Kampong Serani | |
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Neighbourhood of George Town | |
Coordinates: 5°26′1.5426″N 100°18′34.2894″E / 5.433761833°N 100.309524833°E | |
Country | Malaysia |
State | Penang |
City | George Town |
Government | |
• Local government | Penang Island City Council |
• Mayor of Penang Island | Rajendran P. Anthony |
• Pulau Tikus State Assemblyman | Joshua Woo Sze Zeng (DAP) |
• Bukit Bendera Member of Parliament | Syerleena Abdul Rashid (DAP) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | Not observed |
Postal code | 10250 |
Website | mbpp |
Kampong Serani is a residential neighbourhood within the downtown core of George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. Located within the city centre, it is bounded by College Avenue to the west and Leandro's Lane to the east.[1]
The neighbourhood was formerly inhabited by ethnic Eurasians, who had moved into the area as early as the 19th century.[1][2][3] However, most of the original Eurasian residents had since relocated to other areas in the city, following the redevelopment of Kampong Serani into a modern neighbourhood in the late 1990s.[2] Despite the urbanisation, the neighbourhood still retains some of its Eurasian characteristics and is home to the Penang Eurasian Association.[2][4]