Kuala Lumpur

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Kuala Lumpur

Federal Territory and City

 Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur

 Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur

Other transcription(s)
• Jawi ‫کواال لومڤور‬
• Chinese 吉隆坡
• Tamil ககககககககககக

Clockwise from top left: Petronas Towers, Petaling Street, Jamek

Mosque and Gombak/Klang River confluence, National
Monument, National Mosque, skyline of Kuala Lumpur.
Centre: Kuala Lumpur Tower

Flag
 Seal

Nickname(s):
KL, Garden City of Lights
Motto(s):
Bersedia Menyumbang Bandaraya Cemerlang
(English: Ready to Contribute towards an Excellent City)

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Coordinates: 03°08′52″N 101°41′43″ECoordinates:
03°08′52″N 101°41′43″E

Country Malaysia
Administrative Areas
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Establishment 1859[1]
Granted city status 1 February 1972
Granted Federal 1 February 1974
Territory

Government
• Mayor Nor Hisham Ahmad Dahlan

Area
[2]

• Federal 243 km2 (94 sq mi)

Territory and City
 • Metro 2,243.27 km2 (866.13 sq mi)

Elevation 66 m (217 ft)

[4]

Population
(2017 est.)[5]
• Federal 1,790,000 (1st)
Territory and City
• Density 6,891/km2 (17,310/sq mi)
• Metro 7,200,000[3]
• Metro density 6,581/km2 (17,040/sq mi)
• Demonym KL-ite / Kuala Lumpurian

Human Development Index

• HDI (2017) 0.857 (very high) (1st)

Time zone UTC+8 (MST)

Postal code 50000 to 60000

Mean solar time UTC + 06:46:46

Area code(s) 03
Vehicle registration V and W (for all vehicles except taxis)
HW (for taxis only)
ISO 3166-2 MY-14

Website Official website

Kuala Lumpur (Malaysian pronunciation: [ˈkualə, -a ˈlumpo(r), -ʊ(r)]), officially the Federal Territory of
Kuala Lumpur (Malay: Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur) and commonly known as KL, is the
national capital and largest city in Malaysia. As the global city of Malaysia, it covers an area of
243 km2 (94 sq mi) and has an estimated population of 1.73 million as of 2016.[6] Greater Kuala
Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.25 million people as of
2017.[7] It is among the fastest growing metropolitan regions in Southeast Asia, in both population
and economic development.
Kuala Lumpur is the cultural, financial and economic centre of Malaysia. It is also home to
the Parliament of Malaysia and the official residence of the Malaysian King (Yang di-Pertuan
Agong), the Istana Negara. The city once held the headquarters of the executive and judicial
branches of the federal government, but these were relocated to Putrajaya in early 1999.[8] However,
some sections of the political bodies still remain in Kuala Lumpur.
Kuala Lumpur is one of the three Federal Territories of Malaysia,[9] enclaved within the state
of Selangor, on the central west coast of Peninsular Malaysia.[10] Since the 1990s, the city has played
host to many international sporting, political and cultural events including the 1998 Commonwealth
Games and the 2017 Southeast Asian Games. Kuala Lumpur has undergone rapid development in
recent decades and is home to the tallest twin buildings in the world, the Petronas Towers, which
have since become an iconic symbol of Malaysian development.
Kuala Lumpur has a comprehensive road system supported by an extensive range of public
transport networks, such as the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT), Light Metro (LRT), Bus Rapid Transit
(BRT), monorail, commuter rail and an airport rail link. Kuala Lumpur is one of the leading cities in
the world for tourism and shopping, being the tenth most-visited city in the world in 2017.[11] The city
houses three of the world's ten largest shopping malls.[12]
Kuala Lumpur has been ranked by the Economist Intelligence Unit's Global Liveability Ranking at
No. 70 in the world, and No. 2 in Southeast Asia after Singapore.[13] EIU's Safe Cities Index of 2017
rated Kuala Lumpur 31st out of 60 on its world's safest cities list, safer
than Beijing or Shanghai.[14] Kuala Lumpur was named as one of the New7Wonders Cities,[15] and
has been named as World Book Capital 2020 by UNESCO.[16][17]