Kampung Teluk Wang, Bukit Mertajam

Kampung Telok Wang signboard (10 May 2015)


Kampung Teluk Wang (GPS: 5.42442, 100.5111) is a small village in Bukit Mertajam, Penang. It is located near the border between Penang and Kedah. The village came about as a Siamese settlement in the early part of the 20th century. As such it is one of the few places in Penang with a Thai primary school.

Thai settlement at Kampung Teluk Wang

The Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, visited Kampung Teluk Wang on 30 April, 2015. On visiting the Thai community in Kampung Teluk Wang, he stated the stand of the Barisan Nasional party of upholding the freedom of religion in the country, and respecting the culture and religion of other races. Tan Sri Muhyiddin also visited the main landmark of Kampung Teluk Wang, Wat Rajaphohong Thai Buddhist Temple.

Stupa of Wat Rajaphohong (3 May 2015)

Location of Kampung Teluk Wang on the map

Kampung Teluk Wang is on the Map of Seberang Perai

List of Villages on Penang Mainland