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Redraw from File:Penang location map.png: Author: Original map by Dreamtrooper, ... Modul:Peta lokasi/data/Malaysia Pulau Pinang George Town; Bidaan Piala Asia 2023;
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English: Map of central George Town, Penang, with Sungai Pinang highlighted in dark blue. The purple zone denotes the UNESCO World Heritage Site. Geographic limits of the map: N: 5.4412° S: 5.3921° W: 100.3072° E: 100.352°
The name Penang comes from the modern Malay name Pulau Pinang which means 'areca nut island'. [5] Penang is also colloquially referred to as the "Pearl of the Orient" and "The Island of Pearls" (Malay: Pulau Mutiara). [6] [7] Over the course of history, Penang Island had been known by different names by seafarers from various regions.
Map of Penang Island surveyed by Commander F C P Vereker in 1884. With an area of 295 km 2 (114 sq mi), Penang Island is the fourth largest island wholly in Malaysia, after Banggi Island, Bruit Island and Langkawi Island. It is also the most populated island city in the country, with a population of 794,313 as of 2020. [1]
Jalan Sungai Pinang runs through the riverine neighbourhood. The Malay and Indian villages along the Pinang River date back to the 18th century, possibly predating Captain Francis Light's arrival on Penang Island in 1786. [3] Sumatran traders had arrived at the river's estuary in the 1780s and established settlements like Kampung Rawa and ...
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