Jelutong, Penang

Jelutong
Suburb of George Town
Other transcription(s)
• Mandarin	日落洞 Rì luò dòng (Pinyin)
• Hokkien	Ji̍t-lo̍h-tōng (Tâi-lô)
• Tamil	ஜெலுத்தோங்
Jelutong Location within    George Town in    Penang
Coordinates: 5°23′25.7″N 100°18′46.9″E / 5.390472°N 100.313028°E / 5.390472; 100.313028
Country	Malaysia
State	Penang
City	George Town
Government
• Local government	Penang Island City Council
• Mayor of Penang Island	Rajendran P. Anthony
• Sungai Pinang State Assemblyman	Lim Siew Khim (DAP)
• Jelutong Member of Parliament	RSN Rayer (DAP)
Area
• Total	4.4 km2 (1.7 sq mi)
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	63,507
• Density	14,000/km2 (37,000/sq mi)
Demographics [1]
• Ethnic groups	70.0% Chinese 18.6% Bumiputera 18.2% Malay 0.4% indigenous groups from Sabah and Sarawak 8.0% Indian 0.9% Other ethnicities 2.5% Non-citizens
Time zone	UTC+8 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	Not observed
Postal code	11600
Website	mbpp.gov.my

Jelutong is a suburb of George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. Located 3.2 km (2.0 mi) south of the city centre, Jelutong has been inhabited since as early as the late 18th century, when traders from Aceh and India settled around the area.^[2]

It was once notorious as a turf for gangsters and triads until the 1980s, when urbanisation transformed the area into a residential suburb of George Town.