Teluk Kumbar
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Teluk Kumbar | |
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Suburb of George Town | |
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.svg)  Teluk Kumbar | |
| Coordinates: 5°17′12″N 100°14′18″E / 5.28667°N 100.23833°E | |
| Country |  Malaysia |
| State |  Penang |
| City |  George Town |
| District | Southwest |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.8 km2 (2.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
• Total | 21,481 |
| • Density | 3,200/km2 (8,200/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
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| Time zone | UTC+8 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | Not observed |
| Postal code | 11920 |
Teluk Kumbar is a suburb of George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang.[2] It is located about 17.8 km (11.1 mi) south of the city centre, at the southern coast of Penang Island between Bayan Lepas to the east and Gertak Sanggul to the west.
Teluk Kumbar in Malay literally means 'kumbar bay', a reference to the salak trees (Salacca zalacca; Malay: kumbar) that grew within the area.[3][4]
History
According to historians in Universiti Sains Malaysia, Teluk Kumbar was founded by two Malay pioneers - Nakhoda Seedin from Deli and Panglima Long from Setul - sometime in the late 18th century.[5] The agricultural town was one of the handful of autonomous Malay settlements that were established at the south of Penang Island at the time.
Until the late 20th century, the town's residents depended on rice farming and fishing as the main economic activities.[3] In the 1990s, the development of Teluk Kumbar was spearheaded by the Penang Regional Development Authority (PERDA), an agency of the Malaysian federal government which was tasked with the development of rural areas within Penang.
Geography
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