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Peninsular Malaysia, [a] historically known as Malaya, [b] also known as West Malaysia or the "Malaysian Peninsula", [c] is the western part of Malaysia that comprises the southern part of the Malay Peninsula on Mainland Southeast Asia and the nearby islands. [1]
Peninsular Malaysia, containing 40 per cent of Malaysia's land area, [175] extends 740 km (460 mi) from north to south, and its maximum width is 322 km (200 mi). [177] It is divided between its east and west coasts by the Titiwangsa Mountains , [ 178 ] rising to a peak elevation of 2,183 metres (7,162 ft) at Mount Korbu , [ 179 ] part of a ...
The Malay Peninsula [a] is located in Mainland Southeast Asia. The landmass runs approximately north–south, and at its terminus, it is the southernmost point of the Asian continental mainland. The area contains Peninsular Malaysia, Southern Thailand, and the southernmost tip of Myanmar .
They are the most numerous of the Orang Asli and widely distributed across the peninsula. The Senois speak various branches of Aslian languages, which in turn form a branch of Austroasiatic languages. Many of them are also bilingual in the national language, the Malaysian language (Bahasa Melayu).
Eleven states and two federal territories are located on the Malay Peninsula, collectively called Peninsular Malaysia (Semenanjung Malaysia) or West Malaysia.Two states are on the island of Borneo, and the remaining federal territory consists of islands offshore of Borneo; they are collectively referred to as East Malaysia or Malaysian Borneo.
Peninsular Malaysia — the mainland section of Malaysia, located on the Malay Peninsula and its coastal islands. Subcategories This category has the following 18 subcategories, out of 18 total.
East Malaysia (Malay: Malaysia Timur), or the Borneo States, [1] also known as Malaysian Borneo, is the part of Malaysia on and near the island of Borneo, the world's third-largest island. East Malaysia comprises the states of Sabah, Sarawak, and the Federal Territory of Labuan. The small independent nation of Brunei comprises two enclaves in ...
The mainland Peninsular Malaysia region and the Southern Thailand region occupy most of the peninsula. It is surrounded by the Gulf of Thailand (northeast), South China Sea (east, southeast), Straits of Johor (south), Strait of Malacca (southwest), and Andaman Sea (west).