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Penang is a diverse multiethnic and multicultural society. Residents of the state are colloquially known as Penangites or "Penang-lang". [3] Traditionally regarded as a Chinese-majority state, the Bumiputera population, which includes ethnic Malays, has reached parity with that of the Chinese in recent years.
As of 2020, Penang had a population of 1,740,405 and the highest population density of all Malaysian states at 1,659/km 2 (4,300/sq mi). [1] Penang is Malaysia's second most urbanised state, with an urbanisation level of 92.5%. [4] Residents of Penang are colloquially known as Penangites or "Penang-lang". [233]
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 largest metropolitan economy in the country.
The George Town Conurbation, the only urban region that spans three different states (Penang, Kedah and Perak), is also the only metropolitan area where the core city is not its most populated settlement (George Town has a population of 794,313, while Seberang Perai has a population of 946,092).
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]
"Population and Housing Statistics". Key Findings Population and Housing Census of Malaysia 2020: Perak (PDF) (in Malay and English). Putrajaya: Department of Statistics (Malaysia). 29 May 2022. ISBN 9789672535126. "Population and Housing Statistics". Key Findings Population and Housing Census of Malaysia 2020: Pulau Pinang (PDF) (in Malay and ...
Penang: Central Seberang Perai District: Bukit Mertajam: Seberang Perai C: 371975: 238: 1,562.9 North Seberang Perai District: Kepala Batas: Seberang Perai C: 295979: 267: 1,108.5 Northeast Penang Island District: George Town: Penang Island C: 520242: 124: 4,195.5 South Seberang Perai District: Sungai Jawi: Seberang Perai C: 171045: 242: 706.8 ...
The Greater Penang Conurbation, also known as the George Town Conurbation, [1] [2] is the urban area within and surrounding the Malaysian state of Penang, including parts of neighbouring Kedah and Perak. It is the second largest conurbation in Malaysia, with a population of over 2.84 million as of 2020.