Map of George Town, Penang, Malaysia

George Town is the administrative centre of Penang, Malaysia, with a population of about 158,336. It lies at 5.4112°N, 100.3354°E. George Town is about 294 km (182 mi) northwest of Kuala Lumpur, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Butterworth, 3 km to the southeast.

George Town at a glance

Where is George Town?

• The 30th largest city in Malaysia by recorded population.
• The 2nd largest city in Penang on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 48 min on the shortest day to 12 h 26 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near George Town

• Butterworth — 3 km southeast
• Perai — 6 km southeast
• Kampung Sungai Ara — 12 km southwest
• Bukit Mertajam — 15 km east
• Tasek Glugor — 20 km northeast
• Kulim — 26 km east
• Sungai Petani — 31 km northeast
• Nibong Tebal — 32 km southeast
• Bedong — 40 km northeast
• Simpang Empat — 61 km southeast

Largest cities in Penang

• Bukit Mertajam — 212,329
• Kampung Sungai Ara — 140,849
• Tasek Glugor — 135,786
• Butterworth — 107,591
• Perai — 65,301
• Nibong Tebal — 40,072

Largest cities in Malaysia

• Kuala Lumpur — 1,453,975
• Johor Bahru — 858,118
• Kampung Baru Subang — 833,571
• Petaling Jaya — 807,879
• Ipoh — 759,952
• Shah Alam — 740,750
• Malacca — 579,000
• Kota Bharu — 568,900
• Kuantan — 548,014
• Sungai Petani — 544,851

Map of Malaysia and all its cities →

Other places named George Town

• George Town — George Town, Cayman Islands

Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.