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Penang Island, Penang, Malaysiai
Regional Level Types
Penang IslandIsland
PenangState
MalaysiaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
George Town300,000 (2012)
Kampung Sungai Ara140,849 (2018)
Tanjung Tokong24,071 (2012)
Batu Feringgi20,000 (2016)
Kampung Batu Feringgi4,000 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
426704
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:426704:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
île de Penang, Penang, Malaisie
German:
Penang, Penang, Malaysia
Italian:
Penang , Penang, Malesia
Russian:
Пинанг, Пинанг, Малайзия
Simplified Chinese:
槟岛, 槟城, 马来西亚
Spanish:
isla de Penang, Penang, Malasia
Arabic:
جزيرة بينانق, بينانق, ماليزيا
Azeri:
Pinanq adası, Pinanq, Malayziya
Bengali:
পেনাং দ্বীপ, পেনাং, মালয়েশিয়া
Breton:
Enez Penang, Malaysia
Czech:
Penang, Penang, Malajsie
Dutch:
Penang, Penang, Maleisië
Esperanto:
Penango, Penango, Malajzio
Farsi/Persian:
جزیره پنانگ, پنانگ, مالزی
Finnish:
Pulau Pinang, Penang, Malesia
Galician:
Penang, Malaisia
Hungarian:
Penang-sziget, Pinang, Malajzia
Indonesian:
Pulau Penang, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
Japanese:
ペナン島, ペナン, マレーシア
Korean:
피낭섬, 피낭, 말레이시아
Macedonian:
Пенаншки Остров, Пенанг, Малезија
Malay:
Pulau, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
Malayalam:
പെനാങ്ക് ദ്വീപ്, പെനാംഗ്, മലേഷ്യ
Polish:
Penang, Penang, Malezja
Portuguese:
Ilha de Penão, Penang, Malásia
Swedish:
Pinang, Pinang, Malaysia
Tamil:
பினாங்கு தீவு, பினாங்கு, மலேசியா
Traditional Chinese:
檳榔嶼, 檳城, 馬來西亞
Turkish:
Penang Adası, Penang, Malezya
Urdu:
جزیرہ پینانگ, پینانگ, ملائیشیا
Vietnamese:
Đảo Penang, Penang, Malaysia


The island is part of the state of Penang.

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penang_Island
Wikidata ID:Q1150673

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