George Town is the capital of the Malaysian state of Penang, and the eighth-most populous city proper in Malaysia. The historical core of the city, covering an area of 19 km2, has a population of 158,336 in the 2020 census, making it among the densest urban areas in Asia; while the city proper has an estimated population of 794,313 inhabitants, presiding over an area of 306 km2. George Town is also the core city of the Greater Penang Conurbation, the second largest metropolitan area in Malaysia with 2.82 million inhabitants.
Located next to the Straits of Malacca, George Town was established as an entrepôt by Francis Light of the East India Company in 1786, as the first British settlement in Southeast Asia. It grew rapidly in the early-19th century.
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Town,_Penang
Coordinates 5°24'50.982" N 100°19'43.447" E
