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In 1988, Kuching was chartered as the first city in East Malaysia. Klang is the most recent municipality in the country declared a city, doing so on 5 February 2024. There are also highly urbanised and populated areas across the country that did not attain city status, but are sometimes referred as cities.
List of the largest cities, municipalities, districts in Malaysia (in accordance to population figures of over 250,000 people) City, municipality or district State Government census figures Land area Density [note 1] 2020 2010 Diff. Kuala Lumpur † Federal Territories: 1,982,112 1,588,750 +24.76% [1] 243 km 2 [2] 8,156/km 2: Kajang Selangor ...
Sarawak (/ s ə ˈ r ɑː w ɒ k / sə-RAH-wok, Malay:) is a state [18] [19] of Malaysia.The largest among the 13 states, with an area almost equal to that of Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak is located in East Malaysia in northwest Borneo, and is bordered by the Malaysian state of Sabah to the northeast, Kalimantan (the Indonesian portion of Borneo) to the south, and Brunei in the north.
The states of Sabah and Sarawak merged with the existing states of the Federation of Malaya and Singapore pursuant to the Malaysia Agreement in 1963 to form the independent state of Malaysia. Representatives from Sabah and Sarawak demanded a higher degree of autonomy as part of the bargain which were included in the 20-point agreement and 18 ...
The small independent nation of Brunei comprises two enclaves in Sarawak. To the south and southeast is the Indonesian portion of Borneo, Kalimantan. [2] East Malaysia lies to the east of Peninsular Malaysia (also known as the States of Malaya), the part of the country on the Malay Peninsula. The two are separated by the South China Sea. [3] [4]
The usage of the term "city hall" is a possible misnomer since a city hall normally refers to the building which houses a city council instead of the local council itself. Kuantan City Council , having received city status on 21 February 2021, is the newest City Council formed in Malaysia following Klang City Council which received city status ...
Miri (/ ˈ m ɪr i /) is a coastal city in north-eastern Sarawak, Malaysia, located near the border of Brunei, on the island of Borneo.The city covers an area of 997.43 square kilometres (385.11 sq mi), [2] located 798 kilometres (496 mi) northeast of Kuching [6] and 329 kilometres (204 mi) southwest of Kota Kinabalu. [7]
Malaysia's border with Thailand is located to the north of Peninsula Malaysia and runs between the Straits of Malacca on the west and the Gulf of Thailand/South China Sea in the east. The Malaysian states of Kedah , Kelantan , Perak and Perlis border the Thai provinces of Narathiwat , Satun , Songkhla and Yala .