Nibong Tebal 高淵 is a town

Town

A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...

 under parliamentary constituency P047. It is situated in Seberang Perai

Seberang Perai

Seberang Perai / Beseran Darul Hidayah, formerly Province Wellesley, is a narrow hinterland opposite Penang island on the Malay Peninsula, which together with the island forms the Malaysian state of Penang. Its principal town is Butterworth...

 on the mainland side of 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, bordered by Parit Buntar

Parit Buntar

Parit Buntar is a main town in Kerian district, on the northwestern tip of Perak, Malaysia.The name Parit Buntar originated from a well-known leader, Tok Buntar, who was famous at the time when he and his followers built the drainage system, which used water from the Kerian River to irrigate the...

 in Perak

Perak

Perak , one of the 13 states of Malaysia, is the second largest state in the Peninsular Malaysia bordering Kedah and Yala Province of Thailand to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kelantan and Pahang to the east, Selangor the Strait of Malacca to the south and west.Perak means silver in Malay...

 and Bandar Baharu

Bandar Baharu

Bandar Baharu is a district in Kedah, Malaysia.It is located between Penang and Perak border. Bandar Baharu District Council is a Local Authority Party that is given the authority under the governments Act of Law 124 for its administration area. Bandar Baharu District Council covers the whole...

 in Kedah

Kedah

Kedah is a state of Malaysia, located in the northwestern part of Peninsular Malaysia. The state covers a total area of over 9,000 km², and it consists of the mainland and Langkawi. The mainland has a relatively flat terrain, which is used to grow rice...

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The Universiti Sains Malaysia Engineering Campus

Universiti Sains Malaysia Engineering Campus

The Universiti Sains Malaysia Engineering Campus is located in Transkrian, Nibong Tebal, Seberang Perai Selatan, Penang. The campus covers an area about 320 acres...

 and APITI (Arumugam Pillai Industrial Training Institute) are located in Nibong Tebal.

Nibong Tebal is famous for Cheang Kee, a Chinese restaurant specializing in old school Teochew cuisine. People from Penang island and from outstation mostly come to taste the food for its popular crab porridge. The oldest school in Nibong Tebal are Methodist Primary & Secondary School. Other school located in Nibong Tebal are SK Tunku Abdul Rahman, SK Saujana Indah and SMK Saujana Indah. The majority population in Nibong Tebal are Chinese.

Nibong Tebal's most famous son is Tan Sri Datuk Professor Ir. Chin Fung Kee

Chin Fung Kee

Chin Fung Kee was a respected and outstanding Malaysian civil engineer in engineering practice, as well as engineering research and education. He is known for his excellence in geotechnical, structural and hydraulic engineering. He was a local pioneer engineer who played a key role in the...

, a well known authority in geotechnical engineering

Geotechnical engineering

Geotechnical engineering is the branch of civil engineering concerned with the engineering behavior of earth materials. Geotechnical engineering is important in civil engineering, but is also used by military, mining, petroleum, or any other engineering concerned with construction on or in the ground...

 and He was the former acting Vice Chancellor of the University of Malaya

University of Malaya

The University of Malaya is located on a campus near the centre of Kuala Lumpur, and is the oldest university in Malaysia. It was founded in 1905 as a public-funded tertiary institution...

. He was the man who designed the Penang Bridge

Penang Bridge

Penang Bridge is a dual carriageway toll bridge connects Gelugor on the island of Penang and Seberang Prai on the mainland of Malaysia on the Malay Peninsula. The bridge is also linked to the North-South Expressway in Prai and Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway in Penang. It was officially opened to...

. Sadly he died from cancer a year before the bridge was opened to traffic.