George Town

Summary

George Town is a city of Malaysia^[1]. It draws 3,451 Wikipedia views per month (city_of_malaysia category, ranking #2 of 8).^[2]

Key Facts

• George Town was a member of Organization of World Heritage Cities^[3].
• George Town is located in Penang^[4].
• George Town is in the country of Malaysia^[5].
• George Town's instance of is recorded as city of Malaysia^[6].
• George Town's instance of is recorded as city^[7].
• George Town's instance of is recorded as big city^[8].
• George Town's shares border with is recorded as Bayan Lepas^[9].
• George III of Great Britain is named after George Town^[10].
• George Town's twinned administrative body is recorded as Adelaide^[11].
• George Town's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bangkok^[12].
• George Town's twinned administrative body is recorded as Phuket^[13].
• George Town's twinned administrative body is recorded as Medan^[14].
• George Town's twinned administrative body is recorded as Xiamen^[15].
• George Town's twinned administrative body is recorded as Xi'an^[16].
• George Town's postal code is recorded as 100xx hingga 108xx111xx hingga 118xx^[17].
• George Town is part of Melaka and George Town, Historic Cities of the Straits of Malacca^[18].
• George Town's Commons category is recorded as George Town, Penang^[19].
• George Town's licence plate code is recorded as P^[20].
• George Town's located in time zone is recorded as Time in Malaysia^[21].
• George Town's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+08:00^[22].
• August 11, 1786 marks the founding of George Town^[23].
• George Town's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 5.4145, 'lon': 100.3292}^[24].
• George Town's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 5.4111111111111, 'lon': 100.33555555556}^[25].
• George Town's official website is recorded as http://www.mbpp.gov.my/^[26].
• George Town's topic's main category is recorded as Category:George Town, Penang^[27].

Body

Geography

George Town is in the country of Malaysia^[5]. It is located in Penang^[4]. It is part of Melaka and it, Historic Cities of the Straits of Malacca^[18].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+305.77'}^[28], {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+109.38'}^[29], and {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+150.04'}^[30]. George Town sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+4'}^[31]. Population counts include {'amount': '+708127'}^[32] and {'amount': '+794313'}^[33].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city of Malaysia^[6], city^[7], and big city^[8]. George Town's heritage designation is recorded as part of UNESCO World Heritage Site^[34].

History and Context

August 11, 1786 marks the founding of George Town^[23]. George III of Great Britain is named after it^[10].

Why It Matters

George Town draws 3,451 Wikipedia views per month (city_of_malaysia category, ranking #2 of 8).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]