George Town, Penang, Malaysia

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/George_Town,_Penang,_Malaysia

GPTKB entity

Statements (65)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:city
gptkbp:area	305.77 km² (city proper)
gptkbp:areaCode	+60 4
gptkbp:climate	gptkb:tropical_rainforest
gptkbp:coordinates	5.4144°N 100.3297°E
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Malaysia
gptkbp:culturalHeritage	gptkb:frescoes colonial architecture multicultural trading port
gptkbp:founded	1786
gptkbp:founder	gptkb:Francis_Light
gptkbp:governingBody	gptkb:Penang_Island_City_Council
gptkbp:highestPoint	gptkb:Penang_Hill
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	George Town, Penang, Malaysia
gptkbp:language	gptkb:Chinese gptkb:Tamil English
gptkbp:location	northeast of Penang Island
gptkbp:mayor	Rajendran P. Anthony (as of 2023)
gptkbp:namedAfter	gptkb:King_George_III
gptkbp:notable_shopping_mall	gptkb:1st_Avenue_Mall gptkb:Gurney_Plaza gptkb:Prangin_Mall
gptkbp:notableDish	gptkb:Penang_Rojak gptkb:Cendol gptkb:Char_Kway_Teow gptkb:Nasi_Kandar gptkb:Penang_Laksa
gptkbp:notableFestival	gptkb:George_Town_Festival
gptkbp:notableFor	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:Pinang_Peranakan_Mansion gptkb:St._George's_Church
gptkbp:notableRoute	gptkb:Armenian_Street gptkb:Chulia_Street gptkb:Lebuh_Pantai_(Beach_Street) gptkb:Penang_Road
gptkbp:officialLanguage	gptkb:Malay
gptkbp:population	about 708,000 (2020 urban area)
gptkbp:postalCode	10000 to 10990
gptkbp:state	Penang
gptkbp:timezone	Malaysia Standard Time (UTC+8)
gptkbp:transportation	gptkb:Penang_Ferry gptkb:Penang_International_Airport gptkb:Rapid_Penang_bus_service
gptkbp:twinTown	gptkb:Adelaide,_Australia gptkb:Taipei,_Taiwan gptkb:Bangkok,_Thailand gptkb:Xiamen,_China gptkb:Medan,_Indonesia Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite	2008 yes
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Majlis_Bandaraya_Pulau_Pinang gptkb:Jubilee_Clock_Tower gptkb:George_Town_Festival gptkb:Penang_FA gptkb:Rapid_Penang
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6