Berapit

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

Places of Interest

Highlights include Minor Basilica of St Anne and Bukit Mertajam.

Minor Basilica of St Anne

Church

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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 3 km south of Berapit.

Bukit Mertajam

Railway station

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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 3½ km southwest of Berapit.

Jit Sin Independent High School

School

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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

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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. There was major flooding in the town in 2017. Penanti is situated 3 km north of Berapit.

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 Berapit.

Berapit

Type: Locality
Location: S.P. Tengah, Penang, West Coast, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude

5.37857° or 5° 22′ 43″ north

Longitude

100.47432° or 100° 28′ 28″ east

Elevation

23 metres (75 feet)

Open location code

6PQ29FHF+CP

GeoNames ID

1779651

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In Other Languages

“Berapit” goes by many names.

Malay: “Berapit”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Taman Boon Kyle and Kampung Besar.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bukit Berapit and Bukit Noning.

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