George Town (Penang)

GPTKB entity

Statements (66)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:city
gptkbp:airport gptkb:Penang_International_Airport
gptkbp:area 305.77 km²
gptkbp:climate gptkb:tropical_rainforest
gptkbp:coordinates 5.4141°N 100.3288°E
gptkbp:country gptkb:Malaysia
gptkbp:culturalHeritage gptkb:Armenian_Street
Little India
Chinese clan houses
intact colonial core
multicultural architecture
gptkbp:elevation gptkb:marine
gptkbp:founded 1786
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Francis_Light
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:Penang_Island_City_Council
gptkbp:historicalSignificance British colony
Straits Settlements capital (until 1946)
gptkbp:homeport gptkb:Swettenham_Pier
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label George Town (Penang)
gptkbp:locatedOn gptkb:Penang_Island
gptkbp:mayor Rajendran P. Anthony (as of 2023)
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Pearl_of_the_Orient
gptkb:City_of_Living_Heritage
gptkbp:notableDish gptkb:Penang_Rojak
gptkb:Penang_Hokkien_Mee
gptkb:Char_Kway_Teow
gptkb:Nasi_Kandar
gptkb:Penang_Laksa
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:George_Town_Festival
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Penang_General_Hospital
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:Penang_3D_Trick_Art_Museum
gptkb:Penang_Islamic_Museum
gptkb:Penang_State_Museum
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:Penang_Street_Art
gptkb:Pinang_Peranakan_Mansion
gptkb:St._George's_Church
gptkb:Penang_Peranakan_Mansion
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Chung_Keng_Quee
gptkb:Jimmy_Choo
gptkb:P._Ramlee
gptkb:Khoo_Thean_Teik
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Chinese
gptkb:Malay
gptkb:Tamil
English
gptkbp:population about 708,000 (city proper, 2020)
gptkbp:postalCode 10000–10990
gptkbp:state Penang
gptkbp:timezone UTC+8
gptkbp:twinTown gptkb:Adelaide,_Australia
gptkb:Taipei,_Taiwan
gptkb:Bangkok,_Thailand
gptkb:Xiamen,_China
gptkb:Medan,_Indonesia
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite 2008
yes
gptkbp:vehicleRegistrationCode P
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Malayan_Union_(Penang_and_Malacca)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7