Batu Kawan 峇都交灣（is in Seberang Perai Selatan, the site for the third township to be planned in Penang, after Bayan Baru and Seberang Jaya. The masterplan for Batu Kawan covers 2887 acres. Prior to the impending development, the Batu Kawan area is a sleepy fishing hamlet most famous for its seafood. The village of Batu Kawan is located by the banks of Sungai Jawi. Food enthusiasts come all the way from Penang Island to enjoy the seafood of Batu Kawan and nearby Bukit Tambun.
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Batu Kawan New Stadium
In the year 2000, the new RM105mil sports stadium. Penang State Stadium or Stadium Negeri Pulau Pinang was completed in Batu Kawan.
2nd Penang Bridge
Batu Kawan is the site for the mainland end of the Second Penang Bridge. This particular development will certainly spearhead growth in this area, elevating the price of land and property. The RM2.8bil second Penang bridge would link up Batu Kawan on the mainland to Batu Maung on Penang island.
Ferry to Bukit Aman
One can take ferries from Batu Kawan to Pulau Aman(阿曼島). The jetty is located at a place called Bagan, just across from Batu Kawan.
從武吉淡汶峇眼碼頭乘船到阿曼島碼頭的餐廳
營業時間：10am─9pm
價格：5令吉（標準）3令吉（小）
聯絡電話：016-4955152
Batu Kawan Seafood
20-odd seafood restaurants are around Batu Kawan
1. Ah Ean's Seafood(阿燕海鲜)
Phone: 604-587 2616
2. Batu Kawan Seafood.
Address: 595 Batu Kawan, Simpang Ampat, 14100 S.P.S. Pulau Pinang.
Open: 3pm-11pm. Close: Wednesdays. Contact Person: Ms Chew Seok Ching .
3. Long House Seafood Restaurant
Jalan Batu Kawan, Bukit Tambun,
14110 Simpang Ampat, S.P.S. Penang,
Tel : 04-5880252
Mobile : 0124898864 / 0174898864
Please read food blog: http://j-travel.blogspot.com/2009/02/long-house-seafood-restaurant-batu.html
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Thursday, January 28, 2010
Bukit Tambun武吉淡汶
Bukit Tambun (武吉淡汶)
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Bukit Tambun (武吉淡汶)is a town located at the south of the mainland of Penang.
It is famous for its seafood restaurants, offering a variety of seafood delicacies at attractive prices. It is also located near to the Batu Kawan sports stadium.
Bukit Tambun is a riverine community in Seberang Perai Selatan. It is located along the banks of Sungai Jawi. So far, it exists as a fishing village populated mostly by Chinese. Because of its proximity to the sea, Bukit Tambun gets fresh seafood. As a result, a number of seafood restaurants have opened in this village, drawing customers from both Penang Stadium and Penang Island.
華人在威省開拓甘蔗園坵，應該早在1800年之前，當時都是小規模種植，這個小格局維持了至少20年，而開發地區也集中在中部武吉淡汶（Bukit Tambun）往南到峇都交灣島（Batu Kawan）一帶。（峇都交灣是個大島，當年威省沿海地帶深入內陸數里地都是紅樹林沼澤地，後來環抱該島三邊的河道淤淺以至填平，島接連陸地而失其特徵，今人只知當年同名村落發展出來的鄉鎮。）歐洲人要遲至1840年後才在威省種植甘蔗，而在這30多年裡，威省甘蔗業主要靠華人獨立經營，當地人口也隨園坵業和榨糖業的發展而增加，1820年華人總數只有325人，到1833年已激增至2千259人。
Bukit Tambun Toll Interchange & Plaza
Bukit Tambun Interchange is a major interchange of the North-South Expressway Southern Route in Malaysia. It is also a main route to Batu Kawan and Batu Kawan Sports Complex.
From KL/Ipoh, you will reach the interchange before the toll. Route 149 west to Batu Kawan, east to Simpang Empat.
Bukit Tambun Seafood(武吉淡汶海鮮)
The area called Bagan, Bukit Tambun is famous for seafood, it is not one restaurant, but many restaurants. It is situated in Bukit Tambun and easily assessable from the North-South Highway to Ipoh, a 30-minute drive from Penang Island to Ipoh. Upon reaching Bukit Tambun, you will go through a small road and reach the end of the road. This is where all the restaurants are, popular like Prawn village and Fish Village.
The seafood is cheap and fresh because the area is near the sea and river. The place will be crowded, especially on the weekends and holidays, with locals and foreigners alike. Do try the crabs, prawns, fish, oysters, and seashells.
But dun ask me which restaurant is the best,each has their specialty and restaurant environment and services, which may affect your taste bud.....it is your taste.
1. 蝦村海鮮樓(Prawn Village)
地址：672,Bagan Bukit Tambun,14100,Simpang Ampat,S.P.S.
聯絡電話：04-5880541 / 04-5872206
Served big
2. 佳乡海鲜蟹皇饭Cia Xiang Seafood Restaurant
营业时间：11.30am - 2.30pm、5pm - 10.30pm（周三休息）
电话：012 - 4345338 / 016 - 5041815
地址：1663, Jln Paboi, Pathau, Bkt Tambun, 14100 Simpang Empat, S.P.S, P.Pinang.
3. Restoran Makanan Laut Gee Seng
860, Bagan Bukit Tambun,
14100 Simpang Ampat,
Penang
Tel: 04-588 7200
GPS: 5.271221, 100.443385
- may have annoying flies as one food blogger commented; but preferred by some food blogers mainly being cheap or reasonable price.
( refer http://www.vkeong.com/2006/food-drink/seafood-bukit-tambun/, http://my.88db.com/Food-Beverage/Restaurant/ad-73654/)
4. Howkee seafood restaurant 045882736
5. 义成海鲜Yi Seng Seafood Restauran
6, Jin Mah Seafood Restaurant 金马海鲜饭店
7. Makanan Laut Jeti
8. Restoran Choon Hiang, Seafood
9. Mantis Shrimp Village Seafood Restaurant
10.Floating Seafood Paradise Restaurant
Jalan Batu Kawan 3, Bukit Tambun, Seberang Perai
Reservations: 04-588 3063
Getting there: Exit the North-South Expressway (E1) at the Bukit Tambun Interchange (Exit 158) and head in the direction of Bukit Tambun.
Tambun Biscuit淡汶饼
檳城淡汶饼：“淡汶饼”其实就是泉源早年驰名的豆沙饼。话说第二次世界大战前，泉源饼铺里的一名做饼师傅辞工回到家乡武吉淡汶，也做起豆沙饼买卖，因避免抄袭之嫌，他把豆沙饼的体积缩小，易名“淡汶饼”，“淡汶饼”小巧玲瓏，基本功夫做得好，结果名堂叫开了，老师傅也得改弦易辙，適应潮流；隨后各地“淡汶饼”家到处林立，而泉源饼铺的出品，始终是食客的首选。说“泉源淡汶饼，饼香飘千里”，因为买这间店淡汶饼的游客佔70%，除了新、马、泰游客，许多港、台外商更买回国馈赠亲友。
Khaw BOO AUN 许武安（1837— 1906
许武安（1837— 1906）字佑光，1837（道光十七年丁酉）诞生於槟城，祖籍广东潮州府潮安（旧名海阳）县宏安宰（横陇乡）。父佬合公，十九世纪初年从唐山过番到峇株卡旺（Batu Kawan 按，属成省）当劳工，由於他工作勤劳，不屈不挠，再加上天资聪慧，不久即升任为甘蔗园的工头。后来他成家立业，私自购买一片园地。不久，育二男一女，长郎武安、幼郎武科、独生女美玉。嗣栳合公到霹雳州吉辇（Krian）寻找新大地。他首先向政府申请一千英亩的森林地，然后以他本身对农业所具有的经验和知识，开发芭地，种植甘蔗和烟草。此项事业获得成功后，他便在高渊创设“高兴号”，经营大生意。这期间他得到武安的大力协助，而武安就在这种艰苦情况下获得有益的训练。1866年栳合公告老退休，移居武吉淡汶（Bukit Tambun），他在大街26，Main Street 建造大厝。几年后，他在武科陪同，回返中国，消渡残年。他在告老归乡前，把全部财产交给武安看管，同时留下一句话：“经商营业，务须诚实，贫富人家，一律善侍”。在槟期间，栳合公历任韩江家庙发起人兼首任领导人。
武安幼受英文教育。年弱冠（1857）继承父业，致力於糖产，设高发糖较於霹雳古楼牛拉（Gula），复办丰裕行於古楼，为北马实业界巨子。斯时垦植菸圃蔗园，面积竟达六千馀英亩，收容工人千馀名。曾辟丰和别墅於高渊（按：同治五年1866高兴港福德祠碑有“丰和店捐银贰拾贰员”，名列次旁；光绪八年1882高兴宫碑，亦有“丰和号喜题三佰三十元”名列榜首，是年许武安名列董事人榜首。惟二碑俱不见称呼为别墅）。当时各地糖厂，均聘用英人为经理，故自欧来马之英人，慕名而趋谒者，为数甚众。爰常与洋宾接，终日畅谈不辍，送往迎来，必携枪跨马而出，猎狩於园圃之间，作蔗芭之游，如獐独跳，不顾後群；如狮独行，宾至如归，声誉日隆。善骑射，每逢出巡业务不求伴侣，乐矣，生平喜莳佳蔬，种修竹，效古之名贤，寄兴於田野篱落之间。
精力充沛的武安照顾父亲的园地，业务蒸蒸日上，不久他自己在特朗斯吉连（Trans Krian）区购得两千英亩荒地，种植甘蔗和烟草。武安除了是霹雳州和成士利省的一个华人工业巨子以外，还在高渊创设一个侨生华人俱乐部，名叫“丰和”，他连续多年成为该俱乐部的主要人物。在官场中，他被视为义兴三合会中潮州帮的一个富有影响力的首领，其根据地在威士利省和霹雳州，依照他呈交海峡殖民地警察总长布伦克（C. B. Blinect）的《华人陈诉书》（Chinese Paper）中的自述，他是义兴堂的一个先生或秘书，在1872年发生的会党械斗中，曾经积极将供应品按期运到拿律去。根据温士德和魏金逊的记述，1873年2月到8月当拿律械斗蔓延到吉连河时，有一群流动的“歹徒”，飞扬著红底白边的旗帜，自称为 “许武安之人员”。毕麒麟（Pickering）向政府提呈的一份正式报告书中，亦指出许武安为一名具有影响力的领袖。
1886年10月 7日他被委任为霹雳州议会议员，由於他当时和甲必丹郑亚贵与甲必丹陈亚炎同为议员，故亦受封甲必丹名誉头衔，1890年3月，槟榔屿华人谘询局成立时，政府为了感激他的贡献，特别委任池为该局的创立委员，一直服务到1904年为止。1905年英国政府赐封他为槟榔屿太平局绅。不幸他享受这荣誉并不长久，几个月後（按：1906年1月8日），他在武吉淡汶地方父亲所建造的宅第中辞世长眠。为实现他生前的愿望，他的灵柩保留三年后，运往唐山深浦山杜鹊坟安葬。数年後，他的甘蔗园和烟草园亦变卖给欧人公司。
许武安不仅是韩江家庙的领导人，嗣被派到广汀公冢，充任十四大董理之一。1886年创建平章公馆时，他也是董事人之一。1882年1898 — 1900年协理嗣任总理至1891年。高渊高兴宫为首的十四董事人。
德配王夫人，继室罗大人。子文造、文育、文丰、文江、文荣、文汉、文平、文山、文海、均受英文教育，多服务槟城各地政府机关或从商。女七人。许文平（武安种植园管理人）也是峇株卡旺丰成种植园（槟）有眼公司董事。孙许国材（丰成种植园管理人）则负责照顾武吉淡汶许家宅第。
武安在高渊谐街（Hight Street）留下一座家族住宅，在这住宅附近有条武安巷，位在吉辇河畔，是一条短街，用以纪念这位伟大的先驱者。这条巷的所在地正是当年义兴党载满人马与供应品的船只秘密开往拿律作战的出发站。这也许是一种很有意义的偶合吧。
武安姐美玉适爪夷纪来发，育男德泰、德责、德攀、德高、德成、德龙，今已绿柳成荫，子孙满堂，为爪夷埠盛族矣！
22-8-2003 12:39 AM
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Bukit Tambun (武吉淡汶)is a town located at the south of the mainland of Penang.
It is famous for its seafood restaurants, offering a variety of seafood delicacies at attractive prices. It is also located near to the Batu Kawan sports stadium.
Bukit Tambun is a riverine community in Seberang Perai Selatan. It is located along the banks of Sungai Jawi. So far, it exists as a fishing village populated mostly by Chinese. Because of its proximity to the sea, Bukit Tambun gets fresh seafood. As a result, a number of seafood restaurants have opened in this village, drawing customers from both Penang Stadium and Penang Island.
華人在威省開拓甘蔗園坵，應該早在1800年之前，當時都是小規模種植，這個小格局維持了至少20年，而開發地區也集中在中部武吉淡汶（Bukit Tambun）往南到峇都交灣島（Batu Kawan）一帶。（峇都交灣是個大島，當年威省沿海地帶深入內陸數里地都是紅樹林沼澤地，後來環抱該島三邊的河道淤淺以至填平，島接連陸地而失其特徵，今人只知當年同名村落發展出來的鄉鎮。）歐洲人要遲至1840年後才在威省種植甘蔗，而在這30多年裡，威省甘蔗業主要靠華人獨立經營，當地人口也隨園坵業和榨糖業的發展而增加，1820年華人總數只有325人，到1833年已激增至2千259人。
Bukit Tambun Toll Interchange & Plaza
Bukit Tambun Interchange is a major interchange of the North-South Expressway Southern Route in Malaysia. It is also a main route to Batu Kawan and Batu Kawan Sports Complex.
From KL/Ipoh, you will reach the interchange before the toll. Route 149 west to Batu Kawan, east to Simpang Empat.
Bukit Tambun Seafood(武吉淡汶海鮮)
The area called Bagan, Bukit Tambun is famous for seafood, it is not one restaurant, but many restaurants. It is situated in Bukit Tambun and easily assessable from the North-South Highway to Ipoh, a 30-minute drive from Penang Island to Ipoh. Upon reaching Bukit Tambun, you will go through a small road and reach the end of the road. This is where all the restaurants are, popular like Prawn village and Fish Village.
The seafood is cheap and fresh because the area is near the sea and river. The place will be crowded, especially on the weekends and holidays, with locals and foreigners alike. Do try the crabs, prawns, fish, oysters, and seashells.
But dun ask me which restaurant is the best,each has their specialty and restaurant environment and services, which may affect your taste bud.....it is your taste.
1. 蝦村海鮮樓(Prawn Village)
地址：672,Bagan Bukit Tambun,14100,Simpang Ampat,S.P.S.
聯絡電話：04-5880541 / 04-5872206
Served big
2. 佳乡海鲜蟹皇饭Cia Xiang Seafood Restaurant
营业时间：11.30am - 2.30pm、5pm - 10.30pm（周三休息）
电话：012 - 4345338 / 016 - 5041815
地址：1663, Jln Paboi, Pathau, Bkt Tambun, 14100 Simpang Empat, S.P.S, P.Pinang.
3. Restoran Makanan Laut Gee Seng
860, Bagan Bukit Tambun,
14100 Simpang Ampat,
Penang
Tel: 04-588 7200
GPS: 5.271221, 100.443385
- may have annoying flies as one food blogger commented; but preferred by some food blogers mainly being cheap or reasonable price.
( refer http://www.vkeong.com/2006/food-drink/seafood-bukit-tambun/, http://my.88db.com/Food-Beverage/Restaurant/ad-73654/)
4. Howkee seafood restaurant 045882736
5. 义成海鲜Yi Seng Seafood Restauran
6, Jin Mah Seafood Restaurant 金马海鲜饭店
7. Makanan Laut Jeti
8. Restoran Choon Hiang, Seafood
9. Mantis Shrimp Village Seafood Restaurant
10.Floating Seafood Paradise Restaurant
Jalan Batu Kawan 3, Bukit Tambun, Seberang Perai
Reservations: 04-588 3063
Getting there: Exit the North-South Expressway (E1) at the Bukit Tambun Interchange (Exit 158) and head in the direction of Bukit Tambun.
Tambun Biscuit淡汶饼
檳城淡汶饼：“淡汶饼”其实就是泉源早年驰名的豆沙饼。话说第二次世界大战前，泉源饼铺里的一名做饼师傅辞工回到家乡武吉淡汶，也做起豆沙饼买卖，因避免抄袭之嫌，他把豆沙饼的体积缩小，易名“淡汶饼”，“淡汶饼”小巧玲瓏，基本功夫做得好，结果名堂叫开了，老师傅也得改弦易辙，適应潮流；隨后各地“淡汶饼”家到处林立，而泉源饼铺的出品，始终是食客的首选。说“泉源淡汶饼，饼香飘千里”，因为买这间店淡汶饼的游客佔70%，除了新、马、泰游客，许多港、台外商更买回国馈赠亲友。
Khaw BOO AUN 许武安（1837— 1906
许武安（1837— 1906）字佑光，1837（道光十七年丁酉）诞生於槟城，祖籍广东潮州府潮安（旧名海阳）县宏安宰（横陇乡）。父佬合公，十九世纪初年从唐山过番到峇株卡旺（Batu Kawan 按，属成省）当劳工，由於他工作勤劳，不屈不挠，再加上天资聪慧，不久即升任为甘蔗园的工头。后来他成家立业，私自购买一片园地。不久，育二男一女，长郎武安、幼郎武科、独生女美玉。嗣栳合公到霹雳州吉辇（Krian）寻找新大地。他首先向政府申请一千英亩的森林地，然后以他本身对农业所具有的经验和知识，开发芭地，种植甘蔗和烟草。此项事业获得成功后，他便在高渊创设“高兴号”，经营大生意。这期间他得到武安的大力协助，而武安就在这种艰苦情况下获得有益的训练。1866年栳合公告老退休，移居武吉淡汶（Bukit Tambun），他在大街26，Main Street 建造大厝。几年后，他在武科陪同，回返中国，消渡残年。他在告老归乡前，把全部财产交给武安看管，同时留下一句话：“经商营业，务须诚实，贫富人家，一律善侍”。在槟期间，栳合公历任韩江家庙发起人兼首任领导人。
武安幼受英文教育。年弱冠（1857）继承父业，致力於糖产，设高发糖较於霹雳古楼牛拉（Gula），复办丰裕行於古楼，为北马实业界巨子。斯时垦植菸圃蔗园，面积竟达六千馀英亩，收容工人千馀名。曾辟丰和别墅於高渊（按：同治五年1866高兴港福德祠碑有“丰和店捐银贰拾贰员”，名列次旁；光绪八年1882高兴宫碑，亦有“丰和号喜题三佰三十元”名列榜首，是年许武安名列董事人榜首。惟二碑俱不见称呼为别墅）。当时各地糖厂，均聘用英人为经理，故自欧来马之英人，慕名而趋谒者，为数甚众。爰常与洋宾接，终日畅谈不辍，送往迎来，必携枪跨马而出，猎狩於园圃之间，作蔗芭之游，如獐独跳，不顾後群；如狮独行，宾至如归，声誉日隆。善骑射，每逢出巡业务不求伴侣，乐矣，生平喜莳佳蔬，种修竹，效古之名贤，寄兴於田野篱落之间。
精力充沛的武安照顾父亲的园地，业务蒸蒸日上，不久他自己在特朗斯吉连（Trans Krian）区购得两千英亩荒地，种植甘蔗和烟草。武安除了是霹雳州和成士利省的一个华人工业巨子以外，还在高渊创设一个侨生华人俱乐部，名叫“丰和”，他连续多年成为该俱乐部的主要人物。在官场中，他被视为义兴三合会中潮州帮的一个富有影响力的首领，其根据地在威士利省和霹雳州，依照他呈交海峡殖民地警察总长布伦克（C. B. Blinect）的《华人陈诉书》（Chinese Paper）中的自述，他是义兴堂的一个先生或秘书，在1872年发生的会党械斗中，曾经积极将供应品按期运到拿律去。根据温士德和魏金逊的记述，1873年2月到8月当拿律械斗蔓延到吉连河时，有一群流动的“歹徒”，飞扬著红底白边的旗帜，自称为 “许武安之人员”。毕麒麟（Pickering）向政府提呈的一份正式报告书中，亦指出许武安为一名具有影响力的领袖。
1886年10月 7日他被委任为霹雳州议会议员，由於他当时和甲必丹郑亚贵与甲必丹陈亚炎同为议员，故亦受封甲必丹名誉头衔，1890年3月，槟榔屿华人谘询局成立时，政府为了感激他的贡献，特别委任池为该局的创立委员，一直服务到1904年为止。1905年英国政府赐封他为槟榔屿太平局绅。不幸他享受这荣誉并不长久，几个月後（按：1906年1月8日），他在武吉淡汶地方父亲所建造的宅第中辞世长眠。为实现他生前的愿望，他的灵柩保留三年后，运往唐山深浦山杜鹊坟安葬。数年後，他的甘蔗园和烟草园亦变卖给欧人公司。
许武安不仅是韩江家庙的领导人，嗣被派到广汀公冢，充任十四大董理之一。1886年创建平章公馆时，他也是董事人之一。1882年1898 — 1900年协理嗣任总理至1891年。高渊高兴宫为首的十四董事人。
德配王夫人，继室罗大人。子文造、文育、文丰、文江、文荣、文汉、文平、文山、文海、均受英文教育，多服务槟城各地政府机关或从商。女七人。许文平（武安种植园管理人）也是峇株卡旺丰成种植园（槟）有眼公司董事。孙许国材（丰成种植园管理人）则负责照顾武吉淡汶许家宅第。
武安在高渊谐街（Hight Street）留下一座家族住宅，在这住宅附近有条武安巷，位在吉辇河畔，是一条短街，用以纪念这位伟大的先驱者。这条巷的所在地正是当年义兴党载满人马与供应品的船只秘密开往拿律作战的出发站。这也许是一种很有意义的偶合吧。
武安姐美玉适爪夷纪来发，育男德泰、德责、德攀、德高、德成、德龙，今已绿柳成荫，子孙满堂，为爪夷埠盛族矣！
22-8-2003 12:39 AM
Nibong Tebal (高淵)
Nibong Tebal Town(高淵)
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Nibong Tebal (高淵) is a town under parliamentary constituency P047. It is situated in Seberang Perai on the mainland side of Penang, Malaysia, bordered by Parit Buntar in Perak and Bandar Baharu in Kedah. When you pass the town, you will cross the Krian River, crossing the Railway bridge, and it is the sign that you are going to reach Perak soon, Penang is soon to be over.
The majority population in Nibong Tebal are Chinese.The majority of Chinese who stay here speak Teow Chew (潮州话) instead of the Hokkien (福建话) which is commonly used on Penang island.
The Engineering campus of Universiti Sains Malaysia and APITI (Arumugam Pillai Industrial Training Institute) are located at Nibong Tebal. The oldest school in Nibong Tebal is Methodist Primary & Secondary School.
Nibong Tebal Food
1. Cheang Kee(璋记饭店), a Chinese restaurant specializing in old school Teochew cuisine. It was formerly an ordinary teochew porridge shop, but has developed into a popular restaurant within 30-40 years' time.The most popular is the crab porridge(螃蟹粥). the other specialty is boiled octopus (白灼八爪鱼）, seafood porridge(海鲜粥)，served with the home made chilli sauce(特制的酱)。Tt was reported that there are 2 restaurants, one at the main road,the other at Bukit Panchor shophouse, corner lot and same row with EON Bank and EPF office, but both are operated by the same boss. The serving is however slow due to the restaurants re well patronized. The other problem is there is no bills for your food, it may wrongly billed, please check before you pay.... it is not cheap lah.
Law Chang Kee Restoran (璋记饭店)
113,Jalan Atas,14300 Nibong Tebal,Seberang Perai Selatan,Pulau Pinang.
Tel:04-593 1728
Opening hours:11.30-2.30pm & 5.30-9.30pm (closed on every Tuesday)
2. There is another restaurant, which is famous for its Sg Acheh fresh prawn;curry prawn;
Lim Aik Chew
436 Tanjong Berembang
14310 Nibong Tebal
Seberang Perai
Tel: 04 5932957
016 5904912 (Mr Lim)
Specialty: Prawn Dried Curry, and other dishes related to prawn
For direction,please read food blog http://www.what2seeonline.com/2009/01/curry-prawn-nibong-tebal-penang/, or more pictures at food blog http://www.foodpoi.com/2009/09/lim-aik-chew-nibong-tebal-sungai-acheh-best-fresh-water-prawn/
If you cannot wait for Chang Kee,you can try this shop;
3. Nibong Tebal Seafood Porridge
967, Jalan Baru,
14300, Nibong Tebal, Seberang Perai Selatan,
Tel: 012-457 2973, 012-531 2265
Closed on Wednesdays
(Please refer to food blog http://www.penangtuapui.com/2009/03/nibong-tebal-seafood-porridge/ )
There is another restaurant, “奇香”, same row with Chang Kee is famous for 薄荷虾
Nibong Tebal Biscuit
泉源饼铺 -Chuan Quan
80-81, Jln Pangkalan Rawa,Nibong Tebal(威省高渊横街门牌80-81号)
Tel: 04-5931391
Opening hours(营业时间) : 9a.m. to 7p.m.(上午9时至下午7时)
Specialty: 贡糖、鸭颈, Biscuit Tambun(淡汶饼)
Nibong Tebal Firefly
Nibong Tebal is also famous for the firefly高渊营火虫, please visit http://amazingnibongtebal.blogspot.com/
Fishing village/ports to visit
SUNGAI UDANG (高渊港口, 港口)
Kaktao(角头) http://www.kaktao.com/gb/archiver/?fid-28312.html
Famous Personality
Nibong Tebal's most famous son is Tan Sri Datuk Professor Ir. Chin Fung Kee, a well known authority in geotechnical engineering and He was the former acting Vice Chancellor of the University of Malaya. He was the man who designed the Penang Bridge. Sadly he died from cancer a year before the bridge was opened to traffic.
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Nibong Tebal (高淵) is a town under parliamentary constituency P047. It is situated in Seberang Perai on the mainland side of Penang, Malaysia, bordered by Parit Buntar in Perak and Bandar Baharu in Kedah. When you pass the town, you will cross the Krian River, crossing the Railway bridge, and it is the sign that you are going to reach Perak soon, Penang is soon to be over.
The majority population in Nibong Tebal are Chinese.The majority of Chinese who stay here speak Teow Chew (潮州话) instead of the Hokkien (福建话) which is commonly used on Penang island.
The Engineering campus of Universiti Sains Malaysia and APITI (Arumugam Pillai Industrial Training Institute) are located at Nibong Tebal. The oldest school in Nibong Tebal is Methodist Primary & Secondary School.
Nibong Tebal Food
1. Cheang Kee(璋记饭店), a Chinese restaurant specializing in old school Teochew cuisine. It was formerly an ordinary teochew porridge shop, but has developed into a popular restaurant within 30-40 years' time.The most popular is the crab porridge(螃蟹粥). the other specialty is boiled octopus (白灼八爪鱼）, seafood porridge(海鲜粥)，served with the home made chilli sauce(特制的酱)。Tt was reported that there are 2 restaurants, one at the main road,the other at Bukit Panchor shophouse, corner lot and same row with EON Bank and EPF office, but both are operated by the same boss. The serving is however slow due to the restaurants re well patronized. The other problem is there is no bills for your food, it may wrongly billed, please check before you pay.... it is not cheap lah.
Law Chang Kee Restoran (璋记饭店)
113,Jalan Atas,14300 Nibong Tebal,Seberang Perai Selatan,Pulau Pinang.
Tel:04-593 1728
Opening hours:11.30-2.30pm & 5.30-9.30pm (closed on every Tuesday)
2. There is another restaurant, which is famous for its Sg Acheh fresh prawn;curry prawn;
Lim Aik Chew
436 Tanjong Berembang
14310 Nibong Tebal
Seberang Perai
Tel: 04 5932957
016 5904912 (Mr Lim)
Specialty: Prawn Dried Curry, and other dishes related to prawn
For direction,please read food blog http://www.what2seeonline.com/2009/01/curry-prawn-nibong-tebal-penang/, or more pictures at food blog http://www.foodpoi.com/2009/09/lim-aik-chew-nibong-tebal-sungai-acheh-best-fresh-water-prawn/
If you cannot wait for Chang Kee,you can try this shop;
3. Nibong Tebal Seafood Porridge
967, Jalan Baru,
14300, Nibong Tebal, Seberang Perai Selatan,
Tel: 012-457 2973, 012-531 2265
Closed on Wednesdays
(Please refer to food blog http://www.penangtuapui.com/2009/03/nibong-tebal-seafood-porridge/ )
There is another restaurant, “奇香”, same row with Chang Kee is famous for 薄荷虾
Nibong Tebal Biscuit
泉源饼铺 -Chuan Quan
80-81, Jln Pangkalan Rawa,Nibong Tebal(威省高渊横街门牌80-81号)
Tel: 04-5931391
Opening hours(营业时间) : 9a.m. to 7p.m.(上午9时至下午7时)
Specialty: 贡糖、鸭颈, Biscuit Tambun(淡汶饼)
Nibong Tebal Firefly
Nibong Tebal is also famous for the firefly高渊营火虫, please visit http://amazingnibongtebal.blogspot.com/
Fishing village/ports to visit
SUNGAI UDANG (高渊港口, 港口)
Kaktao(角头) http://www.kaktao.com/gb/archiver/?fid-28312.html
Famous Personality
Nibong Tebal's most famous son is Tan Sri Datuk Professor Ir. Chin Fung Kee, a well known authority in geotechnical engineering and He was the former acting Vice Chancellor of the University of Malaya. He was the man who designed the Penang Bridge. Sadly he died from cancer a year before the bridge was opened to traffic.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Province Wellesley(Seberang Perai)威省
Province Wellesley(Seberang Perai)威尔斯利省/威斯利省,short form PW(威省).
Province Wellesley (also known as Seberang Perai in Malay): a narrow hinterland of 753 square kilometres on the Malaya peninsula across a narrow channel whose smallest width is 4 km (2.5 miles). It is bordered by Kedah in the north (demarcated by the Muda River) and east, and Perak in the south and has an estimated population of 833,000.
The body of water between Penang Island and Province Wellesley is the North Channel to the north of Georgetown and the South Channel to the south of George Town.
Seberang Perai, together with Penang Island, it formed the State of Pulau Pinang(Penang). The Seberang Perai is connected to Penang Island by 13.5km Penang Bridge.
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Majlis Perbandaran Seberang Perai (MPPP)
The local authority in Seberang Perai is the Majlis Perbandaran Seberang Perai (MPSP) or Municipal Council of Province Wellesley, while the Majlis Perbandaran Pulau Pinang (MPPP) or Municipal Council of Penang Island is the local authority for Penang island.
Seberang Perai is also divided into three administrative districts:
(1)North Seberang Perai(Daerah Seberang Perai Utara)
(2)Central Seberang Perai(Daerah Seberang Perai Tengah)
(3)South Seberang Perai(Daerah Seberang Perai Selatan)
Each district is headed by a district officer.
Each district has its own District and Land Office which deals with land matters and other matters not dealt with the Municipal Council of Province Wellesley. The municipal council is one of the few local councils in Malaysia which governs more than one districts.
History of MPSP
It was originally part of the state of Kedah. It was ceded to the British East India Company by the Sultan of Kedah in 1798, and has been part of the settlement and state of Penang ever since. Sultan Abdullah, had no choice but to cede the strip of land to the British, as he had just lost a war with the British, in trying to get Penang Island back from Francis Light. By the time Province Wellesley was ceded, Francis Light had passed away (in 1794), and the negotiation was carried out by Sir George Leith, the then Lieutenant-Governor ofPenang. The British wanted this strip of land to create a buffer zone to protect Penang.
The province was originally named after Richard Wellesley(1760-1842), 1st Marquess Wellesley, Governor of Madras and Governor-General of Bengal (1798-1805). Later on it was renamed Seberang Prai, derived from the name of Perai(historically called Prye by English)
During the industrilization in the seventies; light industry was located at Bayan Baru, and heavy industry was at Perai.
1800 - it was administrated from Penang Island as British colony. Mainly swampy jungle, with population only 5,000 people. Covering an area of 489.3 sq. km.
1850 - Exploration commenced, Seberang Perai changed its look from being a forest to an agricultural land.
1867 - The boundary with Kedah was rectified by treaty with Siam in 1867. It was administered by a district officer, with some assistants, answering to the resident councillor of Penang. The country consists, for the most part, of fertile plain, thickly populated by Malays, and occupied in some parts by sugar-planters and others engaged in similar agricultural industries and employing Chinese and Tamil labor. About a tenth of the whole area was covered by low hills with thick jungle. Large quantities of rice are grown by the Malay inhabitants, and between October and February there is excellent snipe-shooting to be had in the paddy-fields.
1874 - After the signing of the Pangkor Agreement in 1874, the area of Province Wellesley was increased to 740.12 sq. km. Population had by then increased due to the opening of the new townships of Butterworth and Bukit Mertajam. The areal coverage of Seberang Perai currently stands at 738.41 sq. km. The reduction in area is due to changes in the alignment of Sungai Muda (Muda River) which demarcates the border between Kedah and Penang.
1896 - The first Municipal Ordinance was introduced to ensure the smooth administration of local authorities in Penang.
1913- New Ordinance was released, the state government established Rural Board at Province Welesley. Butterworth Municipal Council and Rural Municipal Council for North, Centre and South were estanlished.
1952 - Two Local Authorities and three Rural Authorities were established.
1961 - The three Rural Authorities were merged to become the District Authority.
1974 - Local Government Act(Peruntukan-Peruntukan Sementara) 1973 was taken into effect in Penang. On 1st of July 1974, all three North County Council, Centre County Council and South County Council, Seberang Perai were unitised and known as a Local Authorithy Managing Body, Seberang Perai.
1976 - Local Government Act 1976 took into effect on 15-12-1976. Local Authorithy Managing Body of Seberang Perai is now known as Majlis Perbandaran Seberang Perai(Seberang Perai Municipal Council)or MPSP and obtained the State Municipal standard.
Today, MPSP administers three main Districts with 54 localities.
Note:
Richard Colley Wesley, later Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley KG, PC, PC (Ire) (20 June 1760 – 26 September 1842), styled Viscount Wellesley from birth until 1781, was an Irish politician and colonial administrator. He was the eldest son of Garret Wesley, 1st Earl of Mornington, an Irish peer, and brother of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. He first made his name as Governor-General of India between 1798 and 1805 and later served as Foreign Secretary in the British cabinet(1809-1812) and as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland(1821-1828 & 1833-1834).
He was born at Dangan Castle, Ireland, on June 20, 1760, was the eldest of six sons of Viscount Wellesley.
Towns in Seberang Perai
The chief town is Butterworth.
(1)North Seberang Perai(Daerah Seberang Perai Utara)- district administration capital at Bertam, Kepala Batas. Main towns are Kepala Batas,Bagan Ajam,Permatang Pauh, Permatang Tinggi, Raja Uda, Butterworth,Mak Mandin, Bagan Luar, Bagan Dalam, Bagan Jemal
(2)Central Seberang Perai(Daerah Seberang Perai Tengah)- district administration at Bandar Perda, Bukit Mertajam. The main towns are Juru, Alma,Seberang Jaya,Batu Kawan, Bukit Minyak
(3)South Seberang Perai(Daerah Seberang Perai Selatan)- The district capital is Sungei Jawi.main towns are Nibong Tebal, Sungei Jawi, Sungei Bakap, Bukit Tambun, Simpang Empat. There are 16 mukims.
Towns
Alma - Bagan Ajam - Bagan Luar - Batu Kawan - Bukit Mertajam - Bukit Minyak - Butterworth - Jawi - Juru - Kepala Batas - Mak Mandin - Nibong Tebal - Permatang Pauh - Perai - Raja Uda - Seberang Jaya - Simpang Ampat - Sungai Bakap - Bukit Tambun - Permatang Tinggi
Transport
Seberang Perai is connected to Penang island by the Penang Bridge and by ferry services. There is a Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM) train station and a container terminal at Butterworth. North South Highway pass through Seberang Perai.
Education Institutions
There are several higher learning institutions located in Seberang Perai but the most prominent are Engineering Faculty of Universiti Sains Malaysia(USM),located at Nibong Tebal; Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Penang branch and Politeknik Seberang Perai (PSP). Both are situated in the district of Permatang Pauh.
Shopping
* AEON Seberang Prai City is located at Bandar Perda. It is the latest and largest shopping centre in Seberang Prai. It opened on 22 August 2008.
* Sunway Carnival Mall is located at Seberang Jaya. It is the first shopping mall in Malaysia to have an IT information provider. It also houses a cinema and retail shops.
* Megamal is located at Prai and is one of the largest shopping arcades. It houses a hypermarket, cineplex, and many retail shops.
* Carrefour is a hypermarket for the locals located in Seberang Jaya.
* Giant Hypermarket is a major supermarket and retailer chain in Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia. It is located in the roadside of the Butterworth Outering Bridge and inside Sunway Carnival Mall.
* Tesco Extra Seberang Perai (formally known as Makro), it is one of the hypermarkets in Seberang Perai which is located in the area of the residence living quarter.
Auto City, Juru(柔府汽車城)
Auto City is located along the North-South highway at Juru. Started by the federal government in 2003, the area is a one-stop center for food, auto showroom and endless carnival. Also known as Highway Auto City, the center is reputed to be the first of its kind in Malaysia displaying a good and posh selection of auto vehicle, business & entertainment hub. Juru Auto-City is located after the Juru tol plaza (if from the south) or the Penang bridge.
History(In Chinese)
威利斯省（Province Wellesley）這塊原屬吉打蘇丹王國的土地，是於1798年割讓給英國東印度公司，歸併於檳榔嶼這個新殖民地，惟延至兩年後才正式簽字，1801年初檳城政府才派人接管。檳城這塊新領土的地界是以南北兩條河──慕達河（Sungei Muda）和吉輦河（Sungei Krian）為界線，地方幅員後來經過三次交涉而擴大，頭兩次是1831年和1867年，那是暹羅通過其南部藩屬國犯境引發衝突，兵敗後與英方重劃威省界線時割讓，最後一次是1874年海峽殖民地政府坐莊主持邦咯島和議，在吉輦河出海前一段曲折蜿蜒的河道南邊劃一橫直線，把原屬霹靂蘇丹王國的一塊地給了英國。（邦咯條約下馬來王公們各有得失，蘇丹阿都拉王位受英國承認，是個勝利者，對失地沒有反應，拉律邑主Ngah Ibrahim喪失獨立主權，采邑地望原包括吉輦，這地方版圖又失去一大角，才是啞子吃黃連。）
在鞏德（George Caunter）與吉打蘇丹談商的條約裡，有一條規定雙方有義務協助對方逮捕和遞解逃亡的罪犯和欠債人。當年馬來半島沿岸海盜橫行，北方的海盜多為拉農人（Lannuns）和武夷士人（Bugis），很多海盜背後有陸上王公撐腰，以人煙稀少的威省莽林為逋逃藪。至於欠債人，其實是債奴，馬來王室大公注重排場，扈從愈多愈體面光彩，其中泰半是這類實際生產力不高的債奴。（鞏德在George Leith蒞任總督前曾署理主政官職務年餘，Caunter Hall〔華文譯名關打賀〕這條路一端在霹靂路，三幾轉後與大英義學路相接，已故馬來名藝人P.Ramlee老家在此路中。）
當年威省北部的馬來人，多是在暹羅屢次犯境時逃難南遷定居下來，唯人數也不多，英國人開始治理時不過數百人而以，威南則不上不下，不上是霹靂馬來人不北移，接下來拉律發現錫礦苗後更沒理由北遷了。威北的馬來人不少是種稻米，威南也有若干稻田，檳島人口隨經濟發展而激增，糧食須靠威省供應，這是開埠伊始的安排；接管威省後，英國人更注意貿易物產的開發，特別是為了彌補檳島發展物產條件不足的缺憾。從大約1820年起，檳城華人開始大舉向威南種植業進軍，起初嘗試種植各種香料，後來甘蔗種植漸成氣候，檳城創業者和資本家從華南引入大批勞工，在嗣後的半世紀內，使威南成為半島首屈一指的甘蔗業中心。而威南的華人甘蔗園主和煉糖廠主大多數是潮州裔人。
潮州人在南洋種植甘蔗，馬來半島之外還有更輝煌的泰國和印尼，經驗卻可追溯到華南原鄉。潮州人的農藝水平素來極高，故有“營田如繡花”的美譽，而潮州水果之中最具經濟價值的，當數甘蔗，所以甘蔗種植面積最廣，地區內蔗田漫野，榨糖業也隨著興隆，遍地是糖寮，潮州糖運銷大江南北，成為中國名產之一。檳城的潮裔創業者從家鄉引入生產人力和經驗，在檳城政府的土地開放政策推動下放手拼搏，在一個特殊歷史時空裡創造了一個經濟高峰。
華人在威省開拓甘蔗園坵，應該早在1800年之前，當時都是小規模種植，這個小格局維持了至少20年，而開發地區也集中在中部武吉淡汶（Bukit Tambun）往南到峇都交灣島（Batu Kawan）一帶。（峇都交灣是個大島，當年威省沿海地帶深入內陸數里地都是紅樹林沼澤地，後來環抱該島三邊的河道淤淺以至填平，島接連陸地而失其特徵，今人只知當年同名村落發展出來的鄉鎮。）歐洲人要遲至1840年後才在威省種植甘蔗，而在這30多年裡，威省甘蔗業主要靠華人獨立經營，當地人口也隨園坵業和榨糖業的發展而增加，1820年華人總數只有325人，到1833年已激增至2千259人。
歐洲人涉足檳城甘蔗業是從煉糖開始，1830年島上阿依淡和瀑布區（今植物園）出現兩間榨糖寮，到1838年首個歐洲人經營的甘蔗園Otaheite Estate才在阿依淡盆地開業，兩年後威省才有最早的歐洲人甘蔗園。華人業者從拓荒時期開始就兼營榨糖業，惟在規模和生產技術上始終較歐洲人遜色，園坵業是人力集約的作業，而煉糖則是資金和技術集約的企業，甘蔗業二分法逐漸成型，華人和歐人在威省甘蔗業巔峰時期就形成各自的特色。
威南地勢平坦，沿海有數條河流灌入檳威海峽，土壤肥沃，有海產、蝙蝠糞便等天然肥料，雨量充足，河流之間水道縱橫，便利用船運輸物質，檳城海港近在咫尺，糖產可就近由此運往倫敦等市場，凡此種種利好條件都使威南甘蔗業發展神速。威北則揹著一個歷史包袱，當歐洲人挾巨資向半島園坵業進軍時，威北地區已經是處處稻田，這些馬來小農戶原是吉打蘇丹子民，多年之前為逃避戰亂南遷，吉打局勢安定後也有人想要出售田地回返老家，但面積小又分散，對園坵業者缺乏吸引力。
威南甘蔗園從1867年起就相繼面對勞工短缺問題，那年印度（東印度公司）政府將檳甲新3地移交英國外交部直接管治，印度社會對於被輸入馬來亞的印度契約勞工境遇表示不滿，印度方面禁止勞工輸出，1883年才解禁。接下來華人園坵也面對類似問題，1880年代清廷也頒令禁制“賣豬仔”活動。19世紀80年代世界農產品價格暴跌，蔗糖也不能免於遭受打擊，而就在這個時期，橡膠在馬來亞試種成功，海峽殖民地政府大力鼓勵種植橡膠，許多甘蔗園主見異思遷，棄甘蔗取橡膠，到20世紀初年，威南甘蔗園業已不復當年的蓬勃景象。
威南甘蔗園鼎盛時期，1890年代初若干年，華人和歐人種植的總面積達1萬5千650英畝，但已經分割而沒有種植的園坵面積也頗不小，在前此的投資熱潮之中，許多華人園主在1860年代已經成為霹靂蘇丹子民，擴展到吉輦河流域來。吉輦區於1880年只有8個甘蔗園，佔地8千379畝（不一定全有種植），到 1888年則有21個園坵，佔地高達1萬6千414畝；在那幾年裡，砵威（Port Weld）港口和半島第一段火車路開闢成功，拉律產錫區和吉輦之間又建好新的通路，也都是刺激吉輦甘蔗園坵業的有利因素。在威南和吉輦甘蔗園主之中，聲名最為顯赫者當推潮安人許武安，他是義興黨頭目，曾陪同甲必丹陳亞炎在邦咯和議（華人私會黨那一份）簽字，1886年受委霹靂州議會議員，同時受封甲必丹，1890年後又任檳榔嶼華人諮詢局委員；他的園坵除開承自父蔭的武吉淡汶大片產業之外，他本身開發的則在威南（跨吉輦園坵Trans-Krian Estate，佔2千畝，在1874年新划界歸入威省的地區）和吉輦（Sungei Bogak Estate，佔地2千800畝），這兩塊地各在巴里文打的北邊和南邊。許德發和張惠思都叫巴里文打為家鄉，這篇小文章就贈給他們。
星洲廣場‧作者：星洲日報／炎方叢脞．張景雲．10／10／2004
Province Wellesley (also known as Seberang Perai in Malay): a narrow hinterland of 753 square kilometres on the Malaya peninsula across a narrow channel whose smallest width is 4 km (2.5 miles). It is bordered by Kedah in the north (demarcated by the Muda River) and east, and Perak in the south and has an estimated population of 833,000.
The body of water between Penang Island and Province Wellesley is the North Channel to the north of Georgetown and the South Channel to the south of George Town.
Seberang Perai, together with Penang Island, it formed the State of Pulau Pinang(Penang). The Seberang Perai is connected to Penang Island by 13.5km Penang Bridge.
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Majlis Perbandaran Seberang Perai (MPPP)
The local authority in Seberang Perai is the Majlis Perbandaran Seberang Perai (MPSP) or Municipal Council of Province Wellesley, while the Majlis Perbandaran Pulau Pinang (MPPP) or Municipal Council of Penang Island is the local authority for Penang island.
Seberang Perai is also divided into three administrative districts:
(1)North Seberang Perai(Daerah Seberang Perai Utara)
(2)Central Seberang Perai(Daerah Seberang Perai Tengah)
(3)South Seberang Perai(Daerah Seberang Perai Selatan)
Each district is headed by a district officer.
Each district has its own District and Land Office which deals with land matters and other matters not dealt with the Municipal Council of Province Wellesley. The municipal council is one of the few local councils in Malaysia which governs more than one districts.
History of MPSP
It was originally part of the state of Kedah. It was ceded to the British East India Company by the Sultan of Kedah in 1798, and has been part of the settlement and state of Penang ever since. Sultan Abdullah, had no choice but to cede the strip of land to the British, as he had just lost a war with the British, in trying to get Penang Island back from Francis Light. By the time Province Wellesley was ceded, Francis Light had passed away (in 1794), and the negotiation was carried out by Sir George Leith, the then Lieutenant-Governor ofPenang. The British wanted this strip of land to create a buffer zone to protect Penang.
The province was originally named after Richard Wellesley(1760-1842), 1st Marquess Wellesley, Governor of Madras and Governor-General of Bengal (1798-1805). Later on it was renamed Seberang Prai, derived from the name of Perai(historically called Prye by English)
During the industrilization in the seventies; light industry was located at Bayan Baru, and heavy industry was at Perai.
1800 - it was administrated from Penang Island as British colony. Mainly swampy jungle, with population only 5,000 people. Covering an area of 489.3 sq. km.
1850 - Exploration commenced, Seberang Perai changed its look from being a forest to an agricultural land.
1867 - The boundary with Kedah was rectified by treaty with Siam in 1867. It was administered by a district officer, with some assistants, answering to the resident councillor of Penang. The country consists, for the most part, of fertile plain, thickly populated by Malays, and occupied in some parts by sugar-planters and others engaged in similar agricultural industries and employing Chinese and Tamil labor. About a tenth of the whole area was covered by low hills with thick jungle. Large quantities of rice are grown by the Malay inhabitants, and between October and February there is excellent snipe-shooting to be had in the paddy-fields.
1874 - After the signing of the Pangkor Agreement in 1874, the area of Province Wellesley was increased to 740.12 sq. km. Population had by then increased due to the opening of the new townships of Butterworth and Bukit Mertajam. The areal coverage of Seberang Perai currently stands at 738.41 sq. km. The reduction in area is due to changes in the alignment of Sungai Muda (Muda River) which demarcates the border between Kedah and Penang.
1896 - The first Municipal Ordinance was introduced to ensure the smooth administration of local authorities in Penang.
1913- New Ordinance was released, the state government established Rural Board at Province Welesley. Butterworth Municipal Council and Rural Municipal Council for North, Centre and South were estanlished.
1952 - Two Local Authorities and three Rural Authorities were established.
1961 - The three Rural Authorities were merged to become the District Authority.
1974 - Local Government Act(Peruntukan-Peruntukan Sementara) 1973 was taken into effect in Penang. On 1st of July 1974, all three North County Council, Centre County Council and South County Council, Seberang Perai were unitised and known as a Local Authorithy Managing Body, Seberang Perai.
1976 - Local Government Act 1976 took into effect on 15-12-1976. Local Authorithy Managing Body of Seberang Perai is now known as Majlis Perbandaran Seberang Perai(Seberang Perai Municipal Council)or MPSP and obtained the State Municipal standard.
Today, MPSP administers three main Districts with 54 localities.
Note:
Richard Colley Wesley, later Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley KG, PC, PC (Ire) (20 June 1760 – 26 September 1842), styled Viscount Wellesley from birth until 1781, was an Irish politician and colonial administrator. He was the eldest son of Garret Wesley, 1st Earl of Mornington, an Irish peer, and brother of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. He first made his name as Governor-General of India between 1798 and 1805 and later served as Foreign Secretary in the British cabinet(1809-1812) and as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland(1821-1828 & 1833-1834).
He was born at Dangan Castle, Ireland, on June 20, 1760, was the eldest of six sons of Viscount Wellesley.
Towns in Seberang Perai
The chief town is Butterworth.
(1)North Seberang Perai(Daerah Seberang Perai Utara)- district administration capital at Bertam, Kepala Batas. Main towns are Kepala Batas,Bagan Ajam,Permatang Pauh, Permatang Tinggi, Raja Uda, Butterworth,Mak Mandin, Bagan Luar, Bagan Dalam, Bagan Jemal
(2)Central Seberang Perai(Daerah Seberang Perai Tengah)- district administration at Bandar Perda, Bukit Mertajam. The main towns are Juru, Alma,Seberang Jaya,Batu Kawan, Bukit Minyak
(3)South Seberang Perai(Daerah Seberang Perai Selatan)- The district capital is Sungei Jawi.main towns are Nibong Tebal, Sungei Jawi, Sungei Bakap, Bukit Tambun, Simpang Empat. There are 16 mukims.
Towns
Alma - Bagan Ajam - Bagan Luar - Batu Kawan - Bukit Mertajam - Bukit Minyak - Butterworth - Jawi - Juru - Kepala Batas - Mak Mandin - Nibong Tebal - Permatang Pauh - Perai - Raja Uda - Seberang Jaya - Simpang Ampat - Sungai Bakap - Bukit Tambun - Permatang Tinggi
Transport
Seberang Perai is connected to Penang island by the Penang Bridge and by ferry services. There is a Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM) train station and a container terminal at Butterworth. North South Highway pass through Seberang Perai.
Education Institutions
There are several higher learning institutions located in Seberang Perai but the most prominent are Engineering Faculty of Universiti Sains Malaysia(USM),located at Nibong Tebal; Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Penang branch and Politeknik Seberang Perai (PSP). Both are situated in the district of Permatang Pauh.
Shopping
* AEON Seberang Prai City is located at Bandar Perda. It is the latest and largest shopping centre in Seberang Prai. It opened on 22 August 2008.
* Sunway Carnival Mall is located at Seberang Jaya. It is the first shopping mall in Malaysia to have an IT information provider. It also houses a cinema and retail shops.
* Megamal is located at Prai and is one of the largest shopping arcades. It houses a hypermarket, cineplex, and many retail shops.
* Carrefour is a hypermarket for the locals located in Seberang Jaya.
* Giant Hypermarket is a major supermarket and retailer chain in Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia. It is located in the roadside of the Butterworth Outering Bridge and inside Sunway Carnival Mall.
* Tesco Extra Seberang Perai (formally known as Makro), it is one of the hypermarkets in Seberang Perai which is located in the area of the residence living quarter.
Auto City, Juru(柔府汽車城)
Auto City is located along the North-South highway at Juru. Started by the federal government in 2003, the area is a one-stop center for food, auto showroom and endless carnival. Also known as Highway Auto City, the center is reputed to be the first of its kind in Malaysia displaying a good and posh selection of auto vehicle, business & entertainment hub. Juru Auto-City is located after the Juru tol plaza (if from the south) or the Penang bridge.
History(In Chinese)
威利斯省（Province Wellesley）這塊原屬吉打蘇丹王國的土地，是於1798年割讓給英國東印度公司，歸併於檳榔嶼這個新殖民地，惟延至兩年後才正式簽字，1801年初檳城政府才派人接管。檳城這塊新領土的地界是以南北兩條河──慕達河（Sungei Muda）和吉輦河（Sungei Krian）為界線，地方幅員後來經過三次交涉而擴大，頭兩次是1831年和1867年，那是暹羅通過其南部藩屬國犯境引發衝突，兵敗後與英方重劃威省界線時割讓，最後一次是1874年海峽殖民地政府坐莊主持邦咯島和議，在吉輦河出海前一段曲折蜿蜒的河道南邊劃一橫直線，把原屬霹靂蘇丹王國的一塊地給了英國。（邦咯條約下馬來王公們各有得失，蘇丹阿都拉王位受英國承認，是個勝利者，對失地沒有反應，拉律邑主Ngah Ibrahim喪失獨立主權，采邑地望原包括吉輦，這地方版圖又失去一大角，才是啞子吃黃連。）
在鞏德（George Caunter）與吉打蘇丹談商的條約裡，有一條規定雙方有義務協助對方逮捕和遞解逃亡的罪犯和欠債人。當年馬來半島沿岸海盜橫行，北方的海盜多為拉農人（Lannuns）和武夷士人（Bugis），很多海盜背後有陸上王公撐腰，以人煙稀少的威省莽林為逋逃藪。至於欠債人，其實是債奴，馬來王室大公注重排場，扈從愈多愈體面光彩，其中泰半是這類實際生產力不高的債奴。（鞏德在George Leith蒞任總督前曾署理主政官職務年餘，Caunter Hall〔華文譯名關打賀〕這條路一端在霹靂路，三幾轉後與大英義學路相接，已故馬來名藝人P.Ramlee老家在此路中。）
當年威省北部的馬來人，多是在暹羅屢次犯境時逃難南遷定居下來，唯人數也不多，英國人開始治理時不過數百人而以，威南則不上不下，不上是霹靂馬來人不北移，接下來拉律發現錫礦苗後更沒理由北遷了。威北的馬來人不少是種稻米，威南也有若干稻田，檳島人口隨經濟發展而激增，糧食須靠威省供應，這是開埠伊始的安排；接管威省後，英國人更注意貿易物產的開發，特別是為了彌補檳島發展物產條件不足的缺憾。從大約1820年起，檳城華人開始大舉向威南種植業進軍，起初嘗試種植各種香料，後來甘蔗種植漸成氣候，檳城創業者和資本家從華南引入大批勞工，在嗣後的半世紀內，使威南成為半島首屈一指的甘蔗業中心。而威南的華人甘蔗園主和煉糖廠主大多數是潮州裔人。
潮州人在南洋種植甘蔗，馬來半島之外還有更輝煌的泰國和印尼，經驗卻可追溯到華南原鄉。潮州人的農藝水平素來極高，故有“營田如繡花”的美譽，而潮州水果之中最具經濟價值的，當數甘蔗，所以甘蔗種植面積最廣，地區內蔗田漫野，榨糖業也隨著興隆，遍地是糖寮，潮州糖運銷大江南北，成為中國名產之一。檳城的潮裔創業者從家鄉引入生產人力和經驗，在檳城政府的土地開放政策推動下放手拼搏，在一個特殊歷史時空裡創造了一個經濟高峰。
華人在威省開拓甘蔗園坵，應該早在1800年之前，當時都是小規模種植，這個小格局維持了至少20年，而開發地區也集中在中部武吉淡汶（Bukit Tambun）往南到峇都交灣島（Batu Kawan）一帶。（峇都交灣是個大島，當年威省沿海地帶深入內陸數里地都是紅樹林沼澤地，後來環抱該島三邊的河道淤淺以至填平，島接連陸地而失其特徵，今人只知當年同名村落發展出來的鄉鎮。）歐洲人要遲至1840年後才在威省種植甘蔗，而在這30多年裡，威省甘蔗業主要靠華人獨立經營，當地人口也隨園坵業和榨糖業的發展而增加，1820年華人總數只有325人，到1833年已激增至2千259人。
歐洲人涉足檳城甘蔗業是從煉糖開始，1830年島上阿依淡和瀑布區（今植物園）出現兩間榨糖寮，到1838年首個歐洲人經營的甘蔗園Otaheite Estate才在阿依淡盆地開業，兩年後威省才有最早的歐洲人甘蔗園。華人業者從拓荒時期開始就兼營榨糖業，惟在規模和生產技術上始終較歐洲人遜色，園坵業是人力集約的作業，而煉糖則是資金和技術集約的企業，甘蔗業二分法逐漸成型，華人和歐人在威省甘蔗業巔峰時期就形成各自的特色。
威南地勢平坦，沿海有數條河流灌入檳威海峽，土壤肥沃，有海產、蝙蝠糞便等天然肥料，雨量充足，河流之間水道縱橫，便利用船運輸物質，檳城海港近在咫尺，糖產可就近由此運往倫敦等市場，凡此種種利好條件都使威南甘蔗業發展神速。威北則揹著一個歷史包袱，當歐洲人挾巨資向半島園坵業進軍時，威北地區已經是處處稻田，這些馬來小農戶原是吉打蘇丹子民，多年之前為逃避戰亂南遷，吉打局勢安定後也有人想要出售田地回返老家，但面積小又分散，對園坵業者缺乏吸引力。
威南甘蔗園從1867年起就相繼面對勞工短缺問題，那年印度（東印度公司）政府將檳甲新3地移交英國外交部直接管治，印度社會對於被輸入馬來亞的印度契約勞工境遇表示不滿，印度方面禁止勞工輸出，1883年才解禁。接下來華人園坵也面對類似問題，1880年代清廷也頒令禁制“賣豬仔”活動。19世紀80年代世界農產品價格暴跌，蔗糖也不能免於遭受打擊，而就在這個時期，橡膠在馬來亞試種成功，海峽殖民地政府大力鼓勵種植橡膠，許多甘蔗園主見異思遷，棄甘蔗取橡膠，到20世紀初年，威南甘蔗園業已不復當年的蓬勃景象。
威南甘蔗園鼎盛時期，1890年代初若干年，華人和歐人種植的總面積達1萬5千650英畝，但已經分割而沒有種植的園坵面積也頗不小，在前此的投資熱潮之中，許多華人園主在1860年代已經成為霹靂蘇丹子民，擴展到吉輦河流域來。吉輦區於1880年只有8個甘蔗園，佔地8千379畝（不一定全有種植），到 1888年則有21個園坵，佔地高達1萬6千414畝；在那幾年裡，砵威（Port Weld）港口和半島第一段火車路開闢成功，拉律產錫區和吉輦之間又建好新的通路，也都是刺激吉輦甘蔗園坵業的有利因素。在威南和吉輦甘蔗園主之中，聲名最為顯赫者當推潮安人許武安，他是義興黨頭目，曾陪同甲必丹陳亞炎在邦咯和議（華人私會黨那一份）簽字，1886年受委霹靂州議會議員，同時受封甲必丹，1890年後又任檳榔嶼華人諮詢局委員；他的園坵除開承自父蔭的武吉淡汶大片產業之外，他本身開發的則在威南（跨吉輦園坵Trans-Krian Estate，佔2千畝，在1874年新划界歸入威省的地區）和吉輦（Sungei Bogak Estate，佔地2千800畝），這兩塊地各在巴里文打的北邊和南邊。許德發和張惠思都叫巴里文打為家鄉，這篇小文章就贈給他們。
星洲廣場‧作者：星洲日報／炎方叢脞．張景雲．10／10／2004
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