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Basin size. 50.97 km 2 (19.68 sq mi) The Pinang River is a river that runs through the city of George Town within the Malaysian state of Penang. Stretching for approximately 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi), the river cuts through the city centre, passing under the Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway before emptying into the Penang Strait. [1]
Website. www.penang.gov.my. Penang[a] is a Malaysian state located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia along the Strait of Malacca. It has two parts: Penang Island, where the capital city, George Town, is located, and Seberang Perai on the Malay Peninsula.
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 ...
Penang National Park is the first protected area legally gazetted under Malaysia's National Park Act of 1980, signifying the State and Federal governments' environmental protection efforts. Penang National Park was established to preserve flora and fauna as well as objects with geological, archaeological , historical, ethnological , scientific ...
Penang Island. Penang Island is the main constituent island of the Malaysian state of Penang. It is located off the western coast of Peninsular Malaysia by the Malacca Strait, with the Penang Strait separating the island from Seberang Perai on the mainland. The 295 km 2 (114 sq mi) island makes up approximately 28% of Penang's total land mass ...
Jalan Sungai Pinang runs through the riverine neighbourhood. The Malay and Indian villages along the Pinang River date back to the 18th century, possibly predating Captain Francis Light's arrival on Penang Island in 1786. [3] Sumatran traders had arrived at the river's estuary in the 1780s and established settlements like Kampung Rawa and ...
Penang Strait. George Town on Penang Island (top) and Butterworth on the Malay Peninsula (bottom). The Penang Strait is an 11 kilometre-wide strait that separates Penang Island from mainland Malay Peninsula. [1] Penang Island is to the west of the channel, while Seberang Perai, the mainland half of the State of Penang, is to the east.
The Penang Bridge is a 13.5-kilometre (8.4-mile) [2][3] dual carriageway toll bridge and controlled-access highway in the state of Penang, Malaysia. The bridge connects Perai on the mainland side of the state with Gelugor on the island, crossing the Penang Strait. The bridge was the first and, until 2014, the only road connection between the ...