Bagan Serai is a mukim in Kerian District, Perak, Malaysia. It is located 52 km (32 mi) southeast of George Town, the capital city of the neighbouring state of Penang. As such, the town is also part of the George Town Conurbation, Malaysia's second largest metropolitan area, with the town's logistical needs being served by Penang's well-developed transportation infrastructure. There is the birthplace of the No.1 badminton player, Lee Chong Wei.
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Bagan Serai is an important collecting and processing location for the paddy plantation of the Kerian scheme. Bagan Serai is also the name of the parliamentary constituency in which the town is located.
The word “Bagan” in Malay means a jetty or a place of landing for some business activities, and “Serai” means lemon grass, a herb often used in Malay food, which used to be mass-produced here.
Through the hearsay from old generations, Bagan Serai used to be a very busy pier for trading activities, because of the rivers that flow through this small town straight to the sea, making it a strategic location for trading activities and a suitable landing spot for goods.
A slightly different version of how Bagan Serai got its name can be found on the website "Glimpses".
From the Wikipedia article Bagan Serai, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Towns around Bagan Serai
- Simpang Empat12 km SE
- Kuala Kurau13 km W
- Parit Buntar14 km N
- Bandar Baharu15 km N
- Nibong Tebal19 km N
- Sungai Jawi22 km N
- Jawi23 km N
- Kamunting26 km SE
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