Gertak Sanggul

Gertak Sanggul
美湖
Town
Gertak Sanggul

Location in Peninsular Malaysia

Gertak Sanggul

Location in Malaysia

Coordinates: 5°17′0″N 100°11′0″E / 5.28333°N 100.18333°E / 5.28333; 100.18333
Country Malaysia
State Penang
District Southwest Penang Island
Government
  Local Government Penang Island City Council (MBPP)
  Penang Island City Mayor Dato' Patahiyah binti Ismail
  Balik Pulau Member of Parliament Hilmi bin Yahya (UMNO)
  Bayan Lepas State Assemblyman Nordin bin Ahmad (UMNO)
Time zone MST (UTC+8)
  Summer (DST) Not observed (UTC)
Postal code 11910
International dialling code prefix +604 (landline only)
Website http://www.mbpp.gov.my

Gertak Sanggul is a village in Penang, Malaysia, located on the southwest coast of Penang island. The main ethnic group in this village is Chinese with a small number of Malays. The Chinese names of this village are MeiHu (美湖/ 'beautiful lake'), or WeiHu (尾湖) in Chinese Dialects. It is a fishing village; there is also pig farming. A Chinese primary school located there, SJK (C) Poi Eng (Chinese: 槟城美湖培英小学).

The village can be reached by car (a windy but safe scenic drive from Bayan Lepas), or by Rapid Penang Bus #308.

There is a quiet sandy beach with shallow water.

Coordinates: 5°17′N 100°12′E / 5.283°N 100.200°E / 5.283; 100.200

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