Jelutong, Penang

For other uses, see Jelutong (disambiguation)

Jelutong 日落洞
Town
Country	Malaysia
State	Penang
District	North-East Penang Island
Government
• Local government	Penang Island City Council (MBPP)
• Jelutong Member of Parliament	Jeff Ooi (DAP)
• Penang Island City Mayor	Dato' Patahiyah binti Ismail
Time zone	UTC+8 (Malaysian Standard Time)
• Summer (DST)	Not observed
Postal code	11600

Jelutong (Chinese: 日落洞, Penang Hokkien: jit lor tong) is a residential area in Penang, Malaysia in the outskirts of Georgetown, the capital of Penang. Jelutong also covers the Green Lane area.

There are a lot of people live in this suburb. This is because Jelutong is situated near the Penang Bridge. A one way flyover bridge entering Jelutong is found here. There is also a new road connected direct to the town after Sea Tesco recently. This suburb is also located opposite Green Lane.

The main road leading to Jelutong town centre is Jalan Jelutong. As this is a predominantly residential area, the major areas of interest are its famous local food stalls. A new coastal highway connecting Georgetown to Bayan Lepas named the Tun Dr. Lim Chong Eu Expressway has since been fully constructed to solve the traffic woes on the main Jalan Jelutong.

Karpal Singh Ram Singh or simply Karpal Singh was a Malaysian politician and a lawyer by profession who had partly made Jelutong a famous name in Malaysia. His reputation had earned him the nickname "Tiger of Jelutong". Jelutong once had two supermarkets named Suiwah (closed since 2006) and Sunshine Square (closed since 2010).

Jelutong has many famous schools. They are SJK(C) Jelutong, SK Jelutong and Heng Ee High School. Penang is also famous for its 'Tengas' (in Tamil means 'Coconuts'). Tengas are used predominantly during Thaipusam where Hindu devotees break coconuts to pay homage to Lord Muruga.

External Links

• Georgetown Travel Information Website