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Juru
Juru
Suburb of Seberang Perai
Others transcription(s)
• Mandarin	柔府
• Tamil	ஜூரு
	Juru Location within Seberang Perai in Penang
	Coordinates: 5°18′59″N 100°26′30″E / 5.31639°N 100.44167°E
Country	Malaysia
State	Penang
City	Seberang Perai
District	Central Seberang Perai
Government
• Local government	Seberang Perai City Council
• Mayor of Seberang Perai	Hj Baderul Amin Abdul Hamid
Area
• Total	10.5 km2 (4.1 sq mi)
Population (2020)
• Total	37,704
• Density	3,600/km2 (9,300/sq mi)
Demographics
• Ethnic groups	44.6% Chinese; 20.7% Bumiputera 20.2% Malay; 0.5% indigenous groups from Sabah and Sarawak; ; 8.2% Indian; 1.0% Other ethnicities; 25.5% Non-citizens;
Time zone	UTC+8 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	Not observed
Postal code	14000
Area code(s)	+6045

Juru is a suburb of Seberang Perai in the Malaysian state of Penang. It is located southwest of Bukit Mertajam and south of Bukit Tengah. Juru is served by the North–South Expressway Northern Route and connects the town to Butterworth and Bayan Lepas, the latter being located on Penang Island.^[2]

Geography

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Ladang Chip Joo

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Kampung Siam

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Permatang Batu

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Taman Desa Damai

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Taman Makok

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Taman Mutiara

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Bukit Tengah
Industrial Park

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Icon City

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Auto-City

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Map of Juru.
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Juru Auto-City

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Bukit Tengah Industrial Park

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Taman Mutiara

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Taman Makok

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Taman Desa Damai

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Permatang Batu

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Kampung Siam

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Ladang Chip Joo

Aerial view of Gedung Island (left) and Aman Island (right), with Juru and the eastern end of the Second Penang Bridge in the background

Demographics

Ethnicities within Juru in 2020^[1]
Ethnicities / Nationality			Percentage
Chinese			44.6%
Malays			20.2%
Other Bumiputeras			0.5%
Indians			8.2%
Others			1.0%
Non-Malaysians			25.5%

As of 2020^[update], Mukim 11, the subdivision that contains Juru, was home to a population of 37,704.^[1] Ethnic Chinese comprised nearly 45% of the population. Juru contained a substantial non-citizen community, which constituted close to 26% of the population. Malays formed another one-fifth of the suburb's population.