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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:city
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gptkbp:airport
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gptkb:Penang_International_Airport
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gptkbp:annualEvent
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gptkb:George_Town_Literary_Festival
gptkb:Penang_Hot_Air_Balloon_Fiesta
gptkb:Chinese_New_Year
gptkb:Thaipusam
gptkb:George_Town_Festival
gptkb:Penang_International_Food_Festival
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gptkbp:area
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305.77 km² (city proper)
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gptkbp:climate
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gptkb:tropical_rainforest
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gptkbp:commonHealthIssues
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gptkb:Gleneagles_Penang
gptkb:Island_Hospital
gptkb:Loh_Guan_Lye_Specialists_Centre
gptkb:Penang_General_Hospital
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gptkbp:coordinates
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5.4141°N 100.3288°E
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:Malaysia
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gptkbp:demonym
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gptkb:Penangite
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gptkbp:economy
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finance
shipping
tourism
food and beverage
electronics manufacturing
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:DISTED_College
gptkb:Han_Chiang_University_College_of_Communication
gptkb:Penang_Medical_College
gptkb:Universiti_Sains_Malaysia
gptkb:Wawasan_Open_University
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gptkbp:elevation
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0–830 m
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gptkbp:famousFor
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gptkb:restaurant
multicultural society
murals and street art
heritage architecture
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gptkbp:founded
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1786
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gptkbp:founder
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gptkb:Francis_Light
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gptkbp:governingBody
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gptkb:Penang_Island_City_Council
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gptkbp:heritageStatus
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gptkb:UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site_(with_Melaka)
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gptkbp:homeport
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gptkb:Port_of_Penang
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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George Town, Malaysia
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gptkbp:language
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gptkb:Chinese
gptkb:Tamil
English
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gptkbp:locatedOn
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gptkb:Penang_Island
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gptkbp:mayor
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Rajendran P. Anthony (as of 2023)
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gptkbp:namedAfter
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gptkb:King_George_III
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gptkbp:notableLandmark
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gptkb:Cheong_Fatt_Tze_Mansion
gptkb:Fort_Cornwallis
gptkb:KOMTAR_Tower
gptkb:Kapitan_Keling_Mosque
gptkb:Khoo_Kongsi
gptkb:Penang_City_Hall
gptkb:Penang_Hill
gptkb:Penang_State_Museum
gptkb:Penang_Street_Art
gptkb:Pinang_Peranakan_Mansion
gptkb:St._George's_Church
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gptkbp:officialLanguage
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gptkb:Malay
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gptkbp:population
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approx. 2.8 million (metropolitan area)
approx. 708,127 (2020) (city proper)
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gptkbp:postalCode
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10000 to 12300
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gptkbp:state
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Penang
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gptkbp:timezone
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Malaysia Standard Time (UTC+8)
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gptkbp:twinTown
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gptkb:Adelaide,_Australia
gptkb:Taipei,_Taiwan
gptkb:Bangkok,_Thailand
gptkb:Xiamen,_China
gptkb:Sanya,_China
gptkb:Medan,_Indonesia
Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
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gptkbp:UNESCO_criteria
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cultural
unique architecture
historic trading port
multicultural living heritage
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gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite
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2008
yes
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Adelaide,_Australia
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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