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Bandaraya Pulau Pinang Penang. Northeast District (since 1957) Southwest District (since 2015) Penang Island City Council Majlis Bandaraya Pulau Pinang: 1 January 1957 by Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom, as the City of George Town 31 March 2015 by Abdul Halim of Kedah, Yang di-Pertuan Agong XIV, as the City of Penang Island: 794,313 ...
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.
The riverine systems within the city include the Kluang, Dua, Glugor and Pinang rivers. [29] The Pinang River, which is 3.5 km (2.2 mi) long, flows through the city centre. [95] Penang Hill, with a height of 833 m (2,733 ft), is the highest point in Penang, serving as a water catchment area and a green lung for the city.
The name Penang comes from the modern Malay name Pulau Pinang which means 'areca nut island'. [5] Penang is also colloquially referred to as the "Pearl of the Orient" and "The Island of Pearls" (Malay: Pulau Mutiara). [6] [7] Over the course of history, Penang Island had been known by different names by seafarers from various regions.
Tanjong Pinang is a suburb within the city of George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. It lies 4.5 km (2.8 mi) northwest of the city centre and was created on land reclaimed off Tanjong Tokong in the 1990s. [1] The suburb also encompasses Gurney Bay and the ongoing reclamation project of Andaman Island. [3]
It is located about 14.8 km (9.2 mi) west of the city centre, at the western coast of Penang Island between Teluk Bahang to the east and Balik Pulau to the south. Geography [ edit ]
The Penang Mutiara Beach Resort is an abandoned luxury hotel on the “glowing bay” beachfront in Teluk Bahang, Penang, Malaysia.The 15-storey high-rise building has an estimated height of 56.64 m. [1]
Tanjong Bungah [a] [2] is a suburb of George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang.It is located along the northern coast of Penang Island between Batu Ferringhi and Tanjong Tokong, about 6.5 km (4.0 mi) northwest of the city centre.