Gelugor

Gelugor
Suburb of George Town
Other transcription(s)
• Mandarin	牛汝莪 Niú rǔ'é (Pinyin)
• Hokkien	Gû-lú-gô (Tâi-lô)
• Tamil	குளுகோர்
Gelugor Location within    George Town in    Penang
Coordinates: 5°22′8.76″N 100°18′34.92″E / 5.3691000°N 100.3097000°E / 5.3691000; 100.3097000
Country	Malaysia
State	Penang
City	George Town
Government
• Local government	Penang Island City Council
• Mayor of Penang Island	Rajendran P. Anthony
• Seri Delima State assemblyman	Connie Tan Hooi Peng (DAP)
• Bukit Gelugor Member of Parliament	Ramkarpal Singh (DAP)
Area
• Total	2.9 km2 (1.1 sq mi)
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	18,662
• Density	6,400/km2 (17,000/sq mi)
Demographics [1]
• Ethnic groups	48.7% Bumiputera 47.2% Malay 1.5% indigenous groups from Sabah and Sarawak 33.1% Chinese 12.9% Indian 0.5% Other ethnicities 4.8% Non-citizens
Time zone	UTC+8 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	Not observed
Postal code	11700
Website	mbpp.gov.my

Gelugor (formerly spelt as Glugor) is a suburb of George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. Named after a plant species, Gelugor lies along the eastern seaboard of Penang Island, between Jelutong and Sungai Dua, and nearly 5 km (3.1 mi) south of the city centre.

Gelugor had been populated as early as the late 18th century by Malay fishermen who arrived from Sumatra.^[2] The area was then cleared for agricultural plantations by David Brown, a partner of Captain Francis Light.

Urbanisation of the area began in earnest in the 1960s, when residential estates were established within the area. Gelugor gradually turned into a suburb, helped by its strategic location right in between the city centre and Bayan Lepas to the south. In 1969, Universiti Sains Malaysia was founded at Gelugor and is now one of the top Malaysian public universities. The Penang Bridge, completed in 1985, physically connects the suburb with the Malay Peninsula.