About George Town
George Town is a city in Penang, Malaysia with a population of 158,336. It is the 53rd largest of the 350 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Malaysia, and the 3,599th largest worldwide. It lies 294 km from Kuala Lumpur.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#3of 28
Elevation
14 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Kuala_Lumpur
Coordinates
5.411, 100.335
Record updated
2026-04-14
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 350 in MalaysiaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.