Mengkuang Dam, Bukit Mertajam

Name: Mengkuang Dam
Address: Bukit Mertajam, Malaysia

#4 among attractions in Bukit Mertajam

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Mengkuang Dam is a dam located less than 28 km to the north-east of Butterworth in Penang, Malaysia. It is the only dam situated in Seberang Perai and the second dam built in Penang after Ayer Itam dam. It was officially opened by the former governor, Dr. Tun Awang bin Hassan in 1985. It has the water catchment area of 3.9sq km and a gross storage capacity of 23.6 billion litres makes it the largest dam in Penang, almost 10 times the capacity of the Air Itam Dam. Mengkuang Dam will be closed to the public from August 1, 2011, until July 31, 2016, for enlargement and renovation. The US$200 million enlargement includes increasing the height of the dam by 11 m and its length 1.7 km to the west. A new intake and spillway will also be added. ()

Local name: Empangan Mengkuang Height: 81 ftCoordinates: 5°23'6"N, 100°30'25"E

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Nearby attractions include: St. Anne's Church, AEON Mall Bukit Mertajam, Kulim Hi-Tech Park, Air Hitam Dalam Educational Forest.

3.2 miSW
Church
St. Anne's Church, Bukit Mertajam
81 min walk • Minor Basilica of St. Anne, Bukit Mertajam, is a Roman Catholic church located in Bukit Mertajam, Penang, Malaysia. It is one of the parishes in the Diocese of Penang.
4.9 miSW
Shopping, Shopping centre, Department store
AEON Mall Bukit Mertajam, Bukit Mertajam
125 min walk • The Bukit Mertajam AEON Shopping Center is a largest modern integrated shopping complex in Alma. This shopping mall, also known as Jusco Bukit Mertajam, has six levels. The retail level is downstairs, 1st and 2nd floor, while...
3.4 miSE
Neighbourhood
Kulim Hi-Tech Park, Kulim
88 min walk • The Kulim Hi-Tech Park is an industrial park for high technology enterprises located in Kulim District, Kedah, Malaysia.
6 miNW
5°27'12"N • 100°27'7"E
Air Hitam Dalam Educational Forest, Tasek Gelugor
154 min walk • Forest, Park
3.8 miSW
5°21'40"N • 100°27'25"E
Bukit D.O., Bukit Mertajam
98 min walk • Park
3.7 miSW
Neighbourhood
Central Seberang Perai District, Bukit Mertajam
94 min walk • The Central Seberang Perai District is a district in the state of Penang, Malaysia. It covers an area of 238 square kilometres, and had a population of 371,975 at the 2010 Census.
3.6 miNE
Town
Lunas
92 min walk • Lunas is a sub-district of Kulim which lies between Penang and Kulim. Lunas also serves as a state constituency in the Parliament Constituency of Padang Serai, Kedah. The town is famous for Roast Duck rice. The majority of people here are ethnic Chinese and Indian.