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George Town

South-eastern Asia

George Town is the capital of the Malaysian state of Penang and the core city of the George Town Conurbation, Malaysia's second largest metropolitan area. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
794,313 1
Area (sq km)
306 1
Founding Year
1786 1
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Elevation (m)
4 2
Latitude
5.41444 degrees north 1
Longitude
100.32917 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Tropical 4
Time Zone
UTC+08:00 3
Connections

Associated With

Malaysia, Countries
Source George Town (Wikipedia)
Penang, States or Territories

George Town is associated with Penang.

Source George Town (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Penang, States or Territories

George Town is the capital of Penang.

Source George Town (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. George Town (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    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 largest metropolitan economy in the country.
  • Lead section
    The city proper spans an area of 306 km2 (118 sq mi) encompassing Penang Island and surrounding islets, and had a population of 794,313 as of 2020.
  • Infobox, Population year
    2020
  • Infobox, Area
    306
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    5.41444, 100.32917
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    5.41444, 100.32917
  • Infobox, Founded
    1786
  • Lead section, admin-division claim
    George Town is the capital of the Malaysian state of Penang.
  • Associated With: Malaysia, Infobox, Country
    malaysia
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2. George Town (Wikidata)
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 4 m
  • In Group: Cities of South-eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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3. GeoNames: George Town - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 1735106
    5.41123 100.33543 P PPLA MY 09 1105 158336 14 Asia/Kuala_Lumpur
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 14 m
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 5.25, 100.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 5.25, 100.25
5.25 100.25 Af
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Wikidata: George Town
Wikidata Q61092, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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