George Town, Penang
Georgetown is the capital of the Malaysian state of Penang.
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 |
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.
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.
Completed in 1985, Komtar was for a brief period the tallest skyscraper in Southeast Asia.
The city centre of George Town in 2023, with Penang Hill in the background.
The ongoing Silicon Island reclamation project as of December 2023[update]. Reclamation allows the creation of valuable land for urban development, particularly in land-scarce George Town.
The State Assembly Building in Light Street houses Penang's legislature.