George Town, Penang

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:city
gptkbp:area 305.77 km²
gptkbp:climate gptkb:tropical_rainforest
gptkbp:country gptkb:Malaysia
gptkbp:demonym gptkb:Penangite
gptkbp:founded 1786
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Francis_Light
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:Penang_Island_City_Council
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label George Town, Penang
gptkbp:language gptkb:Mandarin
gptkb:Tamil
gptkb:Hokkien
English
gptkbp:latitude 5.4141° N
gptkbp:longitude 100.3288° E
gptkbp:mayor Rajendran P. Anthony (as of 2023)
gptkbp:notable_for gptkb:frescoes
multicultural society
heritage architecture
food capital of Malaysia
gptkbp:notableDish gptkb:Cendol
gptkb:Char_Kway_Teow
gptkb:Hokkien_Mee
gptkb:Nasi_Kandar
gptkb:Penang_Laksa
gptkbp:notableFestival gptkb:George_Town_Festival
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Swettenham_Pier
gptkb:Penang_General_Hospital
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:Universiti_Sains_Malaysia
gptkbp:notableLandmark gptkb:Cheong_Fatt_Tze_Mansion
gptkb:Fort_Cornwallis
gptkb:KOMTAR_Tower
gptkb:Kapitan_Keling_Mosque
gptkb:Khoo_Kongsi
gptkb:Penang_City_Hall
gptkb:St._George's_Church
gptkb:Penang_Peranakan_Mansion
gptkbp:notableRoute gptkb:Armenian_Street
gptkb:Chulia_Street
gptkb:Lebuh_Pantai_(Beach_Street)
gptkb:Penang_Road
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Malay
gptkbp:population about 708,127 (2020)
gptkbp:postalCode 10000 to 10990
gptkbp:state Penang
gptkbp:timezone Malaysia Standard Time (UTC+8)
gptkbp:twinTown gptkb:Adelaide,_Australia
gptkb:Taipei,_Taiwan
gptkb:Bangkok,_Thailand
gptkb:Xiamen,_China
gptkb:Medan,_Indonesia
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite 2008
yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Southeast_Asia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4