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Perai
Sign in to savePerai is a suburb of Seberang Perai in the Malaysian state of Penang. It lies at the southern bank of the Perai River and borders Butterworth to the north.
Key facts
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- 250px
- Settlement.name
- Perai
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- Suburb of Seberang Perai
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- Taman Inderawasih view, Seberang Perai (220508).jpg
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- Taman Inderawasih and the vicinity residential high rise in Perai
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- Malaysia Penang Seberang Perai city centre
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- left
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- Country
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- State
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- City
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- District
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- 20x20px Seberang Perai
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- Central Seberang Perai
- Settlement.population_total
- 16150
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2020
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- Postal code
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- 136xx to 137xx
- Settlement.timezone
- MST
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- Etymology
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- Geography
- Demographics
- Economy
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- Education
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Perai is a suburb of Seberang Perai in the Malaysian state of Penang. It lies at the southern bank of the Perai River and borders Butterworth to the north.
The area now known as Perai was obtained by the British East India Company in 1800, with the Perai River serving as the boundary between the newly acquired British territory and Kedah to the north. A nascent railway line was built between Perai and Perak in the 1890s, transforming Perai into a transit point for the export of tin. Perai became heavily industrialised in the late 20th century.