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Religions of Penang


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As of 2010 the population of Penang is 44.6% Muslim, 35.6% Buddhist, 8.7% Hindu, 5.1% Christian, 4.6% Taoist or Chinese religion follower, 1.0% follower of other religions, and 0.4% non-religious.

Islam is the most widely professed religion in Penang. Other religions include Buddhism, in the Theravada, Mahayana and increasingly also Vajrayana traditions, Taoism, Chinese folk religion, Hinduism; Roman Catholicism and Protestantism (the largest denominations of which are the Methodists, Seventh-day Adventists, Anglican, Presbyterian and Baptists) and Sikhism- reflecting Penang's diverse ethnic and socio-cultural amalgamation. There was also a tiny and little-known community of Jews in Penang, mainly along Jalan Zainal Abidin (formerly Jalan Yahudi or Jewish Street). The last known native Jew died in 2011, rendering the centuries-old Jewish community in Penang effectively extinct
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