Gertak Sanggul is a village in Penang

Penang

Penang is a state in Malaysia and the name of its constituent island, located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia by the Strait of Malacca. It is bordered by Kedah in the north and east, and Perak in the south. Penang is the second smallest Malaysian state in area after Perlis, and the...

, Malaysia, located southwest coast of Penang island

Penang Island

Penang Island is part of the state of Penang, on the west coat of Peninsular Malaysia. It was named Prince of Wales Island when it was occupied by the British East India Company on 12 August 1786, in honour of the birthday of the Prince of Wales, later King George IV...

. The main race in this village is Chinese and a small number of Malays. The Chinese names of this village is MeiHu (美湖/means beautiful lake) or WeiHu (尾湖) in Chinese Dialects. This is a fishing village. And, there are also pig farmer and farmer in this village. A Chinese primary school located in Gertak Sanggul, SJK (C) Poi Eng (Chinese: 槟城美湖培英小学).