Bayan Baru | |
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Neighbourhood ofGeorge Town | |
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.svg)  Bayan Baru | |
| Coordinates:5°19′32.757″N100°17′8.0592″E / 5.32576583°N 100.285572000°E /5.32576583; 100.285572000 | |
| Country |  Malaysia |
| State |  Penang |
| City |  George Town |
| District | Southwest |
| Founded | 1972[1][2] |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | Not observed |
| Postal code | 11950 |
Bayan Baru is a neighbourhood ofGeorge Town in theMalaysian state ofPenang.[3] Located 11 km (6.8 mi) south of thecity centre, it lies within the suburb ofBayan Lepas, and adjacent to theBayan Lepas Free Industrial Zone,Relau,Sungai Ara andBukit Jambul.
The township was created in the 1970s following the establishment of the zone.[1][2][4] Since then, Bayan Baru has evolved into a booming neighbourhood, with various commercial and retail developments.
Bayan Baru was first developed by the Penang Development Corporation (PDC) in 1972, in tandem with the construction of theBayan Lepas Free Industrial Zone.[1][2][4] The creation of the new township was aimed at providing a housing area adjacent to the newly built industries inBayan Lepas, and erasing social and economic inequalities between the urban and rural inhabitants.[1][5] The first residential developments in the area were in the form of landed properties, such asterraced houses andsemi-detached houses.[4]
In recent years, thePenang state government has allocated investments towards the development of Bayan Baru into a Business Processing Outsourcing (BPO) hub. These investments include the construction ofMultimedia Super Corridor (MSC)-status infrastructure, such asSUNTECH Tower and One Precinct.[6] A number of multinational firms, includingCelestica,Keyence,Swarovski,Jabil,Teleperformance,Kuehne + Nagel andZurich Insurance, have already set upbusiness outsourcing centres within the area as well.[7][8][9]
The supply of office space in Bayan Baru will also be supplemented by ongoing commercial developments within the neighbourhood, such as Quartermile and the Penang International Commercial City (PICC).[10][11] The latter, developed by local property developer Hunza, is envisaged as Penang's answer toKLCC, with construction currently in progress within a 17.2-hectare (0.172 km2) site. PICC's residential componentMuze also contains the third tallest skyscraper in George Town.[12]
The main road within Bayan Baru is Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah, which forms part of theGelugor Highway. The thoroughfare cuts through the neighbourhood, linkingGelugor to the north withBayan Lepas to the south.
SeveralRapid Penang bus routes serve the area, including 102, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 401, 401E and AT (Airport Transit).[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22] These routes connect the township with thecity centre and various destinations within the city, such as thePenang International Airport,Batu Maung,Sungai Nibong andGertak Sanggul. These routes are complemented by Rapid Penang's Congestion Alleviation Transport (CAT), a free-of-charge transit service within Bayan Baru.[23]
In addition, Rapid Penang's cross-strait BEST shuttle services, BEST A and BEST B, are available for employees transiting between Bayan Baru andSeberang Perai on the mainland.[24][25]
There are twoprimary schools and twohigh schools within Bayan Baru.
Primary schools
High school
The 190-bedPantai Hospital is the sole hospital within Bayan Baru.[30] The private hospital, established in 1997, now forms part ofParkway Pantai's group of hospitals and offers specialist treatments for a variety of medical conditions.[30][31]
Completed in 2000, theSPICE Arena is one of the major sports venues inPenang, capable of hosting various indoor sports events, including squash, badminton and martial arts. It has also emerged as the preferred venue within Penang formeetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (MICE). The SPICE Arena was recently renovated and is now complemented in its role as a MICE venue by theGBI-certified SPICE Convention & Exhibition Centre, the world's first hybrid solar-powered convention centre.[32][33][34]Adjacent to the SPICE Arena, the SPICE Aquatics Centre not only serves as a venue for national and international aquatic sports events such as swimming and diving, it is also put to use as a community swimming facility when not in use for tournaments.
A number of shopping centres have been built within Bayan Baru to cater for a relatively sizable catchment area, including shoppers from the surrounding areas such asBayan Lepas,Batu Maung andSungai Nibong.
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