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Some larger districts are further divided into autonomous sub-districts (daerah kecil; literally "small district") before the mukim level. This is prevalent in Sarawak and Sabah, but also seen in Peninsular Malaysia in recent years, e.g. Lojing autonomous sub-district in Kelantan. Sub-districts in Sabah, however, are not divided into mukim.
This article is part of a series on the Politics of Malaysia Head of State Yang di-Pertuan Agong Ibrahim Iskandar Conference of Rulers Legislature Parliament of Malaysia 15th Parliament Senate (Dewan Negara) President Awang Bemee Awang Ali Basah House of Representatives (Dewan Rakyat) Speaker Johari Abdul Leader of the Government Anwar Ibrahim Leader of the Opposition Hamzah Zainudin Executive ...
Singapore was a Malaysian state from the formation of Malaysia on 16 September 1963 until it was expelled from the Federation on 9 August 1965. During its time as a state of Malaysia, Singapore had autonomy in the areas of education and labour and was the smallest state in Malaysia by land area, but the largest by population. [24]
Divisions (Malay: bahagian) are the primary subdivisions of Sabah and Sarawak, the states in East Malaysia.Each division is subdivided into districts (daerah) — this is different in Peninsular Malaysia whereby districts are generally the primary subdivisions of a state.
However, Singapore's expulsion in 1965 meant that George Town would remain Malaysia's only city until Kuala Lumpur's declaration as a city in 1972, by Abdul Halim of Kedah, the fifth Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia. In 1988, Kuching was chartered as the first city in East Malaysia.
The name Malaysia is a combination of the word Malays and the Latin-Greek suffix -ia/-ία [20] which can be translated as 'land of the Malays'. [21] Similar-sounding variants have also appeared in accounts older than the 11th century, as toponyms for areas in Sumatra or referring to a larger region around the Strait of Malacca. [22]
The capital of Malaysia is Kuala Lumpur, while Putrajaya is the seat of the federal government. The population stands at over 32 million. [1] The country is separated into two regions—Peninsular Malaysia and Malaysian Borneo—by the South China Sea. [1] Malaysia borders Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei, the Philippines, [1] and Vietnam.
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 ...