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Bukit Mertajam
Penangcity
Total population
422,985
Demographic figures from Department of Statistics Malaysia. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Set in Penang, Malaysia, Bukit Mertajam is recorded in open geodata as a mid-sized city. It is home to roughly 422,985 residents. The settlement sits at 5.364°, 100.461°, a equatorial location in the northern hemisphere. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,846 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 72% of daylight hours. Based on its equatorial position, residents likely encounter hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here





People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Penang
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species









Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API