George Town: Neighbourhood
Places and attractions in the Neighbourhood category
Categories
- Shopping
- Shopping centre
- Museum
- Temple
- Historical place
- History museum
- Sacred and religious sites
- Area
- Art museum
- Buddhist temple
- Mosque
- Specialty museum
- Town
- Park
- Skyscraper
- Neighbourhood
Northeast Penang Island District
The Northeast Penang Island District is a district within the Malaysian state of Penang. The district covers the northeastern half of Penang Island, including the centre of George Town, Penang's capital city. It has an area of 122.79 km2 and a population of 510,996 as of 2010.
Gelugor
Gelugor is a southern suburb of George Town in Penang, Malaysia. Named after a plant species, Gelugor lies along the eastern seaboard of Penang Island, between Jelutong and Sungai Dua, and nearly 5 km south of the city centre.
Sungai Dua
Sungai Dua is a residential neighbourhood within the city of George Town in Penang, Malaysia. Located 8.7 km south of the city centre, this neighbourhood borders Universiti Sains Malaysia to the north, Sungai Nibong to the east and Bukit Jambul to the west.
Batu Uban
Batu Uban is a residential neighbourhood at the eastern coast of Penang Island in Malaysia, about 6.7 km south of the centre of George Town, Penang's capital city, and adjacent to the Gelugor suburb. Founded by ethnic Minangkabaus in the early 18th century, Batu Uban is regarded as the oldest Malay settlement on Penang Island.
Seri Tanjung Pinang
Seri Tanjung Pinang is a residential neighbourhood within the city of George Town in Penang, Malaysia. The neighbourhood, located within the Tanjung Tokong suburb, lies 4.5 km northwest of the city centre and was created on land reclaimed in the 1990s.
Taman Free School
Taman Free School is a residential neighbourhood within the city of George Town in Penang, Malaysia. Located 2.5 km southwest of the city centre, Taman Free School, which was named after the nearby Penang Free School, forms part of the Batu Lanchang suburb.
Pulau Tikus
Pulau Tikus is a northwestern suburb of George Town in Penang, Malaysia. Situated between the city centre and Tanjung Tokong, this upper class suburb was named after a rock just off the coast of Penang Island.
Farlim
Farlim, officially Bandar Baru Air Itam, is a residential neighbourhood within the city of George Town in Penang, Malaysia. Located within the Air Itam suburb, the neighbourhood lies 6 km southwest of the city centre and was created in the 1980s.
Minden Heights
Minden Heights is a residential neighbourhood within the city of George Town in Penang, Malaysia. Located 6.1 km south of the city centre, this upscale housing estate lies within the Gelugor suburb and neighbours Universiti Sains Malaysia to the south, as well as Taman Tun Sardon to the north.
Ayer Rajah
Ayer Rajah is a residential neighbourhood within the city of George Town in Penang, Malaysia. Located within the Pulau Tikus suburb, the neighbourhood lies 3.3 km west of the city centre.
Mount Erskine
Mount Erskine is a residential neighbourhood within the city of George Town in Penang, Malaysia. This hilly neighbourhood, 4 km northwest of the city centre, is situated between the Tanjung Tokong and Pulau Tikus suburbs to the north and to the south respectively.
Taman Tun Sardon
Taman Tun Sardon is a residential neighbourhood within the city of George Town in Penang, Malaysia. Located 5.7 km south of the city centre, this working-class neighbourhood, which neighbours Minden Heights to the south and consists of low-cost five storey flats, was created in the 1980s and forms part of the Gelugor suburb.
Kampong Serani
Kampong Serani is a residential neighbourhood within the city of George Town in Penang, Malaysia. Located within the Pulau Tikus suburb, the neighbourhood lies 3.1 km west of the city centre.
Rifle Range
Rifle Range is a residential neighbourhood within the city of George Town in Penang, Malaysia. Located within the Air Itam suburb, the neighbourhood lies 4.4 km west of the city centre and was completed in the 1970s.
Kampung Siam
Kampong Siam is an ethnic Siamese enclave within the city of George Town in Penang, Malaysia. Located within the Pulau Tikus suburb, the neighbourhood lies 2.6 km west of the city centre.
Bagan Luar
Bagan Luar is an area located within the town of Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia. To be precise, it is located between Bagan Jermal to the north and Bagan Dalam to the south.