Demographics of Malaysia - Major Cities

Major Cities

Kuala Lumpur is the capital and largest city of Malaysia. Although many executive and judicial branches of the federal government have moved to Putrajaya, Kuala Lumpur is the seat of the Parliament of Malaysia, making it the country's legislative capital. It is also the economic and business centre of the country, and is a primate city. Kuala Lumpur is also rated as a global city, and is the only global city in Malaysia. Along with Subang Jaya, Klang, Petaling Jaya, Shah Alam, Kajang-Sungai Chua, Ampang Jaya and Selayang it forms the country's largest and most important urban area, the Klang Valley.

Johor Bahru is the second largest city and second largest urban area in the country. It is close to Singapore, and receives more than 60% of the country's annual 16 million foreign tourists. The city is also an important industrial, tourism and commercial hub for southern Malaysia.

George Town, situated in the state of Penang, is the third largest city and fifth largest urban area in Malaysia. It used to be Malaysia's largest city until the 1970s when Kuala Lumpur became the capital. Today, the city remains a major hub in Malaysia, serving the northern region.

Other major cities in Malaysia include Ipoh, Kota Kinabalu and Kuching.

Largest cities or towns of Malaysia
Malaysian Census 2010
Rank City name State Pop. Rank City name State Pop.

Kuala Lumpur


Johor Bahru

 1 Kuala Lumpur Federal Territory 1 674 621 11 Malacca City Malacca 503 127
Kajang


Ipoh
2 Johor Bahru Johor 1 386 569 12 Kota Bharu Kelantan 491 237
3 Kajang Selangor 795 522 13 Kota Kinabalu Sabah 462 963
4 Ipoh Perak 767 794 14 Kuantan Pahang 461 906
5 Klang Selangor 744 062 15 Sungai Petani Kedah 456 605
6 Subang Jaya Selangor 708 296 16 Batu Pahat Johor 417 458
7 Kuching Sarawak 617 887 17 Tawau Sabah 412 375
8 Petaling Jaya Selangor 613 977 18 Sandakan Sabah 409 056
9 Seremban Negeri Sembilan 555 935 19 Alor Setar Kedah 366 787
10 Georgetown Penang 520 202 20 Kuala Terengganu Terengganu 343 284

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