Penang Island, northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia.

Penang is the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia is located in a country. State is divided into two parts, through the Malacca Strait. The country is the first time the British Concession in Peninsular Malaysia. 

From the name of the tree (areca) taken by the island's name. 

Penang, originally belonging to the Sultanate of Kedah, allocated to the British East India Company (British East India Company) from Sultan Muhammad Jiwa, Sudan in Kedah, in 1786 Siam and Burma by the British attacks, protection and exchange . 11 August 1786, Captain Francis Light, known as the founder of Penang, named in honor of the Prince of Wales Island Island Bermuda British Raja. Located in Cape Town Penaigre deposits known as the "George Town" is the name of King George III Island, east end. 

 Captain Francis Light: Founder, or the usurpation of the Straits of Malacca began in the location of the island, causing the vessel to use as a trading port in the region as the ambitions of the French naval base in the interests of the British East India Company. 

Sultan Muhammad Jiwa without knowledge, in the absence of light has permitted the British East India Company's force protection agreement. When the company does not aid Kedah when he was attacked Siam, Sudan in 1790, trying to recapture the island. Unfortunately, the trial was successful, and the Sudan Mohammed Jiwa has been designated as $ 6,000 honorarium, Spain each year to the company. This costs 10,000 dollars, and Seberang Perai (Province Wellesley) in the 1800 delivery. To this day, submitted by the Malaysian Federal Government payments to the state to pay. 

1826, Penang, Malacca and Singapore together as the Straits Settlements (Straits Settlements) as part of, according to the British Government in India. In 1867 the state of British colonial rule. Malayan Union in 1946 as part of the year in 1948 to become a country in the Federation of Malaya. Federation of Malaya gained independence in 1957, the Federation of Malaysia in Penang in 1963, 13 countries since its establishment. 

The island is a free port until 1969. Despite the loss of free port status, free trade zone in the south of the island has become Asia's largest electronics manufacturing centers in the world from 1970 until the late 90s near Penang International Airport.