Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:city
gptkbp:area 305 km²
gptkbp:climate gptkb:tropical_rainforest
gptkbp:country gptkb:Malaysia
gptkbp:currency Malaysian ringgit
gptkbp:ethnicGroup gptkb:Chinese
gptkb:Indian
gptkb:Malay
Eurasian
gptkbp:founded 1786
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Francis_Light
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:Penang_Island_City_Council
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:restaurant
colonial architecture
multicultural heritage
gptkbp:language gptkb:Tamil
gptkb:Hokkien
English
gptkbp:locatedOn gptkb:Penang_Island
gptkbp:mayor Yew Tung Seang (as of 2023)
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:King_George_III
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:George_Town_Festival
gptkb:Penang_International_Food_Festival
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_State_Museum
gptkb:Penang_Street_Art
gptkb:Pinang_Peranakan_Mansion
gptkb:St._George's_Church
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Malay
gptkbp:population about 700,000 (2020)
gptkbp:postalCode 10000–10990
gptkbp:state Penang
gptkbp:timezone UTC+8
gptkbp:transportation gptkb:Rapid_Penang_bus
gptkb:Penang_Ferry
gptkbp:twinTown gptkb:Adelaide,_Australia
gptkb:Taipei,_Taiwan
gptkb:Bangkok,_Thailand
gptkb:Xiamen,_China
gptkb:Medan,_Indonesia
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite 2008
yes
gptkbp:university Universiti Sains Malaysia (nearby)
gptkbp:website https://www.mbpp.gov.my/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kuan_Yin_Temple
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7