List of Cities in Malaysia - Cities of Malaysia

Cities of Malaysia

The following is a list of places in Malaysia in order by the date they were granted city status.

  • George Town (1 January 1957, status is now questionable)
  • Kuala Lumpur (1 February 1972)
  • Ipoh (27 May 1988)
  • Kuching (1 August 1988)
  • Johor Bahru (1 January 1994)
  • Kota Kinabalu (2 February 2000)
  • Shah Alam (10 October 2000)
  • Malacca Town (15 April 2003)
  • Alor Setar (21 December 2003)
  • Miri (20 May 2005)
  • Petaling Jaya (20 June 2006)
  • Kuala Terengganu (1 January 2008)
  • Genting highland

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