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The Southwest District is a district in George Town within the Malaysian state of Penang. The district covers the southwestern half of Penang Island and borders the Northeast District . Both districts fall under the jurisdiction of the Penang Island City Council .
This is a list of federal and state electoral districts within the Malaysian state of Penang.The state sends 13 representatives to the Malaysian federal Parliament and is divided into 40 state constituencies, each of which elects a single member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly.
The Komtar Tower houses the Office of the Chief Minister of Penang, as well as other state government offices.. The Chief Minister is the head of government in Penang.He is officially appointed by the Governor, Penang's head of state, on the basis of the latter's judgement that the former commands the confidence of the majority of the State Assemblymen in the Penang State Legislative Assembly. [4]
Local government in Malaysia is the third tier of government, administered under states and federal territories which in turn are beneath the federal tier.Local governments are generally under the exclusive purview of the state governments as provided in the Constitution of Malaysia, except for local governments in the federal territories.
Plan of Beach Street and side streets Old colonial buildings in a street in George Town, Penang, opposite the entrance to the Leong San Tong Khoo Kongsi temple. 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.
The Penang Island City Council (abbrev. MBPP) is the local government that administers the city of George Town, which includes the entirety of Penang Island.The city council, which has jurisdiction over an area of 306 km 2 (118 sq mi), falls under the purview of the Penang state government.
The Penang State Executive Council is the executive branch of the Penang state government. It is headed by the chief minister , who is appointed by the governor , Penang's head of state . The council also comprises between four and ten other members of the Penang State Legislative Assembly , along with ex officio civil servants – namely the ...
Penang International Airport (PIA) (IATA: PEN, ICAO: WMKP) is an international airport in George Town, the capital city of the Malaysian state of Penang. The airport is located at the southeastern tip of Penang Island , 16 km (9.9 mi) south of the city centre , and serves the country's second largest conurbation .