Country: Malaysia
Continent: Asia
Population: 191,619
Country Capital: No
For all cities with a population greater than one million, George Town is closest to Medan and farthest from Guayaquil. The closest foreign city is Medan and the farthest domestic city is Kuala Lumpur. See below for the top 5 closest and farthest cities (domestically, internationally and by continent) and to see which cities, if any, George Town is the closest and farthest to. Filter to include all cities over 100k, 500k or 1 million in population.
| Closest Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Medan, Indonesia | 273 |
 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 294 |
 | Singapore, Singapore | 602 |
 | Phnom Penh, Cambodia | 846 |
| Bat Dambang, Cambodia | 905 |
| Farthest Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Guayaquil, Ecuador | 19,648 |
| Quito, Ecuador | 19,416 |
 | Lima, Peru | 19,221 |
 | Cali, Colombia | 18,969 |
| Bogotá, Colombia | 18,741 |
| Closest Foreign Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Medan, Indonesia | 273 |
| Singapore, Singapore | 602 |
| Phnom Penh, Cambodia | 846 |
| Bat Dambang, Cambodia | 905 |
 | Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam | 916 |
| Farthest Domestic Cities | KM | | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 294 | No other domestic cities | No other domestic cities | No other domestic cities | No other domestic cities |
|---|---|---|
| Closest African Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Mogadishu, Somalia | 6,117 |
 | Antananarivo, Madagascar | 6,383 |
 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 6,806 |
 | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | 6,917 |
 | Nairobi, Kenya | 7,099 |
| Farthest African Cities | KM |  | Dakar, Senegal | 12,807 |  | Conakry, Guinea | 12,532 |  | Bamako, Mali | 11,861 |  | Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire | 11,545 |  | Marrakech, Morocco | 11,413 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Asian Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Medan, Indonesia | 273 |
| Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 294 |
| Singapore, Singapore | 602 |
| Phnom Penh, Cambodia | 846 |
| Bat Dambang, Cambodia | 905 |
| Farthest Asian Cities | KM |  | Izmir, Turkey | 8,176 | | Istanbul, Turkey | 8,055 | | Bursa, Turkey | 8,036 | | Afyon, Turkey | 7,883 | | Ankara, Turkey | 7,711 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Australia and Oceania Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Perth, Australia | 4,452 |
| Adelaide, Australia | 6,001 |
| Melbourne, Australia | 6,648 |
| Brisbane, Australia | 6,728 |
| Sydney, Australia | 6,891 |
| Farthest Australia and Oceania Cities | KM |  | Auckland, New Zealand | 9,001 | | Sydney, Australia | 6,891 | | Brisbane, Australia | 6,728 | | Melbourne, Australia | 6,648 | | Adelaide, Australia | 6,001 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest European Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Ufa, Russia | 6,752 |
| Samara, Russia | 6,977 |
| Volgograd, Russia | 7,101 |
| Kazan, Russia | 7,180 |
| Rostov-on-Don, Russia | 7,377 |
| Farthest European Cities | KM |  | Madrid, Spain | 10,800 |  | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 10,354 | | Barcelona, Spain | 10,293 | | London, United Kingdom | 10,259 |  | Paris, France | 10,140 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest North American Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Calgary (AB), Canada | 12,943 |
 | Los Angeles (CA), United States of America | 14,057 |
| San Diego (CA), United States of America | 14,230 |
 | Tijuana, Mexico | 14,253 |
| Montreal (QC), Canada | 14,331 |
| Farthest North American Cities | KM |  | Cuidad de Guatemala, Guatemala | 17,491 |  | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 17,157 |  | Havana, Cuba | 16,834 | | Puebla de Zaragoza, Mexico | 16,632 | | Netzahualcóyotl, Mexico | 16,547 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest South American Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Recife, Brazil | 15,079 |
| Salvador, Brazil | 15,442 |
| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 15,663 |
| Belo Horizonte, Brazil | 15,845 |
 | Montevideo, Uruguay | 15,955 |
| Farthest South American Cities | KM | | Guayaquil, Ecuador | 19,648 | | Quito, Ecuador | 19,416 | | Lima, Peru | 19,221 | | Cali, Colombia | 18,969 | | Bogotá, Colombia | 18,741 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest City To | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Sungai Petani | 31 |
| Farthest City From | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Not the farthest city from any other city | ||