Taman Tun Sardon is a residential

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within the city of George Town in Penang,

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. Located south of the city centre, this working-class neighbourhood, which neighbours Minden Heights to the south and consists of low-cost five storey

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, was created in the 1980s and forms part of the

Gelugor Gelugor is a southern suburb of George Town in Penang, Malaysia. Named after a plant species, Gelugor lies along the eastern seaboard of Penang Island, between Jelutong and Sungai Dua, and nearly south of the city centre. Gelugor had been ...

suburb. In all, 22 housing blocks were constructed within the neighbourhood to cater to the needs of lower-income citizens.

Etymology

Taman Tun Sardon was named in honour of

Sardon Jubir Tun Sardon bin Jubir ( ms, سعدون بن زبير, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; 19 March 1917 – 14 December 1985) was a Malaysian politician. He served as Minister of Health, Minister of Works and Communications and was the Ya ...

, a

Johor Johor (; ), also spelled as Johore, is a state of Malaysia in the south of the Malay Peninsula. Johor has land borders with the Malaysian states of Pahang to the north and Malacca and Negeri Sembilan to the northwest. Johor shares maritime ...

-born politician who served as the

Governor of Penang The governor of Penang ( ms, Yang di-Pertua Negeri Pulau Pinang) is the head of state of the Malaysian state of Penang. The role of governor is largely ceremonial with the power vested in the executive branch of the state government led by the ...

between 1975 and 1981.

Transportation

Jalan Hilir Pemancar runs through Taman Tun Sardon, making it the main thoroughfare within the neighbourhood. Residents within the neighbourhood are also served by

Rapid Penang Rapid Penang (styled as ''rapidPenang'') is a public bus brand in the Penang, State of Penang, Malaysia. Formed as a subsidiary of Prasarana Malaysia in 2007, to date it is the main public transport operator within Penang; its bus network serves ...

bus routes 206 and 302, which include stops along the road.

Education

A single

high school A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper seconda ...

, SMK Datuk Haji Mohd Nor Ahmad, is located within Taman Tun Sardon.

References

{{Penang Neighbourhoods in George Town, Penang

Etymology

Transportation

Education

See also

References