Jawi, Penang
Jawi of Perkampungan Jawi is a village town on the mainland side of Penang, Malaysia after Valdor Village. It is located in the parliamentary constituency of Nibong Tebal. It is bordered by Nibong Tebal and Sungai Bakap in Penang.
Jawi Penang is another name for the Penang population of Indian-Malay mixed marriages, also known as Mamak. The PLUS highway opened an exit near Jawi. This is because Jawi is a short name to the people. Many of the people from the outside cities like Kulim and Penang City will say the word, the area of Jawi at all the times. The people of Penang are seldom using the word, Sungai Bakap, Valdor and Sungai Jawi when saying as these names are quite long to tell.
Jawi is also highway village along the Penang-Kuala Lumpur expressway. Jawi toll plaza is a huge toll plaza, it has 8 toll booths, 4 ticket lanes, 3 Touch n Go lanes, and 2 Smart TAG lanes. The way to Nibong Tebal and Parit Buntar from Penang direction is entering Jawi highway interchange. A police station is located in front of the Perkampungan Jawi. A new Penang Bridge to Batu Maung is also started at Jawi Highway. The information is made by the Penang Bridges' traffic flows sign. It is RM 10.50 to go to Penang from Jawi highway.
The Kerian Sentral Mall is a newly-opened shopping malls in Parit Buntar. There are many nation artist had been to here for performance. Thus, the people will be meeting the international and the local artists who come to sing songs here. They need not to go up to Sunway, Buttrworth Mall anymore.
There are also a Chinese secondary school near Parit Buntar. It is SMJK Krian. Parit Buntar is located 10 kilometres from Jawi only. The people from Parit Buntar will be taking the nearer Jawi highway interchange to Penang. While to Kuala Lumpur Highway, they are only using the next exit, Bandar Baharu exit which is also located 10 kilometres away like the people in Valdor village.
The Chinese cemetery is also found opposite near Jawi village.
Jawi Toll Price From Butterworth
| Class | Type of vehicles | Rate (in Malaysian Ringgit (RM) |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Motorcycles (Vehicles with two axles and two wheels) | NIL |
| 1 | Private Cars (Vehicles with two axles and three or four wheels (excluding taxi and bus)) | RM 2.80 |
| 2 | Vans and other small good vehicles (Vehicles with two axles and six wheels (excluding bus)) |
RM 4.20 |
| 3 | Large Trucks (Vehicles with three or more axles (excluding bus)) |
RM 5.60 |
| 4 | Taxis | RM 1.40 |
| 5 | Buses | RM 2.10 |
Jawi Toll Price From George Town
| Class | Type of vehicles | Rate (in Malaysian Ringgit (RM) |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Motorcycles (Vehicles with two axles and two wheels) | NIL |
| 1 | Private Cars (Vehicles with two axles and three or four wheels (excluding taxi and bus)) | RM 2.00 |
| 2 | Vans and other small good vehicles (Vehicles with two axles and six wheels (excluding bus)) |
RM 2.90 |
| 3 | Large Trucks (Vehicles with three or more axles (excluding bus)) |
RM 3.90 |
| 4 | Taxis | RM 1.00 |
| 5 | Buses | RM 1.50 |
Highway infrastructure
South bound
- 5 kilometres from Hentian Sebelah Sungai Bakap
- 21 kilometres from Hentian Sebelah Sungai Juru
- 48 kilometres from Hentian Sebelah Tikam Batu, Kedah
North bound
- 5 kilometres from Hentian Sebelah Alor Pongsu, Kedah
- 21 kilometres form Gunung Semanggol Rest House
- 37 kilometres away from Hentian Sebelah Taiping
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Coordinates: 5°12′N 100°30′E / 5.200°N 100.500°E