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Penang is also divided into five administrative districts – two in George Town and three in Seberang Perai. Each district is headed by a district officer. The lands and district office in each district deals with land taxation, thus differing from local governments that manage urban administration and maintenance of infrastructure. [93] [94]
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George Town was named in honour of King George III, the ruler of Great Britain and Ireland between 1760 and 1820. [15] [16] Prior to the arrival of the British, the geographical area had been known as Tanjung Penaga, due to the abundance of penaga laut trees (Calophyllum inophyllum) found at the cape (tanjung) of the city.
This is a list of federal and state electoral districts within the Malaysian state of Penang.The state sends 13 representatives to the Malaysian federal Parliament and is divided into 40 state constituencies, each of which elects a single member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly.
The Penang Island Rural District Council (abbrev. MDPP) was a local government that administered large portions of Penang Island in the Malaysian state of Penang.Established in 1908, the local government was responsible for public health, sanitation, waste management, traffic management, building regulation, social and economic development, and infrastructure in what is now the Southwest ...
Penang: Central Seberang Perai District: Bukit Mertajam: Seberang Perai C: 422985: 238: 1,777.2 North Seberang Perai District: Kepala Batas: Seberang Perai C: 339132: 268: 1,265.4 Northeast Penang Island District: George Town: Penang Island C: 556557: 126: 4,417.1 South Seberang Perai District: Sungai Jawi: Seberang Perai C: 183996: 242: 760.3 ...
The Northeast District is a district in George Town within the Malaysian state of Penang. The district covers the northeastern half of Penang Island , including downtown George Town , and borders the Southwest District .
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]