Permatang Pauh is a suburb of Seberang Perai in the Malaysian state of Penang.

There are two institutions of higher learning located in Permatang Pauh, namely a campus of Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) and Politeknik Seberang Perai at Bandar Perda.

Permatang Pauh is beside the longest expressway in Malaysia, in Penang.

It is located in the centre of Penang state, in the middle of the Bukit Mertajam and Kepala Batas.

People drive onto the Seberang Jaya highway flyover to go down to the capital after coming out of Permatang Pauh Interchange.As of 2020[update], Mukim 2, the subdivision that contains Permatang Pauh, was home to a population of 5,557.