Tanjong Tokong

Tanjong Tokong
Suburb of George Town
Other transcription(s)
• Mandarin	丹绒道光 {(Simplified) 丹絨道光 (Traditional) Dān róng dào guāng (Pinyin)
• Hokkien	Tan-jiông-tō-kong (Tâi-lô)
• Tamil	தஞ்சோங் கோவில் Tañcōṅ kōvil (Transliteration)
Tanjong Tokong Location within    George Town in    Penang
Coordinates: 5°26′51.36″N 100°18′24.12″E / 5.4476000°N 100.3067000°E / 5.4476000; 100.3067000
Country	Malaysia
State	Penang
City	George Town
Government
• Local government	Penang Island City Council
• Mayor of Penang Island	Rajendran P. Anthony
• Kebun Bunga State Assemblyman	Lee Boon Heng (PKR)
• Bukit Bendera Member of Parliament	Syerleena Abdul Rashid (DAP)
Area
• Total	1.5 km2 (0.6 sq mi)
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	12,550
• Density	8,400/km2 (22,000/sq mi)
Demographics [1]
• Ethnic groups	54.6% Chinese 33.9% Bumiputera 33.6% Malay 0.3% indigenous groups from Sabah and Sarawak 5.8% Indian 0.9% Other ethnicities 4.7% Non-citizens
Time zone	UTC+8 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	Not observed
Postal code	10470
Website	mbpp.gov.my

Tanjong Tokong^[2] (also spelt as Tanjung Tokong) is a suburb of George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. It is located at the northeastern coast of Penang Island, 4 km (2.5 mi) northwest of the city centre. Over the recent decades, the former fishing village has been transformed into an upper-class residential suburb of the city.^[3]

The area had already been inhabited for decades prior to Captain Francis Light's founding of Penang Island in 1786. Tanjong Tokong was believed to be the site of the first Chinese settlement on Penang Island. Up until the 1970s, Tanjong Tokong was a fishing village; rapid urbanisation soon followed, with residential high-rises now lining the coast.^[4][5]