Penang Island

Penang Island (Malay: Pulau Penang) is the second-largest and most populated island in Malaya, and is dominated by the state's capital, George Town, and its suburbs.

It forms one of the two main parts of the state of Penang, the other being Seberang Perai.

The island has a population of 630,231 on a land area of 293km², making the population density 2150 inhabitants per square kilometer, one of the most densely populated areas of Malaya outside Kuala Lumpur.

The island consists of coastal plains and a small north-south mountain spine which rises to 833m above sea level at Penang Hill.