A CONURBATION IS an extended urban region where several towns, cities and urban areas have merged through physical expansion and population growth. Penang, a polycentric city where most of the development had been centred in George Town and Butterworth, is the biggest conurbation in northern Peninsular Malaysia. Penang’s sprawl has crossed the state boundary, into Kedah and Perak, according to Khazanah Research Institute[1].Seberang Perai has also become more urbanised. In the last few years, Batu Kawan, once a backwater village,...
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