Southwest District

The Southwest District is a district in within the Malaysian state of . The district covers the southwestern half of and borders the Northeast District.
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  • Type: District
  • Description: district of Malaysia in Penang
  • Also known as: “Barat Daya”, “South-West Penang Island”, and “Southwest Penang Island District”

Places of Interest

Highlights include SJK (C) Chong Cheng, Sungai Ara and SJK (C) Yang Cheng.

School
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is a school.

School
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is a school.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Balik Pulau and Bayan Lepas.

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is a town in , . Along with the surrounding area, literally makes up the backcountry of the island, offering a laidback kampung lifestyle, with rice paddies and fruit farms scattered throughout, separated from Penang's main urban area by hills.

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is a town in , . The area makes up the south-east region of Pulau Pinang and includes the mid-way town of Gelugor, which separates and , along with Batu Muang at the south-eastern tip of the island.

Suburb
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is a suburb of in the Malaysian state of . Located nearly 7 km southwest of the city centre, it is nestled within the central valleys of and south of Air Itam.

Southwest District

Latitude
5.3357° or 5° 20′ 8″ north
Longitude
100.239° or 100° 14′ 20″ east
Elevation
124 metres (407 feet)
Open location code
6PQ286PQ+7H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4169356180
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­district
Geo­Names ID
6833194
Wiki­data ID
Q2113918
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Southwest District” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جنوب غربي جزيرة بينانق”
  • Cebuano: “Barat Daya (distrito sa Malasya)”
  • Cebuano: “Barat Daya”
  • Chinese: “Se-lâm Penang Tó Koān”
  • Chinese: “西南县”
  • Chinese: “西南縣”
  • Dutch: “Barat Daya”
  • Indonesian: “Barat Daya (Pulau Pinang)”
  • Indonesian: “Barat Daya”
  • Korean: “남서페낭섬구”
  • Malay: “Barat Daya Pulau Pinang”
  • Malay: “Barat Daya, Pulau Pinang”
  • Malay: “Barat Daya”
  • Malay: “Daerah Barat Daya Pulau Pinang”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Se-lâm Penang Tó Koān”
  • Persian: “ناحیه جنوب غربی جزیره پنانگ”
  • Tamil: “தென்மேற்கு பினாங்கு தீவு மாவட்டம்”
  • Vietnamese: “Huyện Tây Nam đảo Penang”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 八仙廟 and Half Pondok Upeh.

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