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Penang Island

Penang Island

About Penang Island

1,030,000 in city
403.86 mi² (1,046 km²)
13 ft

Pinang Island is in the state of Penang, north-western Malaysia. It lies off the western coast of the Malay Peninsula in the Strait of Malacca. Pinang Island is joined to the mainland by an 8.4 km (5.2 mi) bridge, the longest in South East Asia. The port of George Town, or Penang, on Pinang Island is the state capital. The island has a population (1990 census) of 1.03 million, of whom about half live in the capital.

No. of Buildings

No. Current status
195 All buildings
170
existing
15
under construction
10
planned

Tallest buildings

# Building Height Year
1 Menara KOMTAR 760 ft 1985
2 MBf Tower 365 ft 1993
3 Menara BHL 354 ft 1997
4 Menara UMNO 307 ft 1998

Building types

No. Type
180 high-rise building
8 skyscraper
7 low-rise building

Other buildings

No. Type
2 Buildings with the most construction images

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