Betong Island
Betong Island is a group of two islets off the southwestern coast of Penang Island in the Malaysian state of Penang. The islets have a combined land mass of 7 acres.Photo: HundenvonPenang, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Village
- Description: a group of islets off the western coast of Penang Island in the State of Penang, Malaysia
- Also known as: “Pulau Betong”
Places of Interest
Highlights include SJK (C) Yang Cheng.
SJK (C) Yang Cheng
School
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SJK (C) Yang Cheng is a school, which is situated 3½ km east of Betong Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gertak Sanggul and Teluk Kumbar.
Gertak Sanggul
Village
Photo: HundenvonPenang, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gertak Sanggul is a suburb of George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. It is located at the southwestern coast of Penang Island, about 21 km southwest of the city centre. Gertak Sanggul is situated 3 km south of Betong Island.
Teluk Kumbar
Suburb
Photo: Vnonymous, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Teluk Kumbar is a suburb of George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. It is located about 17.8 km south of the city centre, at the southern coast of Penang Island between Bayan Lepas to the east and Gertak Sanggul to the west. Teluk Kumbar is situated 3½ km southeast of Betong Island.
Balik Pulau
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Balik Pulau is a town in Penang, Malaysia. Along with the surrounding area, Balik Pulau literally makes up the backcountry of the island, offering a laidback kampung lifestyle, with rice paddies and fruit farms scattered throughout, separated from Penang's main urban area by hills.
Betong Island
- Categories: island and locality
- Location: Southwest District, Penang, West Coast, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
5.30679° or 5° 18′ 24″ northLongitude
100.20334° or 100° 12′ 12″ eastOpen location code
6PQ28643+P8OpenStreetMap ID
node 4548977789OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageWikidata ID
Q7259229
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Tamil—“Betong Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Pulau Betung”
- Chinese: “勿洞岛”
- Chinese: “勿洞島”
- Chinese: “浮罗勿洞”
- Chinese: “浮羅勿洞”
- Esperanto: “Pulau Betong”
- Malay: “Pulau Betong”
- Persian: “جزیره بتونگ”
- Tamil: “பெட்டாங்கு தீவு”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Masjid Pulau Betong and Asia Community Service Stepping Stone.
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