Regions in Malaysia

Malaysia is made up of 16 primary administrative regions. Have a closer look at the regions in Malaysia. Information on all primary administrative regions in Malaysia.

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Primary administrative regions in Malaysia

There are 16 regions in Malaysia in the primary administrative level.
Primary administrative regions in Malaysia
RegionNoPopulationCapitalCapital population
Johor Johor1.4,009,670Johor Bahru Johor Bahru858,118
Kedah Kedah2.1,890,098Alor Setar Alor Setar417,800
Kelantan Kelantan3.1,792,501Kota Bharu Kota Bharu568,900
Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur4.1,982,112Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur1,453,975
Labuan Labuan5.95,120Labuan Labuan95,120
Melaka Melaka6.932,700Malacca Malacca579,000
Negeri Sembilan Negeri Sembilan7.997,071Seremban Seremban372,917
Pahang Pahang8.1,675,000Kuantan Kuantan548,014
Penang Pulau Pinang9.1,783,000George Town George Town158,336
Perak Perak10.2,500,000Ipoh Ipoh840,000
Perlis Perlis11.254,400Kangar Kangar63,869
Putrajaya Putrajaya12.109,202--
Sabah Sabah13.285,000Kota Kinabalu Kota Kinabalu500,421
Sarawak Sarawak14.2,453,000Kuching Kuching402,738
Selangor Selangor15.6,994,423--
Terengganu Terengganu16.1,149,440Kuala Terengganu Kuala Terengganu426,500