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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]
The state is divided into two major halves by the Penang Strait, which is only 3 km (1.9 mi) wide at the narrowest point and 13 km (8.1 mi) at its widest. [115] [116] Penang Island, a 295 km 2 (114 sq mi) island. [117] Seberang Perai, a 748 km 2 (289 sq mi) hinterland on the Malay Peninsula.
Northeast Penang Island District (1 C, 1 P) S. South Seberang Perai District (11 P) Southwest Penang Island District (21 P) Pages in category "Districts of Penang"
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In 1888, a District and Land Office was established at Balik Pulau at the southwest of the island. [2] [3] Thus, the Southwest District was created, effectively dividing the island into two districts. Both districts first appeared in official maps dating back to the 1890s.
In Peninsular Malaysia, a district is a subdivision of a state.A mukim (commune, sub-district or parish) is a subdivision of a district.In recent years, a mukim is however of less importance with respect to the administration of land; for land administrative purposes, major cities (e.g. Petaling Jaya) are given an equal status with mukim.
Module:Location map/data/Malaysia Penang is a location map definition used to overlay markers and labels on an equirectangular projection map of Penang, Malaysia. The markers are placed by latitude and longitude coordinates on the default map or a similar map image.
Komtar houses the Office of the Chief Minister of Penang, as well as agencies of the Penang state government and the Penang Island City Council.. The city centre of George Town encompasses 19 km 2 (7.3 sq mi) of the northeastern plains of Penang Island, forming the basin of the Pinang River, the main river system on the island.