Sepuluh Kongsi 雜公司, Sungai Ara

Sepuluh Kongsi Cemetery, Sungai Ara (9 April 2011)


Sepuluh Kongsi (GPS: 5.31213, 100.26509) is the name of the Chinese cemetery in Sungai Ara. It was so named because the cemetery is for the use of all the different Chinese clans. Located across from the Sungai Ara Army Camp, the cemetery comes alive every Cheng Beng (Qing Ming), when families return to offer prayers to their ancestors.

The name Sepuluh Kongsi is the result of mistranslation of 雜公司, which means "mixed clan assocation". This is assumed to mean "ten clan association", because the word for mixed (雜) and ten (十) are homophones. The Sepuluh Kongsi Cemetery was once at the far edge of town, but with the continuous urban sprawl, it is today hemmed in by residential development to the north and south.

Sepuluh Kongsi Cemetery, Sungai Ara (9 April 2011)

Getting there

The nearest bus stop along Jalan Dato Ismail Hashim is served by Rapid Penang bus 302 and 308.

Sepuluh Kongsi Chinese Cemetery is on the Map of Jalan Dato' Ismail Hashim

List of Cemeteries in Penang and Cemeteries in Malaysia