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0 DESCRIPTION OF DESTINANTION

4.1 INTRODUCTION OF PULAU PINANG

Pulau Pinang know as Penang. Penang is a Malaysia state located on the northwest
coast of Peninsular Malaysia, by the Malacca Strait. It has two parts, which is one
Penang Island, where the capital city, George Town is located, and second Seberang
Perai on the Malay Peninsula. The second smallest Malaysian state by land mass,
Penang Bordered by Kedah to the north and the east, and Perak to the south. Penang
Island is connected to the rest of the state by Malaysia’s two longest road bridges, the
Penang Bridge and the Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge; the latter is also
as of may 2019 the longest oversea bridge in Southeast Asia.

Penang population stood at nearly 1.767 million as of 2018, while its population density
rose to 1,684 km. It has among the nation’s highest population densities and is one of
the country’s most urbanised states. George Town , Malaysia second largest city, is
also home to a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Penang’s modern history began in 1786, upon establishment of George Town by

Francis Light. Penang formed part of the Straits Settlements in 1826, which became
British crown colony in 1867. Direct British rule was only briefly interrupted during
World War 2, when Japan occupied Penang; British retook Penang in 1945. Penang
was later merged with the Federation Of Malay ( Malaysia ), which gained
independence from the British 1957. Following the decline of its entrepot trade towards
the 1970 Penang economy was reoriented towards hi-tech manufacturing.

Know as the Silicon valley of the East for its industries, Penang is one of Malaysia’s
most vital economic powerhouses. Penang also the highest of the Gross Domestic
Product per capita among all Malaysian states and is considered a high-income
economy. In addition, Penang recorded the nation’s second highest Human
Development Index, after Kuala Lumpur.

Its heterogeneous population is highly diverse in ethnicity, culture, language and

religion. Aside from the three main races, the Malays, Chinese and Indians, Penang
is home to significant Siamese and Eurosian. A resident of Penang is colloquially know
as a Penangite or Penang Lang ( in Penang Hokkien ).
REFERENCES

History of Penang.
Retrieved from
http://en.wikipedia/wiki/History_of _Penang.