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Recently, the Penang state government, led by Chow Kon Yeow, declared its intention of turning Seberang Perai into a city.[1]
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However, I feel there is some ambiguity regarding Seberang Perai's status as a city. The term Seberang Perai generally refers to the mainland half of Penang. But unlike other cities, it has no well-defined urban core. Instead, Seberang Perai (as a municipality) encompasses several scattered settlements. The largest of the towns by population is Butterworth, although Bukit Mertajam is where the seat of the local government (Seberang Perai Municipal Council) is situated.
Hence, my question is as follows. For Wikipedia purposes, should
a.) Seberang Perai in its entirety be considered a city, or
b.) Butterworth be considered as being granted city status on the virtue of it being the largest town, or
c.) the city status be accorded to Bukit Mertajam as the seat of the local government?
Personally speaking, I prefer option (b) (that Butterworth is the central city within Seberang Perai), as Butterworth has been displayed more prominently in maps of the region compared to either Seberang Perai or Bukit Mertajam. But I would leave it to the other Wikipedia editors. I hope to be able to come to a consensus with other Malaysian Wikipedia editors on whether to recognise Seberang Perai as a city. Vnonymous (talk) 15:02, 3 July 2018 (UTC)
@Molecule Extraction:, you are welcome to discuss. angys (Talk Talk) 15:09, 3 July 2018 (UTC)
Yes, Seberang Perai is quite different, should do a definition for it in that article, LGA also can be accept. angys (Talk Talk) 16:53, 3 July 2018 (UTC)
Etymology: also explain "Seberang'. Jidanni (talk) 13:45, 9 September 2019 (UTC)