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List of cities in Malaysia. In Malaysia, cities ( Malay: bandaraya) are officially designated under the governance of city councils ( Malay: Majlis bandaraya ), although there are several exceptions. As of 2024, 20 areas in the country are officially termed cities by law. Among them, 16 are from Peninsular Malaysia, while 3 are from East Malaysia.
The George Town Conurbation, the only urban region that spans three different states ( Penang, Kedah and Perak ), is also the only metropolitan area where the core city is not its most populated settlement ( George Town has a population of 794,313, while Seberang Perai has a population of 946,092). This table displays:
Kuala Lumpur is the most populous city in Malaysia, with a population of 2.076 million in the city proper as of 2024. It has a population density of 8,157 inhabitants per square kilometre (21,130/sq mi), and is the most densely populated administrative district in Malaysia. [2] Residents of the city are colloquially known as KLites. [125]
Ipoh. / 4.59722°N 101.07500°E / 4.59722; 101.07500. Ipoh ( / ˈiːpoʊ /, Malay pronunciation: [i.poh]) is the capital city of the Malaysian state of Perak. Located by the Kinta River, it is nearly 200 km (120 mi) north of Kuala Lumpur and 150 km (93 mi) southeast of George Town in neighbouring Penang. [ 2]
Malacca City ( Malay: Bandaraya Melaka or Kota Melaka) is the capital city of the Malaysian state of Malacca, in Melaka Tengah District. It is the oldest Malaysian city on the Straits of Malacca, having become a successful entrepôt in the era of the Malacca Sultanate. The present-day city was founded by Parameswara, a Sumatran prince who ...
Topographic map of Malaysia; Mount Kinabalu is the highest summit in the country. Malaysia is the 66th largest country by total land area, with a total area of 330,803 km 2 (127,724 sq mi). [9] It has land borders with Thailand in West Malaysia, and Indonesia and Brunei in East Malaysia. [161] It is linked to Singapore by a narrow causeway and ...
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 the region of 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 ...
The Kuala Kangsar ( Perak Malay: Kole Kangso) is the royal town of Perak, Malaysia. It is located at the downstream of Kangsar River where it joins the Perak River, approximately 25 km (16 mi) northwest of Ipoh, Perak 's capital, and 98 km (61 mi) southeast of George Town, Penang. It is the main town in the administrative district of Kuala ...