Penang
StateMY-07State of Malaysia.
AsiaCapital: George TownLanguage: Malay
Population
1.8M
Metros tracked
1
2.6M in metros (148%)
Composite score
14.3
Sum across tracked metros
Type
State
ISO 3166-2: MY-07
At a glance
- Endonym
- Pulau Pinang
- Established
- 1786
- Area
- 1,031 km²
- Population density
- 1,721 /km²
- Rank in Malaysia
- 4th of 16 by composite score
- Area rank
- 12th of 16 by area
- Largest tracked metro
- George Town
Civic facts via Wikidata.
Penang metro footprint
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Global CapitalContinental MetroMajor MetroRegional HubEstablishedEmergingLocal
Polygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted. Some metro footprints may extend beyond the state border where the metropolitan area spans state lines.
1 tracked metro
14.3
2.6MRegional Hub
| Rank | Metro | Population | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #200 | George Town★ Capital | 2.6M | 14.3 | Regional Hub |