Mengkuang Titi
| Kampung Mengkuang Titi | |
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| Village | |
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| Motto: Maju, Mampan, Manfaat, Teguh dan Ternama ("Progressive, Enduring, Benefit, United and Famous"). |
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| Coordinates: 5°23′N 100°25′E / 5.383°N 100.417°ECoordinates: 5°23′N 100°25′E / 5.383°N 100.417°E | |
| Country | Malaysia |
| State | Penang |
| Area | Bukit Mertajam |
| Settled | Early 1800s |
| Government | |
| • Local Authority | Majlis Perbandaran Seberang Perai |
| Time zone | MST (UTC+8) |
Mengkuang Titi is a small Malay village in Central Seberang Perai District, Penang, Malaysia. It is located not too far from the Mengkuang Dam. The village has a population of about 800, and still retains the rustic feel ideal for the development of agricultural and cottage industries.
The word 'Mengkuang' comes from the vernacular name for Pandanus fascicularis a kind of Pandanus plant that inhabit the region. The word 'Titi' means bridge. The combination of these two words give the meaning 'The Mengkuang area where a bridge was built'. It is common to find word 'Mengkuang' in surrounding region because Kampung Mengkuang actually refers the wider whole neighborhood area. Names of the some neighborhood villages are Mengkuang Kereta Api ('kereta api' means train, Mengkuang where railway was built), Mengkuang Sekolah ('sekolah' means school, Mengkuang where school was built and Mengkuang Dam (Dam means a barrier constructed across a waterway, Mengkuang where dam was constructed).
Agriculture and cottage industries are still the main sources of income. Among the cottage industries at Mengkuang Titi includes the making of Malay delicacies such as kuih bahulu, a fluffy sponge cake, and satay, grilled skewered meat served in sweet and spicy peanut sauce. People of Mengkuang Titi used to grow rubber, paddy, coconut and oil palm, but now the most of the land was replaced by housing. The only plantation can be found now is oil palm estate. The vegetable crops such as onion, cauliflower, maize etc. was introduce to the village.
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