George Town, Penang
Georgetown is the capital of the Malaysian state of Penang.
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| Coordinates: 5°25′00″N 100°19′00″E / 5.41667°N 100.31667°ECoordinates: 5°25′00″N 100°19′00″E / 5.41667°N 100.31667°E | |
| Country | Malaysia |
| State | Penang |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | Not observed |
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George Town, Penang Media
A 1799 map of George Town created by Rear Admiral Home R. Popham. Fort Cornwallis at the tip of the cape is depicted in the map.
- KITLV - 80020 - Kleingrothe, C.J. - Medan - Quay in Penang - circa 1910.tif
The Port of Penang at Weld Quay c. 1910, photo by C.J. Kleingrothe. Port functions were eventually relocated to mainland Seberang Perai in 1974.
- Royal Marines Parade in Penang (5316034010).jpg
Royal Marines Parade in Penang (5316034010)
- Photo of ancient Penang inside a room.jpg
Penang Road c. 1950
- George Town Padang Kota 2023.jpg
George Town Padang Kota 2023
- Komtar at dusk, George Town, Penang.jpg
Completed in 1985, Komtar was for a brief period the tallest skyscraper in Southeast Asia.
- Panorama of George Town from the air, Dec 2023.jpg
The city centre of George Town in 2023, with Penang Hill in the background.
- Silicon Island in George Town, Penang Dec2024-1.jpg
The ongoing Silicon Island reclamation project c. 2024. Reclamation allows the creation of valuable land for urban development, particularly in land-scarce George Town.
- Dewan Undangan Negeri Penang Dec 2006 003.jpg
The State Assembly Building in Light Street houses Penang's legislature.
- Map of George Town by ethnic proportions 2020.svg
Distribution of ethnic Chinese and Malays in George Town, derived from the 2020 Malaysian census
