Kampung Besar

Kampung Besar is a locality in S.P. Tengah, Penang. Kampung Besar is situated nearby to the locality Berapit, as well as near Kampung Uma.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bukit Mertajam and Minor Basilica of St. Anne.

Bukit Mertajam

Railway station

Photo: Slleong, CC0.

The Bukit Mertajam railway station is a Malaysian railway station located in Bukit Mertajam in the Central Seberang Perai District of the state of Penang. Bukit Mertajam is situated 3 km west of Kampung Besar.

The Minor Basilica of St. Anne is a Roman Catholic church in Bukit Mertajam, Penang, Malaysia. It is one of the parishes in the Diocese of Penang. Its annual celebration of the feast of St Anne regularly attracts over 100,000 pilgrims from Malaysia and neighbouring countries including Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, the Philippines and Australia. Minor Basilica of St. Anne is situated 2½ km south of Kampung Besar.

Jit Sin Independent High School

School

Photo: Zhulinc, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Jit Sin Independent High School, a member of Jit Sin, is a Chinese independent high school located in Bukit Mertajam, Penang, Malaysia. It provides various education levels from junior 1 to 3, senior 1 to 3.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bukit Mertajam and Penanti.

Bukit Mertajam

Photo: Bktung, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bukit Mertajam is a suburb of Seberang Perai in the Malaysian state of Penang. It also serves as the seat of the Central Seberang Perai District. As of 2020, Bukit Mertajam had a population of 19,433.

Penanti

Town

Penanti is a residential neighbourhood within the city of Seberang Perai in the Malaysian state of Penang. Penanti is situated 3½ km north of Kampung Besar.

Cherok Tok Kun

Village

Cherok Tokun is a residential neighbourhood within the city of Seberang Perai in the Malaysian state of Penang. It is the birthplace of Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysia’s 10th Prime Minister. Cherok Tok Kun is situated 4 km southeast of Kampung Besar.

Kampung Besar

Type: Locality
Also known as: “Kampong Besar”
Location: S.P. Tengah, Penang, West Coast, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude

5.37589° or 5° 22′ 33″ north

Longitude

100.47062° or 100° 28′ 14″ east

Elevation

18 metres (59 feet)

Open location code

6PQ29FGC+96

GeoNames ID

1770539

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In Other Languages

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Malay: “Kampung Besar”

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