Perai

Perai
Perai
Suburb of Seberang Perai
Other transcription(s)
• Mandarin	北赖 (Simplified); 北賴 (Traditional); Běi lài (Pinyin)
• Hokkien	過江; Kuè-káng (Tâi-lô)
• Tamil	பிறை
• Thai	เปอไร; Poerai (RTGS)
	Taman Inderawasih and the vicinity residential high rise in Perai
	Perai Location within Seberang Perai in Penang
	Coordinates: 5°22′40.263″N 100°23′56.9898″E / 5.37785083°N 100.399163833°E
Country	Malaysia
State	Penang
City	Seberang Perai
District	Central Seberang Perai District
Government
• Local government	Seberang Perai City Council
• Mayor of Seberang Perai	Azhar Arshad
Area
• Total	5.2 km2 (2.0 sq mi)
Population (2020)
• Total	16,150
• Density	3,100/km2 (8,000/sq mi)
Demographics
• Ethnic groups	33.1% Chinese; 25.2% Bumiputera 24.8% Malay; 0.4% indigenous groups from Sabah and Sarawak; ; 25.3% Indian; 0.6% Other ethnicities; 15.8% Non-citizens;
Time zone	UTC+8 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	Not observed
Postal code	136xx to 137xx
Area code(s)	+6043

Perai is a suburb of Seberang Perai in the Malaysian state of Penang. It lies at the southern bank of the Perai River and borders Butterworth to the north.

The area now known as Perai was obtained by the British East India Company in 1800, with the Perai River serving as the boundary between the newly-acquired British territory and Kedah to the north.^[2]^[3]^[4] A nascent railway line was built between Perai and Perak in the 1890s, transforming Perai into a transit point for the export of tin.^[5]^[6] Perai became heavily industrialised in the late 20th century.^[7]^[8]

Today, Perai is home to an eponymous industrial zone, as well as the adjacent township of Seberang Jaya.^[7] The town is connected to Penang Island via the Penang Bridge and contains several facilities of the Port of Penang.^[9]

^ ^a ^b "MyCensus 2020: Mukim/Town/Pekan". Department of Statistics Malaysia. Putrajaya: 174–175. February 2024. ISBN 9789672537069.
^ "The Founding of Penang". www.sabrizain.org. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
^ "Bringing life back to the river that Perai is named after". 2017-07-21. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
^ "P 01. A brief history of Prai". butterworthguide.com.my. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
^ Lees, Lynn Hollen (2017). Planting Empire, Cultivating Subjects. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781107038400.
^ Singapore, National Library Board. "Railway in Singapore | Infopedia". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
^ ^a ^b Sue-Ching Jou, Hsin-Huang Michael Hsiao, Natacha Aveline-Dubach (2014). Globalization and New Intra-Urban Dynamics in Asian Cities. Taipei: National Taiwan University. ISBN 9789863500216.
^ "Penang's development still depends on the PDC". Penang Monthly. Archived from the original on 2021-01-22. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
^ "General Info". Port of Penang. Archived from the original on 2018-06-01. Retrieved 2018-03-22.

[mukimcensus-1] "MyCensus 2020: Mukim/Town/Pekan". Department of Statistics Malaysia. Putrajaya: 174–175. February 2024. ISBN 9789672537069.

[:303-2] "The Founding of Penang". www.sabrizain.org. Retrieved 2017-05-25.

[:0-3] "Bringing life back to the river that Perai is named after". 2017-07-21. Retrieved 2018-03-22.

[:1-4] "P 01. A brief history of Prai". butterworthguide.com.my. Retrieved 2018-03-22.

[:2-5] Lees, Lynn Hollen (2017). Planting Empire, Cultivating Subjects. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781107038400.

[:3-6] Singapore, National Library Board. "Railway in Singapore | Infopedia". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 2018-03-17.

[:26-7] Sue-Ching Jou, Hsin-Huang Michael Hsiao, Natacha Aveline-Dubach (2014). Globalization and New Intra-Urban Dynamics in Asian Cities. Taipei: National Taiwan University. ISBN 9789863500216.

[:4-8] "Penang's development still depends on the PDC". Penang Monthly. Archived from the original on 2021-01-22. Retrieved 2018-03-22.

[:6-9] "General Info". Port of Penang. Archived from the original on 2018-06-01. Retrieved 2018-03-22.

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