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Basic Information of Penang

George Town is the capital city of the state of Penang in Malaysia. Named after Britain's King George III, the city is located on the north-east corner of Penang Island and has about 220,000 inhabitants, or about 400,000 including the suburbs. George Town was founded in 1786 by Captain Francis Light, a trader for the British East India Company, as base for the company in the Malay (...) See full article about Penang in Wikipedia