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Gelugor (GPS: 5.38003, 100.30785; Tamil: குளுகோர்) is an area of Penang Island located immediately outside George Town. Until the 1960's, the city limits of George Town ends at the Glugor Roundabout. Gelugor itself is said to start from that roundabout. Gelugor includes the Malay settlements of Sungai Gelugor, and the hilly area called Bukit Gelugor. The Gelugor postcode zone encompasses an even wider area that includes Minden Heights, Batu Uban, Pantai Jerejak, Sungai Nibong and Sungai Dua.

In 2019, the Penang State Government decides to revert to the gazetted spelling of Glugor, but "Gelugor" remains the popular choice of many.

Gelugor was first cleared and developed for agriculture - coconut groves and cow herding - by David Brown, whose estate covers much of the land in the central east coast of the island. The people living there comprised Indians who were estate workers for Brown, and the Malays in the traditional estuarine settlement of Sungai Gelugor.

Location of Gelugor

Measured from the Gelugor Roundabout (GPS: 5.37995, 100.30793), Gelugor is 7.3 km to Komtar, 5.6 km to the Penang Bridge, 13.6 km to the Second Penang Bridge and 11.2 km to the Penang International Airport.

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Chinese Temples in Gelugor


  1. Poh Guat Keong Temple (GPS: 5.38056, 100.30834)

Sights in alphabetical order

Amenities in Gelugor


  1. Gelugor Post Office (GPS: 5.36843, 100.30977)

Apartments and condominiums in Gelugor


  1. Bayswater (GPS: 5.37668, 100.31459)
  2. Bukit Dumbar Indah (GPS: 5.38159, 100.31006)
  3. Bukit Dumbar Permai (GPS: 5.38032, 100.31017)
  4. Centrio Avenue Apartments (GPS: 5.37298, 100.29992)
  5. E-Park Condominium (GPS: 5.35091, 100.30836)
  6. Ideal Residency (GPS: 5.37394, 100.30155)
  7. Ideal Venice Residency (GPS: 5.37339, 100.30409)
  8. Keeperz Suites (GPS: 5.37566, 100.31775)
  9. Mezzo (GPS: 5.36908, 100.31605)
  10. Morning Dew Tower (GPS: 5.38116, 100.31021)
  11. Mutiara Place (GPS: 5.37692, 100.30078)
  12. Pearl Regency Residences (GPS: 5.3787, 100.31436)
  13. Platino Condominium (GPS: 5.3767, 100.31352)
  14. Sea Breeze Tower Apartment (GPS: 5.38152, 100.31128)
  15. Stallions Apartment (GPS: 5.38036, 100.31159)
  16. Stark Executive Suites (GPS: 5.37591, 100.31767)
  17. Sunny Ville Condominium (GPS: 5.35148, 100.30714)
  18. Sunshine Tower (GPS: 5.38146, 100.31075)
  19. Taman Bukit Dumbar Apartment (GPS: 5.38099, 100.31034)
  20. The Enzo @ Vona Parkcity (GPS: 5.36361, 100.29541)
  21. The Light Collection (GPS: 5.36511, 100.31631)
  22. The Light Linear (GPS: 5.36502, 100.31525)
  23. The Light Point (GPS: 5.36273, 100.31604)
  24. The Lighthauz (GPS: 5.3759, 100.31714)
  25. The Oasis (GPS: 5.37621, 100.30518)
  26. The Uban Residence (GPS: 5.34618, 100.30747)
  27. The View (GPS: 5.3561, 100.31055)
  28. U-Garden (GPS: 5.36044, 100.29715)
  29. University Place (GPS: 5.35837, 100.29262)
  30. Vertiq (GPS: 5.37859, 100.31359)
  31. Vista Gambier Condominium (GPS: 5.37505, 100.29907)
  32. Waterside Residence (GPS: 5.36849, 100.31529)

Commercial Properties


  1. e-Gate (GPS: 5.37616, 100.31526)
  2. Udini Square (GPS: 5.378, 100.31396)
  3. Plaza Ivory (GPS: 5.35802, 100.2926)

Hindu Temples in Gelugor


  1. Shree Kumbamuneeshwarar Thirukovil Temple (GPS: 5.38503, 100.3111)
  2. Sri Krishna Bagawan Alagam Temple (GPS: 5.35039, 100.29565)
  3. Sri Muneeshwarar Temple (GPS: 5.37967, 100.30963)
  4. Sri Poomarathammal Temple (GPS: 5.37298, 100.30945)
  5. Sri Ragunatha Swami Madalayam (GPS: 5.38398, 100.30845)
  6. Sri Veerama Kaliamman Devasthanam (GPS: 5.36883, 100.31049)

Landed Residential Properties


  1. Bukit Dumbar Indah (GPS: 5.38159, 100.31006)
  2. The Light Collection (GPS: 5.36511, 100.31631) landed component

Low-, Medium-Cost & Affordable Residential Properties


  1. Century Park Apartment (GPS: 5.34658, 100.30773)
  2. Desa Bistari Apartment (GPS: 5.34605, 100.30563)
  3. Desa Bukit Dumbar Apartment (GPS: 5.38473, 100.31407)
  4. Desa Pinang Apartment (GPS: 5.37854, 100.30325)
  5. Halaman Sentosa Apartment (GPS: 5.35979, 100.29829)
  6. Jade View Apartment (GPS: 5.36333, 100.29427)
  7. Mutiara Ria Apartment (GPS: 5.37493, 100.29982)
  8. N-Park (GPS: 5.35007, 100.30795)
  9. Pulse Condominium (GPS: 5.37687, 100.30502)
  10. Sinar Bukit Dumbar Apartment (GPS: 5.38335, 100.31545)
  11. Taman Batu Uban 2 Apartment (GPS: 5.34503, 100.30405)
  12. Taman Pusaka (GPS: 5.38226, 100.31457)
  13. Villa Sri Kenanga Apartment (GPS: 5.35258, 100.30761)

Markets in Gelugor


  1. Taman Tun Sardon Market (GPS: 5.36941, 100.30565)

Mosques in Gelugor


  1. Masjid Jamek Batu Uban (GPS: 5.35041, 100.30901)
  2. Masjid Jamek Sungai Gelugor (GPS: 5.37085, 100.31042)

Neighbourhoods and Housing Estates in Gelugor


  1. Brown Garden
  2. Bukit Dumbar
  3. Bukit Dumbar Villa
  4. Bukit Gambir
  5. Bukit Gelugor
  6. Bukit Jenaton
  7. Kampung Buah Pala
  8. Kampung Kastam
  9. MetroEast-Udini
  10. Minden Heights
  11. Penang Waterfront
  12. Taman Buah Pala
  13. Taman Bukit Gambier

Office Buildings in Gelugor


  1. Menara IJM Land (GPS: 5.37878, 100.31499)

Petrol Stations in Gelugor


  1. Caltex E-Gate (GPS: 5.37498, 100.3151)
  2. Petron Gelugor (GPS: 5.37237, 100.30915)
  3. Petronas Jalan Bukit Gambir (GPS: 5.377, 100.30776)
  4. Shell Gelugor (GPS: 5.377, 100.30776)

Restaurants patronized by Food Universe Members in Gelugor


  1. Easter Yeoh ordered from The Portugis Grill By Divasam by FoodPanda on 13 September, 2019

Private clinics in Gelugor


  1. Klinik Aman

Sights in Gelugor


  1. Bukit Gambir Waterfall (GPS: 5.37332, 100.29438)
  2. "Coastal Runners" Sculpture (GPS: 5.36872, 100.31426)
  3. Dato' Jenaton's Grave (GPS: 5.36017, 100.29906)
  4. Lin Xiang Xiong Art Gallery (GPS: 5.37652, 100.31929)
  5. Lotus's Penang E-Gate (GPS: 5.37789, 100.31526)
  6. Marine Department (GPS: 5.37297, 100.31438)
  7. Nicol David International Squash Centre (GPS: 5.38395, 100.30977)
  8. Penang Badminton Centre (GPS: 5.3846, 100.31055)
  9. Penang Bridge (GPS: 5.35822, 100.3179)
  10. Penang Waterfront Convention Centre (GPS: 5.37037, 100.3157)
  11. SEAMEO-RECSAM (GPS: 5.37713, 100.30894)
  12. Taman Bukit Dumbar Timur (GPS: 5.38297, 100.31484)
  13. Taman Rekreasi Jabatan Laut (GPS: 5.37387, 100.31335)
  14. The Light Waterfront (GPS: 5.36478, 100.31732)
  15. The Light Waterfront Linear Park (GPS: 5.36767, 100.31438)
  16. Tunku Kudin House (GPS: 5.37533, 100.3137)
  17. Universiti Sains Malaysia (GPS: 5.35898, 100.30689)
  18. Volunteer Reserved Unit of the Royal Malaysian Navy (GPS: 5.3712, 100.31383)

Streets in Gelugor


  1. Cangkat Bukit Gambir
  2. Cangkat Bukit Gambir 1
  3. Cangkat Bukit Gambir 2
  4. Cangkat Bukit Gambir 3
  5. Cangkat Minden Jalan 1
  6. Cangkat Minden Jalan 2
  7. Cangkat Minden Jalan 3
  8. Cangkat Minden Jalan 4
  9. Cangkat Minden Jalan 5
  10. Cangkat Minden Jalan 6
  11. Cangkat Minden Jalan 7
  12. Cangkat Minden Jalan 8
  13. Cangkat Minden Jalan 12
  14. Cangkat Minden Jalan 13
  15. Cangkat Minden Jalan 14
  16. Cangkat Minden Jalan 15
  17. Cangkat Minden Jalan 16
  18. Cangkat Minden Lorong 1
  19. Cangkat Minden Lorong 2
  20. Cangkat Minden Lorong 3
  21. Cangkat Minden Lorong 4
  22. Cangkat Minden Lorong 6
  23. Cangkat Minden Lorong 7
  24. Cangkat Minden Lorong 8
  25. Cangkat Minden Lorong 9
  26. Cangkat Minden Lorong 10
  27. Cangkat Minden Lorong 11
  28. Cangkat Minden Lorong 12
  29. Cangkat Minden Lorong 14
  30. Gerbang Minden
  31. Gerbang Minden 1
  32. Halaman Bukit Gambir
  33. Halaman Bukit Gambir 1
  34. Halaman Bukit Gambir 2
  35. Halaman Bukit Gambir 8
  36. Jalan Akuarium
  37. Jalan Bukit Gambir
  38. Jalan Bunga Cempaka
  39. Jalan Bunga Raya
  40. Jalan Kaki Bukit
  41. Jalan Khemah
  42. Jalan Molek
  43. Jalan Pantai Sinaran
  44. Jalan Permai
  45. Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah
  46. Jalan Tunku Kudin
  47. Lebuh Minden 1
  48. Lebuh Tunku Kudin 1
  49. Lebuh Tunku Kudin 2
  50. Lebuh Tunku Kudin 3
  51. Lebuhraya Bingham
  52. Lebuhraya Gelugor
  53. Lengkok Bawah
  54. Lintang Minden 3
  55. Lintang Permai 1
  56. Lintang Permai 2
  57. Lintang Permai 3
  58. Lintang Permai 4
  59. Lorong Buah Pala
  60. Lorong Bukit Gambir 1
  61. Lorong Bukit Gambir 2
  62. Lorong Bukit Gambir 3
  63. Lorong Endah 1
  64. Lorong Endah 2
  65. Lorong Endah 3
  66. Lorong Endah 4
  67. Lorong Endah 5
  68. Lorong Endah 6
  69. Lorong Endah 7
  70. Lorong Permai 1
  71. Lorong Permai 2
  72. Lorong Permai 3
  73. Lorong Permai 4
  74. Lorong Permai 5
  75. Lorong Permai 6
  76. Lorong Permai 7
  77. Persiaran Bukit Gambir
  78. Persiaran Minden
  79. Persiaran Minden 1
  80. Persiaran Minden 3
  81. Persiaran Pantai Sinaran
  82. Solok Permai
  83. Tingkat Permai
  84. Tingkat Permai 1
  85. Tingkat Permai 2
  86. Yeap Chor Ee Road

Roundabouts in Gelugor


  1. Gelugor Roundabout
  2. Pantai Sinaran Roundabout

About Gelugor

In the 20th century, the land in Gelugor was gradually converted from agriculture for other uses. Nevertheless as late as the mid 1950's, Gelugor was still a rural part of Penang. An army camp was set up at the southern part of Sungai Gelugor. In the late 1960's, Malaysia's second university, USM, was established in Gelugor, in an area to be known as Minden, which was also part of the army camp.

When Bukit Gelugor was developed for housing, many who bought there considered the place "out of town". An enclave was created for government housing, and was named Brown Garden, to commemorate the original land owner. Other parts of Bukit Gelugor became government land, and government quarters were built at Hilir Pemancar, along with a transmission station.

The grazing land and animal husbandry dwindled in size into a few pockets within Gelugor, the last significant remainder of David Brown's legacy being Kampung Buah Pala, a traditional Indian village that endured to as recent as 2009.

The affluent neighborhood of Minden Heights and the whole area of Universiti Sains Malaysia are all within Gelugor. Gelugor proper ends at Batu Uban, and from there Sungai Nibong begins. However, the Gelugor postal code includes all of Sungai Nibong Besar, Pantai Jerejak, Pesta Site, as well as the residential neighborhoods of Lip Sin Garden, Taman Pekaka and parts of Bukit Jambul.

Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah is the main thoroughfare in Gelugor. The Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway and Jalan Bukit Gambir are the auxiliary arteries allowing traffic to bypass Gelugor. The town of Gelugor is nothing more than a few shophouses along Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah, and is centred near the Brown Garden junction, close to Masjid Jamek Sungai Gelugor.

Until development reached Gelugor in the late 1960's, the area was inhabited mostly by Malays and Tamils. The Indians, whose primary occupation was cattle breeding, called this area Perai Tholam, meaning Large Estate. One can still see traces of the early Tamil settlements in Gelugor through the Hindu shrines along the road. The biggest has been made a proper temple called Sri Veerama Kaliamman Devasthanam.

The Penang Aquarium, operated by the Fisheries Department, used to be located in Gelugor in the 1970s. It was closed down following the discovery of cracks. A new Penang Aquarium had since been opened by the department in Batu Maung.

Updates on Gelugor

9 May, 2019
The Star Penang state executive member Zairil Khir Johari announced that the Bahasa Malaysia spelling various places in Penang will be changed back to the gazetted. Penang Travel Tips likewise makes this update to its pages, updating "Gelugor" to "Gelugor". Some entities will continue to bear the spelling "Gelugor" if they were spelled that way from their founding. ref

Getting to Gelugor by public transport

Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah is the main artery through Gelugor. Rapid Penang bus 102, 206, 301, 302, 303, 304 and 401 pass through this road.

For long-distance buses, the Sungai Nibong Express Bus Terminal provides connection with all major towns on the mainland.

Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway in GelugorTun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway in Gelugor (12 March 2013)


The Light Waterfront, the new face of GelugorThe Light Waterfront, the new face of Gelugor (9 March 2013)


Flat Koperasi Sungai GelugorFlat Koperasi Sungai Gelugor aka Kampungku, the old face of Gelugor (27 October 2012)


View of Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah in Gelugor (27 October 2012)


Sri Veerama Kaliamman DevasthanamSri Veerama Kaliamman Devasthanam, the biggest Hindu temple in Gelugor (27 October 2012)

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