Teluk Kumbar: Difference between revisions

| official_name = Teluk Kumbar

| settlement_type = Suburb of [[George Town, Penang|George Town]]

| translit_lang1 = Other

| translit_lang1_type2 = [[Malaysian Mandarin|Mandarin]]

| translit_lang1_info2 = {{lang|zh-hant|公巴}}<br>''Gōng bā'' {{font|size=70%|([[Pinyin]])}}

| translit_lang1_type3 = [[Penang Hokkien|Hokkien]]

| translit_lang1_info3 = ''Kong-pa'' {{font|size=70%|([[Penang Hokkien#Phonology|Tâi-lô]])}}

| image_skyline = Teluk Kumbar, Penang.jpg

| imagesize = 250px

| image_caption =

| pushpin_map = Malaysia Penang George Town city centre

| pushpin_map_caption = Location within {{Legend inline|#fefee9|outline=silver}} '''[[George Town, Penang|George Town]]''' in {{Legend inline|#f7e2ba|outline=black}} '''[[Penang]]'''

| coordinates = {{coord|5|17|12|N|100|13|46|E|region:MY|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|Malaysia}}

| subdivision_type1 = [[States and federal territories of Malaysia|State]]

| subdivision_type2 = [[Listof cities in Malaysia|City]]

| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Penang}}

| subdivision_name2 = [[File:Seal of George Town.svg|20px]] [[George Town, Penang|George Town]]

| established_title =

| established_date =

| leader_title = [[Local government in Malaysia|Local government]]

| leader_name = [[Penang Island City Council]]

| leader_title1 = [[Mayor of Penang Island]]

| leader_name1 = Rajendran P. Anthony

| population_total = 21481

| population_as_of = 2020

| population_footnotes = <ref name="mukimcensus">{{Cite journal |date=February 2024 |title=MyCensus 2020: Mukim/Town/Pekan |journal=[[Department of Statistics Malaysia]] |location=[[Putrajaya]] |pages=174–175 |isbn=9789672537069}}</ref>

| postal_code_type = [[List of postal codes in Malaysia|Postal code]]

| postal_code = 11920

| website = {{URL|mbpp.gov.my}}

| leader_title2 = [[Bayan Lepas (state constituency)|Bayan Lepas State Assemblyman]]

| leader_name2 = [[Azrul Mahathir Aziz]] ([[National Trust Party (Malaysia)|Amanah]])

| leader_title3 = [[Balik Pulau (federal constituency)|Balik Pulau Member of Parliament]]

| leader_name3 = [[Muhammad Bakhtiar Wan Chik]] ([[People's Justice Party (Malaysia)|PKR]])

| timezone = [[Malaysian Standard Time|MST]]

| utc_offset = +8

| timezone_DST = Not observed

| demographics_type1 = Demographics

| demographics1_footnotes = <ref name="mukimcensus" />

| demographics1_title1 = Ethnic groups

| demographics1_info1 = {{tree list}}

* 68.2% [[Bumiputera (Malaysia)|Bumiputera]]

** 67.7% [[Malaysian Malays|Malay]]

** 0.5% indigenous groups from [[Sabah]] and [[Sarawak]]

* 21.8% [[Penangite Chinese|Chinese]]

* 5.0% [[Malaysians of Indian descent in Penang|Indian]]

* 0.5% Other ethnicities

* 4.5% Non-citizens

{{tree list/end}}

| area_total_km2 = 6.8

| population_density_km2 = auto

'''Teluk Kumbar''' is a suburb of [[George Town, Penang|George Town]] in the [[States and federal territories of Malaysia|Malaysian state]] of [[Penang]].<ref name="island">{{Cite news|url=http://www.buletinmutiara.com/download/2015/BuletinMutiaraMay12015-BM.pdf|title=George Town meliputi 'pulau', jelas Datuk Bandar|date=1 May 2015|work=Buletin Mutiara}}</ref> It is located about {{Convert|17.8|km|abbr=on}} south of the [[Central George Town, Penang|city centre]], at the southern coast of [[Penang Island]] between [[Bayan Lepas]] to the east and [[Gertak Sanggul]] to the west.

Teluk Kumbar in [[Malay language|Malay]] literally means 'kumbar bay', a reference to the [[Salak|salak trees]] (''Salacca zalacca''; Malay: ''kumbar'') that grew within the area.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://cis.penanglib.gov.my/index.php/daerah/daerah-barat-daya/42-teluk-kumbar|title=Teluk Kumbar|last=Raudhah|website=cis.penanglib.gov.my|language=ms-my|access-date=2018-02-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=CRC World Dictionary of Palms: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology|last=Quattrocchi|first=Umberto|publisher=CRC Press|year=2017|isbn=9781351651493}}</ref>

[[File:Cmglee Penang Teluk Kumbar aerial.jpg|thumb|250px|Aerial view of Teluk Kumbar from the southeast|left]]According to historians in [[Universiti Sains Malaysia]], Teluk Kumbar was founded by two [[Malays (ethnic group)|Malay]] pioneers - Nakhoda Seedin from [[Deli Serdang Regency|Deli]] and Panglima Long from [[Kingdom of Setul Mambang Segara|Setul]] - sometime in the late 18th century.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Early History of Penang|last=Haji Salleh|first=Muhammad|publisher=[[University of Science, Malaysia|Universiti Sains Malaysia]]|year=2015|isbn=9789838616577|location=[[Penang]]}}</ref> The agricultural town was one of the handful of autonomous [[Malays (ethnic group)|Malay]] settlements that were established at the south of [[Penang Island]] at the time.

{{Bar box|title=Ethnicities within Teluk Kumbar in 2020<ref name="mukimcensus" />|left1=Ethnicities / Nationality|right1=Percentage|float=left|bars={{Bar percent|[[Malaysian Malays|Malays]]|Green|67.7}}{{Bar percent|[[Bumiputera (Malaysia)|Other Bumiputeras]]|Teal|0.5}}{{Bar percent|[[Penangite Chinese|Chinese]]|Red|21.8}}{{Bar percent|[[Malaysians of Indian descent in Penang|Indians]]|Orange|5.0}} {{Bar percent|Others|DarkGray|0.5}}{{Bar percent|Non-Malaysians|Purple|4.5}}}}

{{As of|2020}}, Teluk Kumbar was home to a population of 21,481.<ref name="mukimcensus" /> [[Malaysian Malays|Malays]] constituted nearly 68% of the suburb's population, while [[Penangite Chinese|Chinese]] made up another two-fifths, followed by [[Malaysians of Indian descent in Penang|Indians]] at 5%.

[[Rapid Penang]] bus routes 308, 401 and 401E include stops within Teluk Kumbar.<ref>[http://www.rapidpg.com.my/journey-planner/route-maps/details/308.gif Route map] rapidpg.com.my</ref><ref>[http://www.rapidpg.com.my/journey-planner/route-maps/details/401.gif Route map] rapidpg.com.my</ref><ref>[http://www.rapidpg.com.my/journey-planner/route-maps/details/401e.gif Route map] rapidpg.com.my</ref> These routes connect the town with various destinations, including the [[Central George Town, Penang|city centre]], the [[Penang International Airport]], [[University of Science, Malaysia|Universiti Sains Malaysia]], [[Queensbay Mall]], [[Sungai Nibong]], [[Bayan Lepas]] and [[Balik Pulau]].

Teluk Kumbar is served by four [[primary school]]s, two [[Secondary school|high schools]] and an [[Madrasa|Islamic religious school]].

* SMK Telok Kumbar II<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://smktkdua.edu.my/v6/|title=Portal Rasmi SMK Teluk Kumbar 2 – Laman Web Rasmi SMK Teluk Kumbar 2|website=smktkdua.edu.my|language=en-US|access-date=2018-02-14}}</ref>

{{Reflist}}{{Geographic Location|North=[[Relau]]|West=[[Gertak Sanggul]]|Centre=Teluk Kumbar|East=[[Bayan Lepas]]|South=[[Strait of Malacca|Malacca Strait]]}}{{Penang}}

[[Category:Southwest Penang Island District]]