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The street names of George Town reflect the multicultural heritage of the city, the capital of the former British settlement of Penang, now part of Malaysia. Most streets in the city were built and named during the colonial era, and the historic English names generally remain and are still used by most Penangites.
It is the core city of the George Town Conurbation, Malaysia's second largest metropolitan area with a population of 2.84 million and the second largest metropolitan economy in the country. The city proper spans an area of 306 km 2 (118 sq mi) encompassing Penang Island and surrounding islets, and had a population of 794,313 as of 2020 [update] .
Among them, 16 are from Peninsular Malaysia, while 3 are from East Malaysia. George Town , the capital city of Penang , was declared a city on 1 January 1957 by Elizabeth II , Queen of the United Kingdom , making it the first city in the country, and the only city declared before Malayan independence .
Beach Street was created between 1786 and 1787, making it one of the oldest roads in Penang, along with the adjoining Light Street. [1] [4] Thus, it has over 200 years of history, predating many cities and towns in Malaysia and Singapore. Since its creation, Beach Street has always served as the commercial and financial heart of George Town.
Currently named after Henry H.S. Lee, Malaysia's first finance minister (1957–1959). Originally named after the fact that the road was a "High Street" stretching across old Kuala Lumpur. Known as Jalan Bandar post-independence before taking its current name. Java Street (爪哇街), Mountbatten Road (蒙巴登律)(1960). Jalan Tun Perak ...
The format in Malaysia generally follows this order:street number, street name, region, and town/city, state.The name of town or city is actually the name of the post office which is responsible for managing the incoming mail, not the municipal name (even though by writing the municipality, the address can still be understood, provided that the correct postcode is given).
The Community Baptist Church (PJ), a Protestant church, is on Jalan SS2/6, 500m away from the mosque. A second Protestant church, the SS Gospel Center is located on Jalan SS2/103. The Malaysian Myanmar Buddhist Association [8] is located on Jalan SS2/72, and a Chinese temple known as 關聖堂 is also located on Jalan SS2/72.
It is the oldest bank branch in Malaysia, [3] and was the leading bank in colonial Malaya, [4] later, in 1969, merging with Standard Bank to form Standard Chartered Bank. After opening at Beach Street , it relocated several times along the road, moving into premises at No. 11 in 1875 where it remained until 1930.