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With a land area of only 1,049 km 2 (405 sq mi), Penang is the second smallest state in Malaysia after Perlis. [114] It is located on the northwestern coastline of Peninsular Malaysia, lying between latitudes 5.59° and 5.12°N, and longitudes 100.17° and 100.56°E.
Map of Penang Island surveyed by Commander F C P Vereker in 1884. With an area of 295 km 2 (114 sq mi), Penang Island is the fourth largest island wholly in Malaysia, after Banggi Island, Bruit Island and Langkawi Island. It is also the most populated island city in the country, with a population of 794,313 as of 2020. [1]
George Town is the capital of the Malaysian state of Penang. It is the core city of the George Town Conurbation, Malaysia's second largest metropolitan area with a population of 2.84 million and the second highest contributor to the country's GDP. The city proper spans an area of 306 km 2 (118 sq mi) encompassing Penang Island and surrounding ...
E. of Penang St: 漆木街 Tshat-bok-ke 柴工街 Tshâ-kang-ke: Lacquerers' street Carpenters' street Boundary Road Jalan Sempadan: Part of the road that formed part of the boundary of the City of George Town Brick Kiln Road Jalan Gurdwara: After the brick kiln that used to be there. The area was known as Bakar Bata or 罇仔窰 Tsuínn-á-iô.
The area had already been inhabited for decades prior to Captain Francis Light's founding of Penang Island in 1786. Tanjong Tokong was believed to be the site of the first Chinese settlement on Penang Island. Up until the 1970s, Tanjong Tokong was a fishing village; rapid urbanisation soon followed, with residential high-rises now lining the coast.
Jalan Bukit Kukus Paired Road. The Jalan Bukit Kukus Paired Road is a dual carriageway in the city of George Town within the Malaysian state of Penang. The municipally-funded 5.5 km (3.4 mi) road stretches across the valleys at the centre of Penang Island, connecting Paya Terubong and Balik Pulau. [1] [2] [3] Scheduled for completion by 2025, a ...
Penang Road. Penang Road is a major thoroughfare in the city of George Town within the Malaysian state of Penang. It runs between Farquhar Street to the north and Komtar to the south. The road is a one-way road, with the traffic directed southwards towards Komtar. As a major artery within the city centre, Penang Road frequently experiences ...
Butterworth Outer Ring Road (BORR) (Malay: Lebuhraya Lingkaran Luar Butterworth) is a coastal expressway located in Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia. This 14 km (8.7 mi) expressway connects Sungai Dua in the north until Perai in the south.