Tasek Gelugor

{{Infobox settlement

| official_name = Tasek Gelugor

| settlement_type = Suburb of Seberang Perai

| pushpin_map = Malaysia Penang Seberang Perai city centre

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_type1 = State

| subdivision_type2 = City

| subdivision_name = {{MYS}}

| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Penang}}

| subdivision_name2 = 20x20px Seberang Perai

| timezone = MST

| utc_offset = +8

| timezone_DST = Not observed

| postal_code_type = Postal code

| postal_code = 13300

| coordinates = {{coord|5|29|0|N|100|30|0|E|region:MY|display=inline}}

| image_map = {{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|id=Q7687128|type=shape|stroke-width=2|stroke-color=#000000|zoom=11}}

| pushpin_map_caption = Location within {{Legend inline|#fefee9|outline=silver}} Seberang Perai in {{Legend inline|#f7e2ba|outline=black}} Penang

| pushpin_label_position = left

| subdivision_type3 = District

| subdivision_name3 = North Seberang Perai

| population_total = 31160

| population_as_of = 2020

| population_footnotes = {{Cite journal |date=February 2024 |title=MyCensus 2020: Mukim/Town/Pekan |journal=Department of Statistics Malaysia |location=Putrajaya |pages=174–175 |isbn=9789672537069}}

| population_density_km2 = auto

| area_total_km2 = 38

| demographics_type1 = Demographics

| demographics1_footnotes =

| demographics1_title1 = Ethnic groups

| demographics1_info1 = {{tree list}}

78.1% Bumiputera
77.8% Malay
0.3% indigenous groups from Sabah and Sarawak
12.6% Chinese
4.6% Indian
0.2% Other ethnicities
4.5% Non-citizens

}}

Tasek Gelugor is a suburb of Seberang Perai in the Malaysian state of Penang. Within its vicinity it is the town closest to the North–South Expressway. The expressway sign for the Ipoh-George Town link can be seen in this town.

There are also roads connecting to Padang Serai, {{ill|Penang Matriculation College|ms|Kolej_Matrikulasi_Pulau_Pinang}},:ms:Kolej Matrikulasi Pulau Pinang{{Circular reference|date=May 2021}} Penaga, Lunas, Kepala Batas[Bertam] and Bukit Mertajam.

There is a river near here named Sungai Jarak (dark in color, full of pig waste and smelly from Kampung Selamat pig farm). Tasek Gelugor is near to Kedah border which is close to Kampung Selamat in Penang and Padang Serai in Kedah.

The Tasek Gelugor railway station serves residents here and in Padang Serai to travel to Bukit Mertajam and Sungai Petani.

Geography

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Demographics

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{{As of|2020}}, Mukim 12, the subdivision that contains Tasek Gelugor, was home to a population of 31,160. Malays formed almost 78% of the population, followed by Chinese at 12%.

Notable people

Mohamad Sabu, former Minister of Defence

References

{{Geographic Location|North=Kedah|West=Kepala Batas|Centre=Tasek Gelugor|East=Kedah|South=Bukit Mertajam}}

{{coord|5|29|N|100|30|E|display=title|region:MY_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki}}

Category:North Seberang Perai District

Category:Towns in Penang