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  2. Penang Island - Wikipedia

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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 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.

  3. Penang - Wikipedia

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    With a land area of only 1,049 km 2 (405 sq mi), Penang is the second smallest state in Malaysia after Perlis. It is located on the northwestern coastline of Peninsular Malaysia, lying between latitudes 5.59° and 5.12°N, and longitudes 100.17° and 100.56°E.

  4. George Town, Penang - Wikipedia

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    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 highest contributor to the country's GDP. The city proper spans an area of 306 km 2 (118 sq mi) encompassing Penang Island and surrounding ...

  5. South-West District (Penang) - Wikipedia

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    The South-West District ( Malay: Daerah Barat Daya) is a district within the Malaysian state of Penang. The district covers the southwestern half of Penang Island and borders the North-East to the north-east. It has an area of 175 km 2 (68 sq mi) and a population of 197,131 as of 2010. Balik Pulau is the district's administrative centre, while ...

  6. Malaysia - Wikipedia

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    Topographic map of Malaysia; Mount Kinabalu is the highest summit in the country. Malaysia is the 66th largest country by total land area, with a total area of 330,803 km 2 (127,724 sq mi). It has land borders with Thailand in West Malaysia, and Indonesia and Brunei in East Malaysia. It is linked to Singapore by a narrow causeway and a bridge.

  7. Seberang Perai - Wikipedia

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    Seberang Perai is a city in the Malaysian state of Penang. Located on the Malay Peninsula and separated from Penang Island by the Penang Strait, it shares borders with Kedah to the north and east, and Perak to the south. The city spans an area of 748 km 2 (289 sq mi) and had a population of 946,092 as of 2020, making it the third largest city ...

  8. Butterworth, Seberang Perai - Wikipedia

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    Postal code. 120xx to 134xx. Area code (s) +6043. Butterworth is the city centre of Seberang Perai in the Malaysian state of Penang. It lies about 3 km (1.9 mi) east of George Town, the capital city of Penang, across the Penang Strait. [2] As of 2020, Butterworth had a total population of 80,378 residents.

  9. History of George Town, Penang - Wikipedia

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    George Town, the capital city of the state of Penang, is the second largest city in Malaysia and the economic centre of the country's northern region. The history of George Town began with its establishment by Captain Francis Light of the British East India Company in 1786. Founded as a free port, George Town became the first British settlement ...