South Seberang Perai District

South Seberang Perai District Daerah Seberang Perai Selatan 威南县
District of Malaysia
Location in Penang.
File:Malaysia location map.svg South Seberang Perai District Location in Malaysia
Coordinates:
Country	Malaysia
State	Penang
Seat	Sungai Jawi
Largest town	Nibong Tebal
Government
• Local Government	Majlis Perbandaran Seberang Perai (Seberang Perai Municipal Council)
• Municipal Council Officer Yang DiPertua MPSP	Maimunah binti Mohd. Sharif
Area
• Total	243 km2 (94 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Total	165,828
• Density	680/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zone	MST (UTC+8)
• Summer (DST)	Not observed (UTC)
Postal code	14100-14300
National calling code	+604-5xxxxxx (landline only)
Vehicle registration	P
Website	www.mpsp.gov.my

The South Seberang Perai District (Malay: Daerah Seberang Perai Selatan) is a district in Penang, Malaysia. It covers an area of 243 square kilometres, and had a population of 165,828 at the 2010 Census (provisional result). The district is bordered by Junjong River that separates Central Seberang Perai in the north, Kedah state border in the east, Perak state border in the south and the South Channel that separates Penang Island. Rivers that flow through South Seberang Perai are Junjong River, Jawi River and Kerian River. The capital of this district is Sungai Jawi and the largest town is Nibong Tebal. Other towns such as Batu Kawan, Bukit Tambun, Simpang Ampat, Sungai Bakap and Valdor are also located in this district. South Seberang Perai is thriving with the fishing industry and agriculture. Oil palm plantations covers most parts of the area.

Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats

List of South Seberang Perai district representatives in the Federal Parliament (Dewan Rakyat)

Parliament	Seat Name	Member of Parliament	Party
P46	Batu Kawan	Kasthuriraani a/p Patto	Pakatan Rakyat (DAP)
P47	Nibong Tebal	Mansor Othman	Pakatan Rakyat (PKR)

List of South Seberang Perai district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly of Penang

Parliament	State	Seat Name	State Assemblyman	Party
P46	N18	Bukit Tambun	Law Choo Kiang	Pakatan Rakyat (PKR)
P47	N19	Jawi	Soon Lip Chee	Pakatan Rakyat (DAP)
P47	N20	Sungai Bakap	Makthar Shapee	Pakatan Rakyat (PKR)
P47	N21	Sungai Acheh	Mahmud bin Zakaria	Barisan Nasional (UMNO)

Tourist attractions

• Aman Island

See also

• Districts of Malaysia