Penang

Summary

Penang is a state of Malaysia^[1]. Penang ranks in the top 8% of state_of_malaysia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,062 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Penang was a member of World Tourism Cities Federation^[3].
• Penang is located in Malaysia^[4].
• Penang is in the country of Malaysia^[5].
• Penang is on the body of water Strait of Malacca^[6].
• Penang's image is recorded as Skyline of George Town, Penang at night November 2024 23-9.jpg^[7].
• Penang's instance of is recorded as state of Malaysia^[8].
• Penang's head of state is recorded as Lim Guan Eng^[9].
• Penang's capital is recorded as George Town^[10].
• Penang's official language is recorded as Malay^[11].
• Penang's flag image is recorded as Flag of Penang (Malaysia).svg^[12].
• Penang's shares border with is recorded as Kedah^[13].
• Penang's coat of arms image is recorded as Coat of arms of Penang.svg^[14].
• Penang's flag is recorded as flag of Penang^[15].
• Penang's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kanagawa Prefecture^[16].
• Penang's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 307433917^[17].
• Penang's GND ID is recorded as 4115892-1^[18].
• Penang's locator map image is recorded as Penang in Malaysia.svg^[19].
• Penang's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79081710^[20].
• Penang's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2014019409^[21].
• Penang's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12361389v^[22].
• Penang's IdRef ID is recorded as 03261828X^[23].
• Penang's postal code is recorded as 10000–14400^[24].
• Penang's ISO 3166-2 code is recorded as MY-07^[25].
• Penang's Commons category is recorded as Penang^[26].
• Penang's licence plate code is recorded as P^[27].

Body

Geography

Penang is in the country of Malaysia^[5]. Penang is located in Malaysia^[4]. Penang is on the body of water Strait of Malacca^[6].

Physical Characteristics

Penang's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1031.0'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+1889839'}^[29] and {'amount': '+1740400'}^[30].

Designation and Status

Penang's instance of is recorded as state of Malaysia^[8].

History and Context

+1786-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Penang^[31].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Penang include Penang International Airport^[32], an international airport^[33], in Malaysia^[34].

Why It Matters

Penang ranks in the top 8% of state_of_malaysia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,062 views/month).^[2] Penang has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] Penang is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

Entities named for Penang include Penang International Airport^[32], an international airport^[33], in Malaysia^[34].