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Batu Uban

Batu Uban is a residential within the city of in the Malaysian state of , about 6.7 km south of the city centre. Founded by ethnic Minangkabaus in the early 18th century, Batu Uban is regarded as the oldest Malay settlement on Penang Island.
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  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: neighbourhood of George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang
  • Also known as: “Kampong Batu Uban” and “Kampung Batu Uban”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sungai Nibong Bus Terminal and Phor Tay High School.

Bus station
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The is a bus station in within the Malaysian state of . Built in 2004, the terminal serves as the main intercity bus hub for the city, with services to the rest of Peninsular Malaysia and , along with Rapid Penang public transit services.

School
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or SMJK Phor Tay is a National-Type Chinese Secondary School, located in , . It is the only Buddhist secondary school, where Buddhist education is a compulsory subject for all Buddhist students of the school, in Malaysia.

Apartment building
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is a residential complex within in the Malaysian state of . Located at the neighbourhood of Bukit Gambir, the complex consists of two residential towers, Tower A and Tower B.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sungai Dua and Gelugor.

Suburb
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is a residential within the city of in the Malaysian state of . Located 8.7 km south of the city centre, this neighbourhood borders Universiti Sains Malaysia to the north, to the east and to the west.

Suburb
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is a suburb of in the Malaysian state of . Named after a plant species, lies along the eastern seaboard of , between and , and nearly 5 km south of the city centre.

Suburb
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is a neighbourhood of in the Malaysian state of . Located 11 km south of the city centre, it lies within the suburb of , and adjacent to the Bayan Lepas Free Industrial Zone, , and . is situated 4 km southwest of Batu Uban.

Batu Uban

Latitude
5.35171° or 5° 21′ 6″ north
Longitude
100.30832° or 100° 18′ 30″ east
Elevation
7 metres (23 feet)
Open location code
6PQ29825+M8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 254072826
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
1770804
Wiki­data ID
Q4873333
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Batu Uban” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “峇都蛮”
  • Chinese: “峇都蠻”
  • Dutch: “Batu Uban”
  • Malay: “Batu Uban”
  • Tamil: “பத்து உபான்”
  • Thai: “บาตูอูบัน”
  • Vietnamese: “Batu Uban”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Century Garden and Bayan Mutiara.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Taman Kejiranan Jalan Batu Uban and The Millennium.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Batu Uban”. Photo: HundenvonPenang, CC BY-SA 4.0.