States or Territories

Penang

State

Citation Formats

General Reference

Geography Atlas. "Penang." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/states/penang.

APA Style

Geography Atlas. (n.d.). Penang. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/states/penang

BibTeX

@misc{geographyatlas-penang,
  author = {Geography Atlas},
  title = {Penang},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/states/penang},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Penang is a Malaysian state on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia, divided by the Strait of Malacca into Penang Island and Seberang Perai on the mainland. Its capital, George Town, sits on Penang Island, and the 2020 census recorded a population of 1,740,405 across an area of 1,049 square kilometers.

Facts

Capital

George Town 1

Population

1,740,405 1

2020 figure from Penang's own Wikipedia infobox.

Population Estimate Year

2020 1

Area (sq km)

1049 1

Latitude

5.41444 degrees north 1

Longitude

100.32917 degrees east 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Associated With

George Town

George Town is associated with Penang.

Source George Town (Wikipedia)

Malaysia

Penang is a state of Malaysia.

Source Penang (Wikipedia)

Has Capital

George Town

George Town is the capital of Penang.

Source George Town (Wikipedia)

Sources

1. Penang (Wikipedia)

Wikimedia FoundationLead section

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Penang is a Malaysian state located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia. It is divided into two parts by the Strait of Malacca: Penang Island to the west, where the capital city George Town is located, and Seberang Perai on the mainland to the east.

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1. Penang (Wikipedia)

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