Butterworth

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Butterworth

Total population

339,132

Coordinates5.41°, 100.37°

Demographic figures from Department of Statistics Malaysia. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Butterworth is the city centre of Seberang Perai in the Malaysian state of Penang. It lies about 3 km (1.9 mi) east of George Town, the capital city of Penang, across the Penang Strait. As of 2020, Butterworth had a total population of 80,378 residents.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Jimmy Choo

Malaysian Chinese fashion designer

C

Chin Eei Hui

badminton player

T

Tee Jing Yi

Malaysian badminton player

Ella

Malaysian singer

Ah Niu

singer

Chan Peng Soon

Malaysian badminton player

Law Teik Hock

badminton player (1922–2010)

N

Nelson Heg Wei Keat

badminton player

S

Sultan Ahmad Tajuddin Mukarram Shah

Sultan of Kedah

R

Riekje Swart

Dutch gallerist (1923-2008)

A

Albert Heijnneman

Dutch sportsperson and athletics competitor (1896-1944)

P. Ramlee

Malaysian singer, actor and film director (1929–1973)

Y

Yusof Rawa

Malaysian politician (1922–2000)

Nazrin Shah of Perak

Sultan of Perak & Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong Malaysia

A

Abdul Aziz Ismail

Malaysian footballer

F

Faezah Elai

Malaysian female actress and model (born 1982)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Penang

• Balik Pulau
  10.1 mi away
• Sungai Pinang
  10.9 mi away
• Nibong Tebal
  18.1 mi away · pop. 183,996
• Siavonga
  5121.8 mi away · pop. 58,864
• Sianambwe
  5167.1 mi away
• Daskarite
  5194.1 mi away
• Vlasatili
  5194.6 mi away
• Glutnitsite
  5194.8 mi away
• Belitsa
  5195.4 mi away
• Armiankovtsi
  5195.8 mi away
• Stanchov Han
  5195.9 mi away
• Krastets
  5196.1 mi away

Browse all places in Penang →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Butterworth

Penang Sketchbook

Chin Kon Yit · 2003

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Pond Slider

Trachemys scripta

Seen 2026-10-01

Asian Fairy-bluebird

Irena puella

Seen 2026-10-01

Gem Demon

Ancistroides gemmifer

Seen 2026-10-01

African tulip tree

Spathodea campanulata

Seen 2026-09-30

Black-naped Oriole

Oriolus chinensis

Seen 2026-09-29

Lime Swallowtail

Papilio demoleus

Seen 2026-09-29

Little Egret

Egretta garzetta

Seen 2026-09-29

Ornate Sunbird

Cinnyris ornatus

Seen 2026-09-29

Asian Glossy Starling

Aplonis panayensis

Seen 2026-09-29

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).