Bayan Lepas

Bayan Lepas
Bayan Lepas
Coordinates: 5°25′00″N 100°19′00″E
Country	Malaysia
State	Penang
Founded	1956
Municipality established	1976
Area
• City	estimated 200 km2 (58.59 sq mi)
Elevation	4 m (13.1 ft)
Population (2007)
• City	141,000(38th)
• Density	est 1,500/km2 (3,748/sq mi)
• Metro	1,225,501
	(metro pop is a 2000 est)
Time zone	MST (UTC+8)
• Summer (DST)	Not observed (UTC)

Bayan Lepas is a town in Penang, Malaysia being home to the Penang International Airport. It has a population of about 141,000 people. Bayan Lepas is the main industrial hub of Penang, being home to the Free Industrial Zone, where factories of many multinational companies are located. Penang International Airport also located at Bayan Lepas. Penang's biggest shopping mall, Queensbay Mall, the Bukit Jambul Complex and Penang island's only Giant Hypermarket are located there. Bayan Lepas is connected to Georgetown via the Bayan Lepas Expressway. Tourist spots include the Snake Temple, War Museum, and the Fisheries Department Aquarium. Many new condominiums, housing estates are all currently under construction in that area. One of the famous and most respectus resident area is Taman Sri Nibong.

Climate

Climate data for Bayan Lepas
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	31 (87)	31 (87)	31 (87)	31 (87)	31 (87)	31 (87)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30.3 (86.5)
Average low °C (°F)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23.0 (73.3)
Precipitation cm (inches)	8 (3)	9 (3.7)	14 (5.7)	22 (8.8)	24 (9.5)	17 (6.8)	20 (7.7)	26 (10.1)	36 (14)	39 (15.2)	25 (9.7)	11 (4.3)	250 (98.5)
Source: Weatherbase