George Town
capital city of the Malaysian state of Penang
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Summary
George Town is a city of Malaysia[1]. It draws 4,339 Wikipedia views per month (city of malaysia category, ranking #2 of 8).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Organization of World Heritage Cities[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Penang[4]
- Country: Malaysia[5]
- Instance of: city[6], big city[7]
- Shares border with: Bayan Lepas[8]
- Named after: George III of Great Britain[9]
- Twinned administrative body: Adelaide[10], Bangkok[11], Phuket[12], Medan[13], Xiamen[14], Xi'an[15]
- Postal code: 100xx hingga 108xx111xx hingga 118xx[16]
- Part of: Melaka and George Town, Historic Cities of the Straits of Malacca[17]
- Commons category: George Town, Penang[18]
- Licence plate code: P[19]
- Located in time zone: Time in Malaysia[20], UTC+08:00[21]
- Inception: August 11, 1786[22]
- Official website: http://www.mbpp.gov.my/[23]
- Topic's main category: Category:George Town, Penang[24]
- Population: 708,127[25], 794,313[26]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[27]
- Capital of: Penang[28]
- Heritage designation: part of UNESCO World Heritage Site[29]
- Official name: George Town[30], 乔治市[31], ஜோர்ஜ் டவுன்[32]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in George Town, Penang[33]
- Demonym: Georgetonienne[34], Georgetonien[35]
- Native label: George Town[36], 乔治市[37], ஜோர்ஜ் டவுன்[38]
- Different from: Georgetown[39]
- Elevation above sea level: 4 m[40]
Body
Physical Characteristics
Areas include 305.77 km²[41], 109.38 ha[42], and 150.04 ha[43].
Why It Matters
George Town has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]