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This article details the list of the most populous settlements in Malaysia . Malaysia designates all populated regions into three categories: a district, municipality, or city. While district boundaries are limited to individual state-drawn district boundaries, some municipalities and cities are made up of several smaller component districts whose elevated status forms a local government. Thus, this list does not include component districts and only includes overall administrative localities defined by their respective local governments.
Within defined boundaries [ edit ]
This table lists all cities, municipalities and districts in Malaysia whose population exceeds 250,000 people, according to statistics published in the 2020 Malaysian census by the Malaysian Department of Statistics (DOSM). There are 34 populated regions in Malaysia whose population exceeds 250,000 people. All 13 states and the Federal Territories have at least one city, municipality or district whose population exceeded 250,000 people.
This table displays:
The settlement name;
The state in which the settlement is located;
The settlement's population as of 2020, as estimated in the 2020 census conducted by the DOSM;
The settlement's population as of 2010, as estimated in the 2010 census conducted by the DOSM;
The settlement's population difference between 2010 and 2020;
The land area of the settlement's defined boundaries in square kilometres (km 2 );
The population density of the settlement in people per square kilometres (/km2 ), as estimated by the settlement's 2020 population figures.
Key (local governments)
Regions administered by city halls and councils (Dewan/Majlis Bandaraya )
Regions administered by municipal councils (Majlis Perbandaran )
Regions administered by district councils (Majlis Daerah )
†
National capital
#
State administrative capitals
*
State royal capitals
List of the largest cities, municipalities, districts in Malaysia (in accordance to population figures of over 250,000 people)
City, municipality or district
State
Government census figures
Land area
Density (2020)
Area ref.
2020
2010
Diff.
Pop. ref.
Kuala Lumpur †
Federal Territories
1,982,112
1,588,750
+24.76%
243 km2
8,156/km2
[2]
Kajang
Selangor
1,047,356
795,522
+31.66%
788 km2
1,329/km2
[4]
Seberang Perai
Penang
946,092
818,097
+15.65%
751 km2
1,265/km2
[6]
Petaling Jaya
Selangor
902,086
613,977
+46.93%
97 km2
9,300/km2
[7]
Klang *
Selangor
902,025
744,062
+21.23%
573 km2
1,574/km2
[8]
Johor Bahru #
Johor
858,118
497,067
+72.64%
373 km2
2,300/km2
[10]
Shah Alam #
Selangor
812,327
541,306
+50.07%
290 km2
2,801/km2
[11]
George Town #
Penang
794,313
708,127
+12.17%
306 km2
2,596/km2
[12]
Subang Jaya
Selangor
771,687
708,296
+8.95%
162 km2
4,764/km2
[13]
Selayang
Selangor
764,327
542,409
+40.91%
546 km2
1,400/km2
[14]
Ipoh #
Perak
759,952
657,892
+15.51%
643 km2
1,182/km2
[16]
Seremban # [note 1]
Negeri Sembilan
681,541
515,490
+32.21%
923 km2
738/km2
[19]
Iskandar Puteri [note 2]
Johor
575,977
529,074
+8.87%
403 km2
1,429/km2
[10]
Kuantan #
Pahang
548,014
427,515
+28.19%
324 km2
1,691/km2
[22]
Sungai Petani
Kedah
545,053
443,488
+22.90%
913 km2
597/km2
[24]
Ampang Jaya
Selangor
531,904
468,961
+13.42%
144 km2
3,964/km2
[8]
Kota Kinabalu #
Sabah
500,425
452,058
+10.70%
352 km2
1,422/km2
[26]
Malacca City # [note 3]
Melaka
453,904
–
–
270 km2
1,681/km2
[29]
Sandakan
Sabah
439,050
396,290
+10.79%
2,275 km2
193/km2
[26]
Alor Setar #
Kedah
423,868
405,523
+4.52%
666 km2
636/km2
[30]
Tawau
Sabah
420,806
397,673
+5.82%
6,149 km2
68/km2
[26]
Batu Pahat
Johor
401,210
209,461
+91.54%
1,873 km2
214/km2
[31]
Kota Bharu
Kelantan
396,193
314,964
+25.79%
116 km2
3,415/km2
[33]
Kuala Terengganu #
Terengganu
375,424
337,533
+11.23%
605 km2
621/km2
[35]
Kuching #
Sarawak
349,147
325,132
+7.39%
431 km2
810/km2
[37] [38]
Sepang
Selangor
324,585
207,354
+56.54%
619 km2
524/km2
[39]
Kulim
Kedah
319,056
281,260
+13.44%
774 km2
412/km2
[24]
Muar *
Johor
314,776
201,148
+56.49%
1,376 km2
229/km2
[31]
Pasir Gudang
Johor
312,437
46,571
+570.88%
360 km2
868/km2
[10]
Kuala Langat
Selangor
307,418
220,214
+39.60%
858 km2
358/km2
[40]
Kulai
Johor
294,156
234,532
+25.42%
747 km2
394/km2
[10]
Kangar #
Perlis
284,853
225,590
+26.27%
795 km2
358/km2
[42]
Kuala Selangor
Selangor
281,717
205,257
+37.25%
1,195 km2
236/km2
[43]
Padawan
Sarawak
260,058
273,485
−4.91%
984 km2
264/km2
[44]
Distribution [ edit ]
The population of Peninsular Malaysia by local government area, 2020.
There are 34 settlements in Malaysia with a population of over 250,000 people. All 13 states and the Federal Territories have at least one settlement in the list. West Malaysia has more settlements that fit this criterion than East Malaysia , with 29 settlements against the East's five. The states with the least amount of settlements in this list are Kelantan , Melaka , Negeri Sembilan , Pahang , Perak , Perlis , Terengganu and the Federal Territories , with one locality each respectively, while the state with the highest amount of settlements with a population above 250,000 is Selangor , with 10 settlements in the list.
Population
States
Regions
Total
JHR
KDH
KTN
MLK
NSN
PHG
PNG
PRK
PLS
SBH
SWK
SGR
TRG
FT
WM
EM
1,000,000+
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
–
1
2
–
2
750,000–999,999
1
–
–
–
–
–
2
1
–
–
–
5
–
–
9
–
9
500,000–749,999
1
1
–
–
1
1
–
–
–
1
–
1
–
–
5
1
6
250,000–499,999
4
2
1
1
–
–
–
–
1
2
2
3
1
–
13
4
17
Total
6
3
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
3
2
10
1
1
29
5
34
Gallery [ edit ]
4.
Petaling Jaya , Selangor
12.
Seremban , Negeri Sembilan
Largest metropolitan areas by population [ edit ]
The DOSM does not provide any definitions related to metropolitan areas in Malaysia, nor have any statistical calculations that concern build-up areas surrounding an urban centre. However, several major urban regions, such as the Klang Valley , the George Town Conurbation and the Johor Bahru Conurbation (Southern Conurbation), have been well-described as metropolitan areas since the early-2010s by local media and government authorities in the latest edition of the National Physical Plan. Despite this, there remains some ambiguity in defining the actual boundaries of other smaller counterparts.
There are 12 metropolitan areas in Malaysia. Perlis and Kelantan are the only states without one. 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:
The metropolitan area rank by population as of 2020, as estimated with individual local authority population figures by the DOSM;
The name of the metropolitan area;
The core city of the metropolitan area;
The metropolitan area's population as of 2020, as estimated in the 2020 census conducted by the DOSM;
The metropolitan area's population as of 2010, as estimated in the 2010 census conducted by the DOSM;
The metropolitan area's population difference between 2010 and 2020;
The land area of the metropolitan area's defined boundaries in square kilometres (km 2 );
The population density of the metropolitan area in people per square kilometres (/km2 );
List of the largest metropolitan areas in Malaysia by population
№
Metropolitan area
Core city
Councils
DOSM census figures
Land area
Density (2020)
Ref.
C
M
D
2020
2010
Diff.
1
Klang Valley [note 4]
Kuala Lumpur
6
5
0
9,085,737
7,119,252
+27.62%
2,967 km2
3,062/km2
2
George Town Conurbation [note 5]
George Town
2
2
2
2,844,214
2,412,811
+17.88%
3,759 km2
760/km2
3
Johor Bahru Conurbation (Southern Conurbation)[note 6]
Johor Bahru
3
3
1
2,487,601
1,495,098
+66.38%
4,954 km2
502/km2
[47] [48] [49] [50]
4
Kinta Valley
Ipoh
1
0
2
984,586
828,174
+18.89%
1,988 km2
495/km2
5
Greater Kota Kinabalu
Kota Kinabalu
1
0
2
949,931
855,556
+11.03%
3,277 km2
290/km2
6
Greater Kuching
Kuching
2
2
0
934,515
857,110
+9.03%
2,031 km2
460/km2
7
Greater Kuantan [ms ]
Kuantan
1
1
1
884,754
697,788
+26.79%
5,211 km2
170/km2
8
Seremban metropolitan
Seremban
1
1
0
795,279
613,324
+29.67%
1,534 km2
518/km2
9
Malacca City metropolitan
Malacca City
1
1
0
642,761
484,885
+32.56%
308 km2
2,087/km2
10
Greater Miri [ms ]
Miri
1
1
1
546,338
502,135
+8.80%
9,069 km2
60/km2
11
Alor Setar metropolitan
Alor Setar
1
0
0
423,868
405,523
+4.52%
609 km2
696/km2
12
Kuala Terengganu metropolitan
Kuala Terengganu
1
0
0
375,424
337,533
+11.23%
605 km2
621/km2
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ The present municipal government administering the regions of Seremban had merged with the now-defunct Nilai municipal government (of the town of Nilai) in 2020.
^ Formerly known as Nusajaya until 2015.
^ Malacca City's administrative zone was separated into two when a breakaway municipality, Hang Tuah Jaya, was created in 2010.
^ Klang Valley is generally recognised to encompass six cities (Klang , Kuala Lumpur , Putrajaya , Petaling Jaya , Shah Alam and Subang Jaya ), and five municipalities (Kajang , Selayang , Ampang Jaya , Sepang and Kuala Langat ).
^ The George Town Conurbation , also referred to as the Greater Penang comprises two cities (George Town and Seberang Perai ), two municipalities (Sungai Petani and Kulim ) and two districts (Bandar Baharu and Kerian ).
^ Listed in the latest edition of the National Physical Plan, it includes Johor Bahru, Senai, Skudai, Kulai, Pasir Gudang, Tanjung Pelepas, Pontian, Kota Tinggi, Desaru, Pengerang and Bandar Tenggara.
Citations [ edit ]
^ "Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur" . Department of Statistics Malaysia . Retrieved 12 February 2024 .
^ "Latar Belakang" . Kajang Municipal Council (in Malay). 4 November 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2024 .
^ Edmund Lee (20 May 2019). "New era of development for Seberang Perai with 'city status' recognition" . Buletin Mutiara . Retrieved 5 February 2024 .
^ "Latar Belakang" . Petaling Jaya City Council (in Malay). 16 September 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2024 .
^ a b Yasin, Muhammad Yazrin (December 2022). "Urbanization and growth of Greater Kuala Lumpur: Issues and recommendations for urban growth management" (PDF) . Universiti Brunei Darussalam : 6.
^ a b c d "Rancangan Tempatan Daerah Johor Bahru" . Iskandar Puteri City Council (in Malay). 2 July 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2024 .
^ "Lokasi dan Demografi" . Shah Alam City Council (in Malay). Retrieved 12 February 2024 .
^ Looi, Sue Chern (25 March 2015). "George Town A City Again" . The Edge . Retrieved 26 December 2023 .
^ "Latar Belakang Penubuhan MBSJ" . Subang Jaya City Council (in Malay). Retrieved 12 February 2024 .
^ "Latar Belakang" . Selayang Municipal Council (in Malay). Retrieved 12 February 2024 .
^ "Latar Belakang" . Ipoh City Council (in Malay). Retrieved 12 February 2024 .
^ "MAKLUMAT PECAHAN GUNATANAH DI BAWAH MAJLIS BANDARAYA SEREMBAN" (PDF) . Seremban City Council (in Malay).
^ "Latar Belakang" . Kuantan City Council (in Malay). Retrieved 12 February 2024 .
^ a b "KEPENDUDUKAN NEGERI KEDAH" (PDF) . Department of Statistics Malaysia : 3. 2020.
^ a b c "Official Year Book 2020" . Department of Information Malaysia . 2021. p. 65. ISSN 0126-8627 . Retrieved 12 February 2024 .
^ "Latar Belakang" . Malacca City Council (in Malay). Retrieved 12 February 2024 .
^ "Latar Belakang" . Alor Setar City Council (in Malay). Retrieved 12 February 2024 .
^ a b "Official Year Book 2020" . Department of Information Malaysia . 2021. p. 53. ISSN 0126-8627 . Retrieved 12 February 2024 .
^ "Info Kota Bharu" . Islamic City of Kota Bharu Municipal Council (in Malay). 17 October 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2024 .
^ "Latar Belakang" . Kuala Terengganu City Council (in Malay). 3 November 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2024 .
^ "Administrative Area" . Kuching North City Hall . Retrieved 12 February 2024 .
^ "About Us" . Kuching South City Council . Retrieved 12 February 2024 .
^ "Latar Belakang" . Sepang Municipal Council (in Malay). Retrieved 12 February 2024 .
^ "Latar Belakang" . Kuala Langat Municipal Council (in Malay). Retrieved 12 February 2024 .
^ "Latar Belakang" . Kangar Municipal Council (in Malay). Retrieved 12 February 2024 .
^ "Profil" . Kuala Selangor Municipal Council . Retrieved 12 February 2024 .
^ "Council Profile" . Padawan Municipal Council . Retrieved 12 February 2024 .
^ "Urban Transport Master Plan Study for the Johor Bahru Conurbation, Malaysia" (PDF) . Government of Malaysia, Japan International Cooperation Agency .
^ "RANCANGAN STRUKTUR NEGERI JOHOR 2030 (KAJIAN SEMULA)" (PDF) . PLANMalaysia@Johor .
^ "DRAF RANCANGAN FIZIKAL NEGARA KE-4: Ke Arah Kemakmuran Bersama" (PDF) . Bahagian Rancangan Fizikal Negara : 12.
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Academic journals and publications [ edit ]
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"Achieving a System of Competitive Cities in Malaysia [Main Report]" (PDF) . World Bank Reimbursable Advisory Service Social, Urban, Rural, and Resilience Global Practice . 2015 – via World Bank .
Articles from magazines, newspapers and websites [ edit ]
Carvalho, Martin (2 January 2010). "Malacca ushers in 2010 with new Hang Tuah Jaya municipality" . The Star . Retrieved 16 June 2023 .
Kiew, Philip (16 June 2023). "Minister: Greater Miri masterplan focuses on coexistence between urban progress, sustainability" . The Borneo Post . Retrieved 21 June 2023 .
"Background" . Malacca City Council . 8 October 2015. Archived from the original on 11 October 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015 .
"Greater KL to Drive Rapid Growth" . Malaysian Digest . 25 October 2010. Archived from the original on 9 March 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2022 .
Musa, Zakali (7 December 2015). "Nusajaya to be renamed Iskandar Puteri" . The Star . Retrieved 16 June 2023 .
"Iskandar Malaysia to be extended, covering more areas in Johor" . New Straits Times . 22 February 2019.
"Zazali appointed first Mayor of Seremban City Council" . New Straits Times . Bernama . 2 January 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2023 .
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Government journals and statistical reports [ edit ]
"Population and Housing Statistics". Key Findings Population and Housing Census of Malaysia 2020: Johor (in Malay and English). Putrajaya : Department of Statistics (Malaysia). 2022a. ISBN 9789672535126 .
"Population and Housing Statistics". Key Findings Population and Housing Census of Malaysia 2020: Kedah (in Malay and English). Putrajaya : Department of Statistics (Malaysia). 2022b. p. 97. ISBN 9789672535126 .
"Population and Housing Statistics". Key Findings Population and Housing Census of Malaysia 2020: Kelantan (in Malay and English). Putrajaya : Department of Statistics (Malaysia). 2022c. ISBN 9789672535126 .
"Population and Housing Statistics". Key Findings Population and Housing Census of Malaysia 2020: Melaka (in Malay and English). Putrajaya : Department of Statistics (Malaysia). 2022d. ISBN 9789672535126 .
"Population and Housing Statistics". Key Findings Population and Housing Census of Malaysia 2020: Negeri Sembilan (in Malay and English). Putrajaya : Department of Statistics (Malaysia). 2022e. ISBN 9789672535126 .
"Population and Housing Statistics". Key Findings Population and Housing Census of Malaysia 2020: Pahang (in Malay and English). Putrajaya : Department of Statistics (Malaysia). 2022f. ISBN 9789672535126 .
"Population and Housing Statistics". Key Findings Population and Housing Census of Malaysia 2020: Perak (in Malay and English). Putrajaya : Department of Statistics (Malaysia). 2022g. ISBN 9789672535126 .
"Population and Housing Statistics". Key Findings Population and Housing Census of Malaysia 2020: Perlis (in Malay and English). Putrajaya : Department of Statistics (Malaysia). 2022h. ISBN 9789672535126 .
"Population and Housing Statistics". Key Findings Population and Housing Census of Malaysia 2020: Pulau Pinang (in Malay and English). Putrajaya : Department of Statistics (Malaysia). 2022i. ISBN 9789672535164 .
"Population and Housing Statistics". Key Findings Population and Housing Census of Malaysia 2020: Sabah (in Malay and English). Putrajaya : Department of Statistics (Malaysia). 2022j. ISBN 9789672535218 .
"Population and Housing Statistics". Key Findings Population and Housing Census of Malaysia 2020: Sarawak (in Malay and English). Putrajaya : Department of Statistics (Malaysia). 2022k. ISBN 9789672535225 .
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"Population and Housing Statistics". Key Findings Population and Housing Census of Malaysia 2020: Terengganu (in Malay and English). Putrajaya : Department of Statistics (Malaysia). 2022m. ISBN 9789672535126 .
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● T h i s p a g e w a s l a s t e d i t e d o n 3 1 M a y 2 0 2 4 , a t 1 7 : 4 7 ( U T C ) .
● T e x t i s a v a i l a b l e u n d e r t h e C r e a t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - S h a r e A l i k e L i c e n s e 4 . 0 ;
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