	UTC+8 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	Not observed
Postal code	142xx, 143xx

Sungai Jawi^[a] is a suburb of Seberang Perai in the Malaysian state of Penang. It also serves the seat of the Southern Seberang Perai District.

Geography

2km
1.2miles

2

Jawi
New Village

1

District
Land Office

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Map of Sungai Jawi.
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District Land Office

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Jawi New Village

Demographics

Ethnicities within Sungai Jawi in 2020^[1]
Ethnicities / Nationality			Percentage
Chinese			44.3%
Malays			29.4%
Other Bumiputeras			0.1%
Indians			24.8%
Others			0.3%
Non-Malaysians			1.1%

As of 2020, Mukim 11, the subdivision that contains Sungai Jawi, was home to a population of 19,586. Chinese formed 44% of the population, followed by Malays at 29% and Indians at nearly 25%.^[1]

Transportation

North–South Expressway Northern Route, 156 serves Sungai Jawi.^[2]

Notes

^ Commonly known as Jawi.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "MyCensus 2020: Mukim/Town/Pekan". Department of Statistics Malaysia. Putrajaya: 174–175. February 2024. ISBN 9789672537069.
^ Administrator. "PLUS MALAYSIA BERHAD - Toll Abbreviation". www.plus.com.my. Archived from the original on 2018-12-09. Retrieved 2018-11-23.

[2] Commonly known as Jawi.

[mukimcensus-1] "MyCensus 2020: Mukim/Town/Pekan". Department of Statistics Malaysia. Putrajaya: 174–175. February 2024. ISBN 9789672537069.

[3] Administrator. "PLUS MALAYSIA BERHAD - Toll Abbreviation". www.plus.com.my. Archived from the original on 2018-12-09. Retrieved 2018-11-23.

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