George Town is the capital of the Malaysian state of Penang. 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 highest contributor to the country's GDP. The city proper spans an area of 306 km2 (118 sq mi) encompassing Penang Island and surrounding islets, and had a population of 794,313 as of 2020.
Image: George Town, Penang at night (2) (cropped 4to 3, KOMTAR centred)
Image: Gurney Drive at night
Image: Butterworth and Penang Scenery (31409353540)
Image: Penang from Penang Road on rainy day 1 (15955759379, closeup)
The Greater Penang Conurbation, also known as the George Town Conurbation, is the built-up urban or metropolitan area within and around the Malaysian state of Penang. Encompassing all of Penang, and parts of the neighbouring states of Kedah and Perak, the conurbation was home to over 2.84 million people as of 2020, the second largest in the country after the Klang Valley.
Image: George Town, Penang at night
Image: Cmglee Penang Perai River estuary aerial
Image: Parit Buntar Clock tower