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Balik Pulau literally meaning back of the island is a town in Penang, Malaysia. Durians and other kinds of fruits are planted there. Balik Pulau is famous for its durian plantations. The area was affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.

Balik Pulau is also one of the thirteen parliamentary constituencies in Penang, possibly the largest in land size, stretching about half of Penang Island, from Batu Feringhi at its north to Teluk Kumbar at its south.

Modern Balik Pulau is a self-sufficient township, serving the greater Southwest District, one of the five districts in the state of Penang with basic municipal facilities including a hospital, a police headquarters, a fire station, a post office,a TNB power station, a TM telecommunications station, a PBA water authority office, a provincial court, an Islamic Syariah court, a government-owned Bank Simpanan Nasional (BSN), a bus station and a new big wet market complex and food, all within a 5-minute driving distance from its three-junction town centre.

Balik Pulau is also home to several schools and higher learning institutions. Among the secondary schools located around Balik Pulau are SK Kongsi, SK Balik Pulau, SK Genting, SK Pulau Betong and Maktab Rendah Sains MARA (MRSM). Its higher learning institutions include Kolej Kemahiran MARA (KKM), Kolej Teknologi Pulau (KTP) and there is also a Tourism University being developed near its western coast of Pantai Acheh.

Commerce-wise, the town has several major banks (Ambank, Maybank and CIMB), many Indian muslim restaurants operating since very long time like Restoran Kalik including at least three Indian-Muslim Nasi Kandar outlets operating around the clock, one at Taman Indah (Habeeb Mohamed), a 24-hour convenience shop (7-eleven), at least three petrol stations, several clinics and various types of shops supporting its local residents numbering around 50,000. Many of whom however commute daily to towns like Ayer Itam, Georgetown and Bayan Lepas to work. Broadband Internet connectivity is available from TMNET (DSL), and all major mobile providers (3G and GPRS Edge).

Besides great food and breathtaking sightings from the three major roads connecting the town to other parts of the island, another attraction for visitors include its remote beaches at Pantai Pasir Panjang at its south and Pantai Kerechut at its north, two rather clean and normally quite beaches. Pantai Pasir Panjang which is located near the tiny Pulau Betong Island, had witness the terrible tsunami that happened in 2004. The beach also hosts the White Resort Camp, which is the National Service Training Centre for selected secondary school graduates.

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