Butterworth (o Bagan) es le plus grande colonia urban in le citate Seberang Perai, Penang in le pais Malaysia.
Illo jace circa 3 km al est de George Town, le capital de Penang, trans le Stricto de Penang. In 2010 le population de Butterworth habeva 71.643 residentes.
Butterworth | |
Classe | burgo[*], localitate populate[*] |
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Pais | Malaysia |
Situate in | North Seberang Perai District[*] |
Altitude | 8 ±1 m |
Coordinatas | 5°23'39"N, 100°21'59"E, 5°23'57"N, 100°21'50"E |
Geonames ID | 1735076 |
Wiki Commons Category Butterworth |
Butterworth esseva nominate secundo William John Butterworth, qui esseva le governator del territorio inter 1843 e 1855.
Malgrado que le Compania Britannic de Est-India initialmente obteneva Seberang Perai pro scopos agricole, Butterworth etiam suffreva industrialisation enorme durante le secunde medietate de le 20esime seculo. In 1974, le Porto de Penang esseva relocate a in le urbe. Le urbe esseva establite como un modiolo de transportation, a causa de su proximitate a George Town.
Actualmente, le ferry-boat Rapid Ferry es le ligamine de transportation principal inter Butterworth e George Town. Le Porto de Penang es un de le plus active portos maritime in Malaysia. In plus, le station ferroviari de Butterworth, situate adjacentemente al terminus de ferry-boat, es un station ferroviari importante.
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