George Town geodata
George Town (Penang) is a seat of a first-order administrative division; located in Malaysia in Asia/Kuala_Lumpur (GMT+8) time zone. With population of 300,000 people, there are 15 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in Malaysia, 73% of cities are located further ↓South; 90.4% of cities are located further →East and 50.6% of cities have lower elevation than George Town. Note1
George Town GPS coordinates[2]
5° 24' 40.428" North, 100° 20' 7.548" East
| Map corner | latitude | longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Upper-left | 6.1108°, | 99.63231° |
| Center: | 5.41123°, | 100.33543° |
| Lower-right: | 4.71085°, | 101.03856° |
| Map W x H: | 155.7×155.7 km | = 96.7×96.7mi |
| max Lat: | 6.88732° ⇑27% North |
| George Town: | 5.41123° |
| min Lat: | ⇓73% South 1.24722° |
| min Long | George Town | max Long |
| 99.68252° | 100.33543° | 118.61119° |
| W 9.6%⇐ | ⇒90.4% E |
Elevation
Elevation of George Town is 14 m = 46 ft, and this is 30.7 m = 101 ft below average elevation for this country.
| Max E: |
1488 m = 4882 ft | 49.4% |
| Avg. | 44.7 m = 147 ft | |
| George Town | 14 m = 46 ft | |
Min E: |
0 m = 0 ft | 50.6% |
See also: George Town elevation on elevation.city.
Geographical zone
George Town is located in North Torrid zone (between Equator and Tropic of Cancer). Distance of Equator is 601.7 km =373.9 mi to South.| Distance of | km | miles | from George Town |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | 9405.4 | 5844.2 | to North |
| Arctic Circle | 6799.5 | 4225 | to North |
| Tropic Cancer | 2004.2 | 1245.4 | to North |
| Equator | 601.7 | 373.9 | to South |
Nearby cities:
15 places around George Town: (largest is in red/bold)
• Batu Feringgi
12 km =7.5 mi, 
303°
• Bukit Mertajam
15.5 km =9.6 mi, 
110°
• Butterworth
3.4 km =2.1 mi, 113°
• Juru
16.2 km =10.1 mi, 
133°
• Kampung Batu Feringgi
12 km =7.5 mi, 302°
• Kampung Sungai Ara
11.6 km =7.2 mi, 
216°
• Kepala Batas
15.5 km =9.6 mi, 
40°
• Kulim
25.6 km =15.9 mi, 
101°
• Nibong Tebal
31.5 km =19.6 mi, 
149°
• Perai
6.1 km =3.8 mi, 
120°
• Permatang Kuching
7.7 km =4.8 mi, 41°
• Sungai Petani
31.2 km =19.4 mi, 
32°
• Tanjung Tokong
6.3 km =3.9 mi, 
330°
• Tasek Glugor
19.6 km =12.2 mi, 
66°
• Telaga Batu
12.9 km =8 mi, 298°
Sources, notices
• [Note1] Compared only with cities in Malaysia existing in our database
• [Src1] Map data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (CC-BY-SA)
• [Src2] Other city data from geonames.org with taken over terms of usage.
• [Src3] Geographical zone / Annual Mean Temperature by Robert A. Rohde @ Wikipedia
