Sungai Jawi

Sungai Jawi
Sungai Jawi
Suburb of Seberang Perai and district capital
	Jawi Interchange
	Sungai Jawi Location within Seberang Perai in Penang
	Coordinates: 5°11′49″N 100°29′35″E / 5.19694°N 100.49306°E
Country	Malaysia
State	Penang
City	Seberang Perai
District	South Seberang Perai
Government
• Local government	Seberang Perai City Council
• Mayor of Seberang Perai	Hj Baderul Amin Abdul Hamid
Area
• Total	45.9 km2 (17.7 sq mi)
Population (2020)
• Total	19,586
• Density	430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Demographics
• Ethnic groups	44.3% Chinese; 29.5% Bumiputera 29.4% Malay; 0.1% indigenous groups from Sabah and Sarawak; ; 24.8% Indian; 0.3% Other ethnicities; 1.1% Non-citizens;
Time zone	UTC+8 (Malaysian Standard Time)
• Summer (DST)	Not observed
Postal code	142xx, 143xx
Area code(s)	+6045

Sungai Jawi, commonly known as Jawi, is a suburb of Seberang Perai in the Malaysian state of Penang. It also serves the seat of the Southern Seberang Perai District.

Geography

4km
2.5miles

Jawi
New Village

2

District
Land Office

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Map of Sungai Jawi.
Click link at the top right corner to zoom in.

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District Land Office

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Jawi New Village

Demographics

Ethnicities within Sungai Jawi in 2020^[1]
Ethnicities / Nationality			Percentage
Chinese			44.3%
Malays			29.4%
Other Bumiputeras			0.1%
Indians			24.8%
Others			0.3%
Non-Malaysians			1.1%

As of 2020^[update], Mukim 11, the subdivision that contains Sungai Jawi, was home to a population of 19,586. Chinese formed 44% of the population, followed by Malays at 29% and Indians at nearly 25%.^[1]