Butterworth (Malaysia)
Coordinates: 5 ° 25 ' N , 100 ° 24' E
Butterworth , also Bagan ( Malay : Pier, Mole) is a city in Malaysia and the capital of Seberang Perai , the mainland part of the Malaysian state of Penang .
Geography and location
Butterworth is the sister city of George Town , which is located directly on the island of Penang, and is an important transport hub and port for northern Malaysia. Butterworth is home to the ferry terminal that connects Penang Island with the mainland alongside the Penang Bridge . Butterworth has a junction of the Malaysian north-south highway and a station for the Malaysian state railway Keretapi Tanah Melayu . There is also a connection to the southern line of the Thai State Railway . The Eastern and Oriental Express luxury train , which connects Bangkok with Singapore , also stops here . Butterworth is connected to the air traffic via Penang Airport .
history
Butterworth was established in the mid-19th century as a mainland mooring across from George Town , the capital of Penang, after the British East India Company acquired the Wellesley Province from the Sultan of Kedah in 1798 . The newly established city was named after William John Butterworth , Governor of the Straits Settlements from 1843 to 1855 . Shortly thereafter, a railway line was set up to Taiping to ship the tin ore mined there to Butterworth.
Butterworth is now part of the Seberang Perai administrative unit . It is noticeable that the traditional name Butterworth does not appear officially, although Butterworth is the largest town of Seberang Perais .
Inhabitants and sights
Butterworth has a population of around 108,000, as in George Town the majority are English-speaking Malaysian Chinese and Indians.
Butterworth is home to the Malaysian Air Force air base , RMAF Base Butterworth . The Penang Bird Park , a landscaped park with over 300 species of birds from all over South East Asia is one of the attractions of Butterworth.
Individual evidence
- ^ British Governors of the Straits Settlement , accessed May 24, 2011
- ↑ Official website of Majlis Perbandaran Seberang Perai in Bahasa Malaysia.
- ^ Population of Butterworth, Malaysia . Mongabay. Archived from the original on May 6, 2010. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
Web links
- Official website of the Majlis Perbandaran Seberang Perai , the next higher administrative unit in Bahasa Malaysia