Juru is a suburb of

Seberang Perai Seberang Perai is a city in the Malaysian state of Penang. Located on the Malay Peninsula and separated from Penang Island by the Penang Strait, it shares borders with Kedah to the north and east and Perak to the south. The city spans an are ...

in the

Malaysian state Malaysia is a federation of thirteen states and three federal territories, which form the primary administrative divisions of the country. Eleven states and two territories are part of Peninsular Malaysia, while two states and one territory ...

Penang Penang is a Malaysian state located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia along the Strait of Malacca. It has two parts: Penang Island, where the capital city, George Town, is located, and Seberang Perai on the Malay Peninsula. Th ...

. It is located southwest of

Bukit Mertajam Bukit Mertajam is a suburb of Seberang Perai in the Malaysian state of Penang. It also serves as the seat of the Central Seberang Perai District. , Bukit Mertajam had a population of 12,079. Whilst founded in the 19th century as an agricultural ...

and south of

Bukit Tengah Bukit Tengah is a suburb of Seberang Perai in the Malaysian state of Penang. This area is situated very close to the North–South Expressway. The town is within a proper of a larger town of Bukit Mertajam, which shares the same postcode of 14 ...

. Juru is served by the

North–South Expressway Northern Route The North–South Expressway Northern Route ) is an interstate controlled-access highway running parallel to the northwestern coast of Peninsular Malaysia. The expressway forms the north section of the North–South Expressway (Malaysia), No ...

which connects the town to Butterworth and

Bayan Lepas Bayan Lepas is a suburb of George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. Located near the southeastern tip of Penang Island, south of the city centre, it is home to the Penang International Airport, the third busiest airport in Malaysia, as we ...

, the latter being located on

Penang Island Penang Island is the main constituent island of the Malaysian state of Penang. It is located off the western coast of Peninsular Malaysia by the Malacca Strait, with the Penang Strait separating the island from Seberang Perai on the mainla ...

Geography

Demographics

, Mukim 11, the subdivision that contains Juru, was home to a population of 37,704. 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.

Retail

*Auto City Juru *Icon City BM

Education

* Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Juru

References

Villages in Penang {{Penang-geo-stub