Jelutong, Penang

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Jelutong is a town in Penang, Malaysia residing on the outskirts of Georgetown, the capital of Penang. The main road leading to Jelutong town centre is Jalan Jelutong. As this is a predominantly a residential area, the major areas of interest lies in the many places famous for its local foods stalls. A new coastal highway connecting Georgetown to Bayan Lepas named the Jelutong Expressway has since been constructed to solve the traffic woes on the main Jalan Jelutong. Karpal Singh Ram Singh or simply Karpal Singh is a Malaysian politician and a lawyer by profession who has partly made Jelutong a famous name in Malaysia. His reputation has earned him the nickname "Tiger of Jelutong". Jelutong once has a supermarket named Suiwah(closed since 2006). It has now been replace with a bigger Sunshine Jelutong.


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Districts: North East Penang Island | South West Penang Island | North Seberang Perai | Central Seberang Perai | South Seberang Perai
City: George Town (capital)
Towns: Air Itam | Bagan Ajam | Balik Pulau | Batu Ferringhi | Batu Kawan | Batu Maung | Bayan Lepas | Bukit Mertajam | Butterworth | Ceruk Tok Kun | Gelugor | Jawi | Jelutong | Juru | Kepala Batas | Nibong Tebal | Pantai Aceh | Permatang Pauh | Perai | Seberang Jaya | Sungai Ara | Sungai Bakap | Sungai Dua | Tanjung Bungah | Tanjung Tokong | Teluk Bahang | Val d'Or
Islands: Pulau Aman | Pulau Betong | Pulau Gedung | Pulau Jerejak | Pulau Kendi | Pulau Rimau | Pulau Tikus