Penang Island

Pulau Pinang Kampungku....

Penang or its Malay name of Pulau Pinang is made up of a turtle-shaped island, a total of 292 sq. km and a strip of land called Seberang Prai Peninsular Malaysia about 48 kilometers long. 
Penang is one of the 13 members of the Federation of Malaysia. It is on the northwestern coast of Peninsular Malaysia. 
It is bounded on the north and east of the State of Kedah, on the south by State Perak and west of Malacca Strait and Sumatra (Indonesia). Penang consists of the island of Penang and a coastal state strip on the mainland known as Province Wellesley. The island covers an area of 285 square kilometers, is separated from the mainland by a channel. 
It was the 16th century that the Portuguese named the main island 'Pulo Pinaom', literally meaning Betel Nut Island. This later became Penang, which means 'palm tree.' Probably at that time there were areca nut palm trees in abundance in the area. In the 17^th century, the island become a popular hideout for pirates raids started on passing ships from the ports hidden.