Gelugor

Disambiguation: For the similarly named plant, see Garcinia atroviridis

Gelugor
Suburb
Gelugor
Coordinates: 5°25′00″N 100°19′00″E / 5.41667°N 100.31667°E / 5.41667; 100.31667Coordinates: 5°25′00″N 100°19′00″E / 5.41667°N 100.31667°E / 5.41667; 100.31667
Country Malaysia
State Penang
Area
  Suburb estimated 185 km2 (58.59 sq mi)
Elevation 4 m (13.1 ft)
Population (2007)
  Suburb 155,278(36th)
  Density 1,447/km2 (3,748/sq mi)
  Metro 1,225,501
  (metro pop is a 2000 est)
Time zone MST (UTC+8)
  Summer (DST) Not observed (UTC)

Gelugor, or Glugor, is a southern suburb of George Town, Penang. Named after a plant species, Asam Gelugor,[1] Gelugor is located between the suburbs of Jelutong and Sungai Dua. It is also near some of Penang's prominent landmarks, such as the Penang Bridge [2] and Universiti Sains Malaysia.[3]

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