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Malaysia contains speakers of 137 living languages, [60] 41 of which are found in Peninsula Malaysia. [61] The official language of Malaysia is known as Bahasa Malaysia, a standardised form of the Malay language. [37] English was, for a protracted period, the de facto, administrative language of Malaysia, though its status was later rescinded.
The census in Malaysia, or officially, the Population and Housing Census, is a descriptive count of everyone who is in Malaysia on the Census Day, and of their dwellings. The decennial Malaysian census has been conducted six times, As of 2010. It has been conducted every 10 years, beginning in 1960.
This table lists all cities, municipalities and districts in Malaysia whose population exceeds 250,000 people, according to statistics published in the 2020 Malaysian census by the Malaysian Department of Statistics (DOSM). There are 34 populated regions in Malaysia whose population exceeds 250,000 people.
[1] [5] Within Peninsular Malaysia, Penang is the only state with a non-Muslim majority. [1] While Malay is the official language of Malaysia, English, Mandarin and Tamil are also widely used within Penang. [6] Penang Hokkien, a variant of the Southern Min group of languages, remains the unofficial lingua franca in the state. [7]
Federal Territory (Malaysia) — Kuala Lumpur: Kuala Lumpur H: 1674621: 243: 6,891.4 — Putrajaya: Putrajaya P: 72413: 49: 1,477.8 Johor: Batu Pahat District: Batu Pahat: Batu Pahat M Yong Peng D: 417458: 1873: 222.9 Johor Bahru District: Johor Bahru: Johor Bahru C Iskandar Puteri C Pasir Gudang C: 1386569: 1064: 1,303.2 Kluang District ...
Sabah is the third most populous state in Malaysia, with a population of 3,418,785 according to the 2020 Malaysian census. It also has the highest non-citizen population, at 810,443. [2] Although Malaysia is one of the least densely populated countries in Asia, Sabah is particularly sparsely populated. Most of the population is concentrated ...
In Malaysia, where the sovereignty of individual Malay sultanates and the position of Islam are preserved, a Malay identity is defined in Article 160 of the Constitution of Malaysia. Article 160 defines a Malay as someone born to a Malaysian citizen who professes to be a Muslim , habitually speaks the Malay language , adheres to Malay customs ...
Hulu Perak District (Upper Perak) is a district in Perak, Malaysia.It is the largest district in Perak.In the east of the district it borders the districts of Jeli and Gua Musang in Kelantan, to the west it borders Baling and Kulim Districts of Kedah, to the south it borders the district of Kuala Kangsar while to the south-west it borders the district of Larut, Matang and Selama.