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Coordinates: 05°24′09″N 100°21′54″E / 5.40250°N 100.36500°E / 5.40250; 100.36500
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Pulau Pinang
Other transcription(s)
 • Jaku Mandarin槟城 (Simplified)
檳城 (Traditional)
Bīn chéng (Pinyin)
 • Jaku Hokkien庇能
Pī-néeng (Tâi-lô)
 • Jaku Tamilபினாங்கு
Piṉāṅku (Transliteration)
Etymology: Areca nut
Nickname(s)
"Pulau Mutiara"
"Pearl of the Orient"
Motto
"Bersatu dan Setia"
"United and Loyal"
Anthem: "Untuk Negeri Kita"
"For Our State"
   Penang in    Malaysia
Country Malaysia
Founded by the British East India Company11 August 1786
Straits Settlements1 April 1867 – 1 April 1946
Japanese occupation19 December 1941 – 3 September 1945
Malayan Union1 April 1946
Federation of Malaya31 August 1957
Proclamation of Malaysia16 September 1963
CapitalGeorge Town
05°24′09″N 100°21′54″E / 5.40250°N 100.36500°E / 5.40250; 100.36500
Largest citySeberang Perai
Ethnic groups
Religion
Demonym(s)Penangite
GovernmentParliamentary
Ahmad Fuzi Abdul Razak
Chow Kon Yeow
(PHDAP)
LegislatureLegislative Assembly
Area
• Total
1,049 km2 (405 bt2) (12th)
Elevation
24 m (79 ft)
Highest elevation833 m (2,733 ft)
Population
• 2020 census
1,740,405
• Density
1,659.11/km2 (4,297.1/sq mi) (3rd)
GDP (PPP)2023 estimate
• Total
$89.925 billion (5th)
• Per capita
$50,759 (3rd)
GDP (nominal)2023 estimate
• Total
$28.016 billion (5th)
• Per capita
$15,814 (3rd)
Gini (2022)Negative increase 0.371[2]
low
HDI (2022)Decrease 0.830
very high · 4th
CurrencyMalaysian ringgit (RM/MYR)
Time zoneUTC+8 (Malaysian Time)
Date formatdd-mm-yyyy
Driving sideleft
Calling code+604-2, +604-6, +604-8 (George Town)
+604-3, +604-5 (Seberang Perai)
Postal code
10xxx–11xxx (George Town)
12xxx-14xxx (Seberang Perai)
ISO 3166 codeMY-07
Websitewww.penang.gov.my

Pulau Pinang (Urup Jawi: ڤولاو ڤينڠ) nya siti negeri ba Malaysia ti bepalan ba pantai barat laut Semenanjung Malaysia, ba pinggir Selat Melaka. Negeri tu ngembuan dua begian: siti pulau besai ke ngembuan nama sama, endur palan indu negeri George Town sereta Seberang Perai ba Semenanjung Tanah Melayu. Dua-dua begian tu disambung Jematan Pulau Pinang enggau Jematan Kedua Pulau Pinang. Negeri tu bekunsi adan enggau Kedah ba begian utara enggau timur sereta Perak ba begian selatan.

Penerang

  1. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Penang State Gov
  2. "Laporan Sosioekonomi Negeri Pulau Pinang 2023". Department of Statistics Malaysia (id jaku Malay). Aug 2024. ISSN 2600-9854.