Places in Malaysia

Find information on almost all places in Malaysia. Whether you are looking for information on regions in Malaysia or information on cities and places in Malaysia, this website is the right place in the web to start your search.

Facts and figures about Malaysia at a glance

Malaysia is a sovereign country on the continent of Asia. Malaysia covers a total area of 329,750.0 km2 and has a population of approximately 31,528,585 people.

The capital of Malaysia is Kuala Lumpur (Kuala Lumpur) with a population of 1,453,975 people.

Facts and figures about Malaysia
CountryCodeAreaPopulationP/km2
MalaysiaMY329,750.0 km231,528,585 people95.6

Population density in Malaysia
Population density
95.6 p/km2 (very low)
Very low population density in Malaysia
Malaysia: Very low population density

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Map of Malaysia

Map of Malaysia

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Information on Malaysia

Information on Malaysia
NameOfficial nameCodeStatusRegionsCapitalContinent
MalaysiaMalaysiaMYSovereign country16 Kuala Lumpur Kuala LumpurAsia

Time in Malaysia

Time in Malaysia
Current timeSummer time (DST)Standard timeCurrent timezone offsetTimezone
Tue, 19 Mar 2024 - 4:49pm (16:49h)NoTue, 19 Mar 2024 - 4:49pm (16:49h)UTC +8.0Asia/Kuala_Lumpur

Currency in Malaysia

Currency in Malaysia
CurrencyAbbreviation
RinggitMYR

Languages in Malaysia

Languages in Malaysia
Languages
Chinese , English , Malay (macrolanguage) , Malayalam , Panjabi , Tamil , Telugu , Thai

Neighbouring countries of Malaysia

Neighbouring countries of Malaysia
Neighbouring countries
Brunei, Indonesia, Thailand

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Telecommunication in Malaysia

Telecommunication in Malaysia
International calling codeInternet top level domain (TLD)
+60.my

Latitude & Longitude of Malaysia

Latitude & Longitude of Malaysia
PositionLatitude (width)Longitude (length)
Show on map2°30'00.0"N (2.5000000°)112°30'00.0"E (112.5000000°)

Regions in Malaysia

Regions in Malaysia
Regions
There are 16 primary administrative regions in Malaysia. Have a closer look at the regions in Malaysia.

Largest places in Malaysia

There are 37 places in Malaysia with a population of more than 100,000 people.
Largest places in Malaysia
PlaceNoPopulation
Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur1.1,453,975
Petaling Jaya Petaling Jaya2.902,086
Klang Klang3.879,867
Johor Bahru Johor Bahru4.858,118
Ipoh Ipoh5.840,000
Kampung Baru Subang Kampung Baru Subang6.833,571
Shah Alam Shah Alam7.740,750
Malacca Malacca8.579,000
Kota Bharu Kota Bharu9.568,900
Kuantan Kuantan10.548,014
Kota Kinabalu Kota Kinabalu11.500,421
Sandakan Sandakan12.439,050
Kuala Terengganu Kuala Terengganu13.426,500
Alor Setar Alor Setar14.417,800
Kuching Kuching15.402,738
Seremban Seremban16.372,917
Tawau Tawau17.372,615
Miri Miri18.300,543
Pasir Mas Pasir Mas19.230,424
Sungai Petani Sungai Petani20.228,843
Taiping Taiping21.217,647
Bukit Mertajam Bukit Mertajam22.212,329
Sepang Sepang23.212,050
Sibu Sibu24.198,239
Kulim Kulim25.170,889
Kluang Kluang26.169,828
George Town George Town27.158,336
Batu Pahat Batu Pahat28.156,236
Bintulu Bintulu29.151,617
Kampung Pasir Gudang Baru Kampung Pasir Gudang Baru30.145,639
Kampung Sungai Ara Kampung Sungai Ara31.140,849
Tasek Glugor Tasek Glugor32.135,786
Muar Muar33.127,897
Ampang Ampang34.126,285
Rawang Rawang35.120,447
Butterworth Butterworth36.107,591
Lahad Datu Lahad Datu37.105,622

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External sources of information on Malaysia

Malaysia on Wikipedia

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Enter the name of the place you are looking for in Malaysia in the search box and click on the button "Search". A few moments later, you will see all related search results of places in Malaysia.

Search places in Malaysia by first letter

If you prefer you can search any place in Malaysia by first letter. Just click on the respective first letter in the index of places in Malaysia. All places in Malaysia starting with this letter will be listed. Also sometimes the full name of a certain place maybe unknown. Then this search option may also be usefull for searching such places in Malaysia.

Follow the hierarchy in Malaysia

You can click your way through the hierarchy starting from the continent Asia, over a region in Malaysia to a certain place or city in Malaysia, as all places and cities in Malaysia are linked hierarchically to each other. The actual hierarchy is always displayed in the breadcrumb navigation, so you can always see exactly where you are.