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| 1 | Penang ![]() FeatureType : isle Elevation : 483 Lat/Lng : 5.4 / 100.2333 | Penang is a Malaysian state located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia, by the Malacca Strait. It has two parts: Penang Island, where the capital city, George Town, is located, and Seberang Perai (formerly Province Wellesley) on the Malay Peninsula (...) | |
| 2 | Seberang Perai ![]() FeatureType : null Elevation : 5 Lat/Lng : 5.394 / 100.3664 | Seberang Perai, also known as Province Wellesley, is a narrow hinterland on the Malay Peninsula opposite Penang Island, which, together with the island, forms the Malaysian state of Penang. It borders Kedah to the north and east, and Perak to the south (...) | |
| 3 | Bukit Mertajam ![]() FeatureType : null Elevation : 12 Lat/Lng : 5.3617 / 100.461 | Bukit Mertajam is a town and the administrative centre of the Central Seberang Perai District in Seberang Perai, Penang, Malaysia. It also serves as the seat of the local government of Seberang Perai - the Seberang Perai Municipal Council. , Bukit Mertajam contained a total of 13,097 residents (...) | |
| 4 | Butterworth, Penang ![]() FeatureType : city Elevation : 5 Lat/Lng : 5.3942 / 100.3664 | Butterworth, within the North Seberang Perai District, is the largest town in Seberang Perai, the mainland half of the Malaysian state of Penang. It lies approximately east of George Town, the capital city of Penang, across the Penang Strait. , Butterworth contained a total of 71,643 residents (...) | |
| 5 | George Town, Penang ![]() FeatureType : city Elevation : 10 Lat/Lng : 5.4167 / 100.3167 | George Town, the capital city of the Malaysian state of Penang, is located at the north-eastern tip of Penang Island. It is Malaysia's second largest city, with 708,127 inhabitants , while Greater Penang is the nation's second biggest conurbation with a population of 2,412,616 (...) | |
| 6 | Batu Kawan ![]() FeatureType : null Elevation : 3 Lat/Lng : 5.2312 / 100.4442 | Batu Kawan is a town within the South Seberang Perai District in Seberang Perai, Penang, Malaysia. It is geographically separated from the rest of Seberang Perai by the Jawi and Tengah rivers. , Batu Kawan contained a population of 5,537 (...) | |
| 7 | British Malaya ![]() FeatureType : null Lat/Lng : 3.2167 / 101.1 | The term "British Malaya" loosely describes a set of states on the Malay Peninsula and the island of Singapore that were brought under British control between the 18th and the 20th centuries. Unlike the term "British India", which excludes the Indian princely states, British Malaya is often used to (...) | |
| 8 | Straits Settlements ![]() FeatureType : country Elevation : 42 Lat/Lng : 1.3667 / 103.8 | The Straits Settlements (نݢري٢ سلت; When writing in Chinese script, modern historians often refer to the Crown colony as 海峽殖民地 or 海峡殖民地 (Hǎixiá zhímíndì) , a literal translation of the Crown colony's English name, rather than the official Chinese name of 叻嶼呷 (Lè yǔ gā) adopted by the Government of (...) | |
| 9 | Greater Penang Conurbation ![]() FeatureType : null Lat/Lng : 5.205 / 100.35 | The Greater Penang Conurbation that covers all of Penang, southern Kedah and northern Perak is Malaysia's second most populous metropolitan area. It is centred in George Town, Penang's capital city and also the second most populous city in Malaysia after Kuala Lumpur (...) | |
| 10 | Port of Penang ![]() FeatureType : null Elevation : 3 Lat/Lng : 5.4157 / 100.366 | The Port of Penang is a deepwater seaport within the Malaysian state of Penang. It consists of terminals along the Penang Strait, including five on the mainland and one in George Town. The Port of Penang was the third busiest harbour in Malaysia in terms of cargo , handling 1 (...) | |
| 11 | Kuala Terengganu ![]() FeatureType : city Elevation : 12 Lat/Lng : 5.319 / 103.1534 | Kuala Terengganu (Jawi:), often abbreviated as K.T., is a city, the administrative capital, royal capital and the main economic centre of Terengganu, Malaysia. Kuala Terengganu is also the capital of Kuala Terengganu District (...) | |
| 12 | Bayan Lepas ![]() FeatureType : null Elevation : 3 Lat/Lng : 5.2833 / 100.2667 | Bayan Lepas is a town within the city of George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. It is located within the Southwest Penang Island District, near the southeastern tip of Penang Island. Founded in the 19th century, Bayan Lepas is now home to the Penang International Airport and an eponymous Free (...) | |
| 13 | Gelugor ![]() FeatureType : null Elevation : 15 Lat/Lng : 5.3691 / 100.3097 | Gelugor is a southern suburb of George Town in Penang, Malaysia. Named after a plant species, Gelugor lies along the eastern seaboard of Penang Island, between Jelutong and Sungai Dua, and nearly south of the city centre (...) | |
| 14 | Butterworth railway station ![]() FeatureType : railwaystation Elevation : 6 Lat/Lng : 5.3933 / 100.3664 | The Butterworth railway station is a Malaysian railway station located at and named after the town of Butterworth, Penang. The station is served by the KTM ETS and the KTM Komuter Northern Sector trains. It previously served as the southern end of the International Express from Bangkok, Thailand, (...) | |
| 15 | Malaysia–Thailand border ![]() FeatureType : null Lat/Lng : 6.475 / 99.6533 | The Malaysia–Thailand border consists of both a land boundary across the Malay Peninsula and maritime boundaries in the Straits of Malacca and the Gulf of Thailand/South China Sea. Malaysia lies to the south of the border while Thailand lies to the north (...) | |
| 16 | Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal ![]() FeatureType : null Elevation : 6 Lat/Lng : 5.3947 / 100.364 | The Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal is a ferry slip within Butterworth in Penang, Malaysia. This docking facility is used for Rapid Ferry services between Butterworth and the city of George Town on Penang Island (...) | |
| 17 | Northeast Penang Island District ![]() FeatureType : null Elevation : 8 Lat/Lng : 5.4142 / 100.3285 | The Northeast Penang Island District is a district within the Malaysian state of Penang. The district covers the northeastern half of Penang Island, including the centre of George Town, Penang's capital city. It has an area of and a population of 510,996 (...) | |