Official Name: | Juru |
Settlement Type: | Suburb of Seberang Perai |
Translit Lang1: | Others |
Translit Lang1 Type2: | Mandarin |
Translit Lang1 Info2: | 柔府 |
Translit Lang1 Type3: | Tamil |
Translit Lang1 Info3: | ஜூரு |
Pushpin Map: | Malaysia Penang Seberang Perai city centre |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Seberang Perai in Penang |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | City |
Subdivision Name2: | Seberang Perai |
Leader Title: | Local government |
Leader Name: | Seberang Perai City Council |
Timezone: | MST |
Utc Offset: | +8 |
Timezone Dst: | Not observed |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 14000 |
Area Code Type: | Area code(s) |
Area Code: | +6045 |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Central Seberang Perai |
Leader Title1: | Mayor of Seberang Perai |
Leader Name1: | Hj Baderul Amin Abdul Hamid |
Coordinates: | 5.3164°N 100.4417°W |
Demographics Type1: | Demographics |
Demographics1 Title1: | Ethnic groups |
Demographics1 Info1: | |
Population Total: | 37704 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 10.5 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Juru is a suburb of Seberang Perai in the Malaysian state of Penang. It is located southwest of Bukit Mertajam and south of Bukit Tengah. Juru is served by the North–South Expressway Northern Route and connects the town to Butterworth and Bayan Lepas, the latter being located on Penang Island.[2]
, Mukim 11, the subdivision that contains Juru, was home to a population of 37,704. Ethnic Chinese comprised nearly 45% of the population. Juru contained a substantial non-citizen community, which constituted close to 26% of the population. Malays formed another one-fifth of the suburb's population.