Gelugor
| Gelugor | |
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| Suburb of George Town | |
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Chinese | 牛汝莪 |
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 Gelugor
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| Coordinates: 5°22′8.76″N 100°18′34.92″E / 5.3691000°N 100.3097000°ECoordinates: 5°22′8.76″N 100°18′34.92″E / 5.3691000°N 100.3097000°E | |
| Country |
 Malaysia |
| State |
 Penang |
| District | Northeast Penang Island |
| Government | |
| • Local Government | Penang Island City Council |
| • Mayor of Penang Island | Patahiyah Ismail |
| • State assemblyman | RSN Rayer (DAP) |
| • Bukit Gelugor Member of Parliament | Ramkarpal Singh (DAP) |
| Time zone | MST (UTC+8) |
| • Summer (DST) | Not observed (UTC) |
| Postal code | 11700 |
| Website | mbpp |
Gelugor is a southern suburb of George Town on Penang Island, Malaysia. Named after a plant species, Gelugor lies along the eastern seaboard of Penang Island between Jelutong and Sungai Dua.
Gelugor had been populated as early as the late 18th century by Malay fishermen who arrived here from Sumatra. The area was then cleared for agricultural plantations by David Brown, a partner of Captain Francis Light.
Urbanisation of the area began in earnest in the 1960s, when residential estates were established within the area. Gelugor gradually turned into a suburb of George Town, helped by its strategic location right in the middle between George Town proper and Bayan Lepas to the south. In 1969, Universiti Sains Malaysia was founded at Gelugor and is now one of the top Malaysian public universities.
In recent decades, Gelugor has assumed increased importance. In addition to hosting Penang Island's first university, the Penang Bridge, completed in 1985 to link Penang Island and the Malay Peninsula, has its island terminus at Gelugor.
Gelugor was named after Garcinia atroviridis, known in Malay as asam gelugor. Widely endemic in the Malay Peninsula, this species is especially cultivated on Penang Island for its medicinal properties.
Gelugor was one of the first areas of Penang Island to be inhabited. Fishermen had moved into the area from Sumatra in the 18th century, predating Captain Francis Light's founding of Penang Island in 1786. They settled around the mouth of the Gelugor River (Malay: Sungai Gelugor).
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