Pulau Pinang

Penang is a Malaysian state situated on the northwest shore of Peninsular Malaysia, by the Malacca Strait. It has two sections: Penang Island, where the capital city, George Town, is found, and Seberang Perai on the Malay Peninsula. The second littlest Malaysian state via arrive mass, Penang is circumscribed by Kedah toward the north and the east, and Perak toward the south. Penang's populace remained at about 1.767 million starting at 2018, while its populace thickness rose to 1,684/km2.

It has among the country's most elevated populace densities and is one of the nation's most urbanized states. George Town, Malaysia's second biggest city, is likewise home to an UNESCO World Heritage Site. Penang's cutting edge history started in 1786, upon the foundation of George Town by Francis Light. Penang shaped piece of the Straits Settlements in 1826, which turned into a British crown state in 1867.

Coordinate British principle was just quickly intruded on amid World War II, when Japan possessed Penang; the British retook Penang in 1945. Penang was later converged with the Federation of Malaya, which picked up autonomy from the British in 1957. Following the decay of its entrepot exchange towards the 1970s, Penang's economy was reoriented towards hello there tech producing.