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AU PINANG
www.penang.gov.my
Penang Island that is also known as Pearl of Agriculture Mining &
the Orient is located off the west coast of Quarrying
Peninsular Malaysia. History records that 2.7%
Penang was invaded by the English who were 0.2%
led by Francis Light in 1786. The capital of
Penang is George Town that has been declared Construction
by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site since
2008. 3.5%
CAPITAL Georgetown Manufacturing ECONOMIC GDP
ROYAL TOWN - GROWTH IN
PARLIAMENTARY 13 43.0% 5.1%
CONSTITUENCIES 40 2019
Source: www.dosm.gov.my
(AT CONSTANT 2015
PRICE) (%)
POPULATION PROJECTION OF 2019
POPULATION 1,780,000
BIRTH 5,255 Services
49.8%
DEATH 2,805
354 MALAYSIA BAHARU 2019: Official Year Book
www.penang.gov.my
Penang Island that is also known as Pearl of Agriculture Mining &
the Orient is located off the west coast of Quarrying
Peninsular Malaysia. History records that 2.7%
Penang was invaded by the English who were 0.2%
led by Francis Light in 1786. The capital of
Penang is George Town that has been declared Construction
by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site since
2008. 3.5%
CAPITAL Georgetown Manufacturing ECONOMIC GDP
ROYAL TOWN - GROWTH IN
PARLIAMENTARY 13 43.0% 5.1%
CONSTITUENCIES 40 2019
Source: www.dosm.gov.my
(AT CONSTANT 2015
PRICE) (%)
POPULATION PROJECTION OF 2019
POPULATION 1,780,000
BIRTH 5,255 Services
49.8%
DEATH 2,805
354 MALAYSIA BAHARU 2019: Official Year Book
