Northeast District

The Northeast District is a district in within the Malaysian state of . The district covers the northeastern half of , including downtown George Town, and borders the Southwest District.
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Photo: Wkcheang, BSD.
  • Type: District
  • Description: district of Malaysia in Penang
  • Also known as: “North-East Penang Island” and “Northeast Penang Island District”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kek Lok Si Temple and Penang Botanic Gardens.

Buddhist temple
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The is a Buddhist in in the Malaysian state of . Located at , it is the largest Buddhist temple in and an important pilgrimage centre for Buddhists from , the , and other parts of .

Garden
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The is a botanical garden within the city of in the Malaysian state of . Situated at Jalan Air Terjun, it is also colloquially known as the Waterfall Gardens because of the cascading waterfall nearby.

Mosque
Photo: Balou46, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a Sunni state located at Jalan Masjid Negeri in , , Malaysia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include George Town and Air Itam.

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is the capital city of the state of . It is Malaysia's sixth largest city, with a population of about 708,000, with 1.7 million in the metro area, as of 2020.

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, is a town in central . Located west of , is largely a suburban area home to the famous Penang Hill, or Bukit Bendera, and the gigantic Kek Lok Si Temple.

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is a beach town in , . It takes up the northern coast of Penang island along with the nearby beach town of Tanjung Bungah and the local fishing village of Teluk Bahang, which are also covered on this page.

Northeast District

Latitude
5.4103° or 5° 24′ 37″ north
Longitude
100.287° or 100° 17′ 13″ east
Open location code
6PQ2C76P+4R
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4169410102
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­district
Wiki­data ID
Q2111318
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Northeast District” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “شمال شرقي جزيرة بينانق”
  • Chinese: “Tang-pak Penang Tó Koān”
  • Chinese: “东北县”
  • Chinese: “東北縣”
  • Dutch: “Noordoost-Penang”
  • Dutch: “Timur Laut”
  • German: “Nord-Ost Penang”
  • German: “Timur Laut”
  • Indonesian: “Timur Laut (Pulau Pinang)”
  • Indonesian: “Timur Laut”
  • Japanese: “北東郡（マレーシア)”
  • Japanese: “南西郡（マレーシア)”
  • Korean: “북동페낭섬구”
  • Malay: “Daerah Timur Laut”
  • Malay: “Timur Laut Pulau Pinang”
  • Malay: “Timur Laut, Pulau Pinang”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Tang-pak Penang Tó Koān”
  • Persian: “ناحیه شمال شرقی جزیره پنانگ”
  • Russian: “Северо-Восточный Пинанг”
  • Tamil: “வடகிழக்கு பினாங்கு தீவு மாவட்டம்”
  • Vietnamese: “Timur Laut”
  • “Timur Laut”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Surau Abu Bakaras-Siddiq and Hock Teik Soo.

Penang: Must-Visit Destinations

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