Country: Malaysia
Continent: Asia
Population: 191,619
Country Capital: No
For all cities with a population greater than five hundred thousand, George Town is closest to Ipoh and farthest from Chiclayo. The closest foreign city is Medan and the farthest domestic city is Johor Bahru. 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 | |
|---|---|---|
 | Ipoh, Malaysia | 125 |
 | Medan, Indonesia | 273 |
| Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 294 |
| Pakanbaru, Indonesia | 554 |
| Johor Bahru, Malaysia | 580 |
| Farthest Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Chiclayo, Peru | 19,853 |
| Trujillo, Peru | 19,699 |
 | Guayaquil, Ecuador | 19,648 |
| Quito, Ecuador | 19,416 |
| Callao, Peru | 19,225 |
| Closest Foreign Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Medan, Indonesia | 273 |
| Pakanbaru, Indonesia | 554 |
 | Singapore, Singapore | 602 |
| Batam, Indonesia | 635 |
| Padang, Indonesia | 704 |
| Farthest Domestic Cities | KM | | Johor Bahru, Malaysia | 580 | | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 294 | | Ipoh, Malaysia | 125 | No other domestic cities | No other domestic cities |
|---|---|---|
| Closest African Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Mogadishu, Somalia | 6,117 |
 | Antananarivo, Madagascar | 6,383 |
 | Asmara, Eritrea | 6,792 |
 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 6,806 |
 | Mombasa, Kenya | 6,825 |
| Farthest African Cities | KM |  | Pikine, Senegal | 12,811 | | Dakar, Senegal | 12,807 | | Mbour, Senegal | 12,774 | | Thiès, Senegal | 12,760 |  | Nouakchott, Mauritania | 12,575 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Asian Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Ipoh, Malaysia | 125 |
| Medan, Indonesia | 273 |
| Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 294 |
| Pakanbaru, Indonesia | 554 |
| Johor Bahru, Malaysia | 580 |
| Farthest Asian Cities | KM |  | Izmir, Turkey | 8,176 | | Istanbul, Turkey | 8,055 | | Bursa, Turkey | 8,036 | | Eskisehir, Turkey | 7,905 | | Afyon, Turkey | 7,883 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Australia and Oceania Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Perth, Australia | 4,452 |
| Adelaide, Australia | 6,001 |
| Melbourne, Australia | 6,648 |
| Brisbane, Australia | 6,728 |
| Gold Coast-Tweed, Australia | 6,804 |
| Farthest Australia and Oceania Cities | KM |  | Auckland, New Zealand | 9,001 | | Sydney, Australia | 6,891 | | Newcastle, Australia | 6,888 | | Gold Coast-Tweed, Australia | 6,804 | | Brisbane, Australia | 6,728 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest European Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Orenburg, Russia | 6,604 |
| Makhachkala, Russia | 6,636 |
| Astrakhan, Russia | 6,752 |
| Ufa, Russia | 6,752 |
| Perm, Russia | 6,963 |
| Farthest European Cities | KM |  | Seville, Spain | 11,073 | | Málaga, Spain | 10,956 | | Madrid, Spain | 10,800 |  | Dublin, Ireland | 10,614 | | Valencia, Spain | 10,545 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest North American Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Vancouver (BC), Canada | 12,642 |
| Edmonton (AB), Canada | 12,748 |
 | Seattle (WA), United States of America | 12,808 |
| Portland (OR), United States of America | 12,941 |
| Calgary (AB), Canada | 12,943 |
| Farthest North American Cities | KM |  | Panama de Panama, Panama | 18,410 |  | Managua, Nicaragua | 17,934 |  | Tegucigalpa, Honduras | 17,696 | | San Pedro Sula, Honduras | 17,518 |  | Cuidad de Guatemala, Guatemala | 17,491 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest South American Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Joao Pessoa, Brazil | 15,077 |
| Recife, Brazil | 15,079 |
| Natal, Brazil | 15,113 |
| Maceió, Brazil | 15,168 |
| Aracaju, Brazil | 15,307 |
| Farthest South American Cities | KM | | Chiclayo, Peru | 19,853 | | Trujillo, Peru | 19,699 | | Guayaquil, Ecuador | 19,648 | | Quito, Ecuador | 19,416 | | Callao, Peru | 19,225 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest City To | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Sungai Petani | 31 |
| Farthest City From | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Not the farthest city from any other city | ||