Seberang Jaya is a new township near Butterworth

Butterworth, Penang

Butterworth is the principal town of Seberang Perai in the state of Penang in Malaysia. Named after William John Butterworth, Governor of the Straits Settlements , Butterworth was established in the mid-19th century as a landing place across the channel from the capital of Penang, George Town...

, Penang

Penang

Penang is a state in Malaysia and the name of its constituent island, located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia by the Strait of Malacca. It is bordered by Kedah in the north and east, and Perak in the south. Penang is the second smallest Malaysian state in area after Perlis, and the...

, Malaysia. The state Immigration

Immigration

Immigration is the act of foreigners passing or coming into a country for the purpose of permanent residence...

 office and Malaysian Road Transport Department

Malaysian Road Transport Department

The Malaysian Road Transport Department ' ' is a government department under the Malaysian Ministry of Transport...

 (JPJ) is situated here. This township is served by two hypermarkets, Carrefour

Carrefour

Carrefour S.A. is an international hypermarket chain headquartered in Levallois-Perret, France. It is one of the largest hypermarket chains in the world...

 and TESCO

Tesco

Tesco plc is a global grocery and general merchandise retailer headquartered in Cheshunt, United Kingdom. It is the third-largest retailer in the world measured by revenues and the second-largest measured by profits...

 Extra (formerly known as Makro). There are also two major shopping malls, Megamall Pinang (Anchor Tenant: Pacific Mall) and Sunway Carnival Mall

Sunway Carnival Mall

Sunway Carnival Mall is a shopping mall located at the center of the Seberang Jaya area in Penang, Malaysia.The four story mall opened in June 2007. It is located beside the Sunway Hotel within the town center of Seberang Jaya, a township initiated by the Government to boost the administrative,...

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Education

The two main higher learning institutions located in Seberang Jaya are Universiti Teknologi Mara

Universiti Teknologi MARA

Universiti Teknologi MARA is a coeducational public university with its main campus located in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia.It is the flagship institution of the Universiti Teknologi MARA...

 (UiTM), Penang branch and Politeknik Seberang Perai (PSP).

External links

• Seberang Jaya Business Directory