Official Name: | Taman Free School |
Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood of George Town |
Translit Lang1: | Other |
Pushpin Map: | Malaysia Penang George Town city centre |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within George Town in Penang |
Coordinates: | 5.4039°N 100.3097°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Malaysia |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | City |
Subdivision Name2: | George Town |
Leader Title1: | Local government |
Leader Name1: | Penang Island City Council |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 10460 |
Leader Title2: | Mayor of Penang Island |
Leader Name2: | Rajendran P. Anthony |
Leader Title3: | Datok Keramat State Assemblyman |
Leader Name3: | Jagdeep Singh Deo (DAP) |
Leader Title4: | Jelutong Member of Parliament |
Leader Name4: | RSN Rayer (DAP) |
Timezone: | MST |
Utc Offset: | +8 |
Timezone Dst: | Not observed |
Translit Lang1 Type1: | Mandarin |
Translit Lang1 Info1: | Dà yīng yì yuán |
Taman Free School is a residential neighbourhood within the downtown core of George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. It is named after the nearby Penang Free School.
Taman Free School mainly consists of low- and medium-cost flats and apartments, which were built in the 1970s.[1] [2] Each of the walk-up apartments is five-stories high and was not equipped with lifts at the time of construction. In recent years, proposals have been made to rejuvenate the area, which entails the improvement of public facilities and the construction of newer apartments to lower maintenance costs.[3]
Taman Free School is bounded by Jalan P. Ramlee to the north, Free School Road to the south and Jalan Trengganu to the west. The neighbourhood is served by Rapid Penang's bus route 206, which includes stops along the aforementioned roads, and links the neighbourhood with the city centre, Green Lane and Gelugor.[4]
The neighbourhood is served by two adjacent high schools, namely Penang Free School and Heng Ee High School.