Places in Malaysia
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.
Country | Code | Area | Population | P/km2 |
Malaysia | MY | 329,750.0 km2 | 31,528,585 people | 95.6 |
Population density | |
95.6 p/km2 (very low) |
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Name | Official name | Code | Status | Regions | Capital | Continent |
Malaysia | Malaysia | MY | Sovereign country | 16 | Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur | Asia |
Time in Malaysia
Current time | Summer time (DST) | Standard time | Current timezone offset | Timezone |
Sat, 4 May 2024 - 4:56pm (16:56h) | No | Sat, 4 May 2024 - 4:56pm (16:56h) | UTC +8.0 | Asia/Kuala_Lumpur |
Currency in Malaysia
Currency | Abbreviation |
Ringgit | MYR |
Languages in Malaysia
Languages |
Chinese , English , Malay (macrolanguage) , Malayalam , Panjabi , Tamil , Telugu , Thai |
Neighbouring countries of Malaysia
Neighbouring countries |
Brunei, Indonesia, Thailand Show neighbouring countries of Malaysia in map. |
Telecommunication in Malaysia
International calling code | Internet top level domain (TLD) |
+60 | .my |
Latitude & Longitude of Malaysia
Position | Latitude (width) | Longitude (length) |
Show on map | 2°30'00.0"N (2.5000000°) | 112°30'00.0"E (112.5000000°) |
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.Place | No | Population |
Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur | 1. | 1,453,975 |
Petaling Jaya Petaling Jaya | 2. | 902,086 |
Klang Klang | 3. | 879,867 |
Johor Bahru Johor Bahru | 4. | 858,118 |
Ipoh Ipoh | 5. | 840,000 |
Kampung Baru Subang Kampung Baru Subang | 6. | 833,571 |
Shah Alam Shah Alam | 7. | 740,750 |
Malacca Malacca | 8. | 579,000 |
Kota Bharu Kota Bharu | 9. | 568,900 |
Kuantan Kuantan | 10. | 548,014 |
Kota Kinabalu Kota Kinabalu | 11. | 500,421 |
Sandakan Sandakan | 12. | 439,050 |
Kuala Terengganu Kuala Terengganu | 13. | 426,500 |
Alor Setar Alor Setar | 14. | 417,800 |
Kuching Kuching | 15. | 402,738 |
Seremban Seremban | 16. | 372,917 |
Tawau Tawau | 17. | 372,615 |
Miri Miri | 18. | 300,543 |
Pasir Mas Pasir Mas | 19. | 230,424 |
Sungai Petani Sungai Petani | 20. | 228,843 |
Taiping Taiping | 21. | 217,647 |
Bukit Mertajam Bukit Mertajam | 22. | 212,329 |
Sepang Sepang | 23. | 212,050 |
Sibu Sibu | 24. | 198,239 |
Kulim Kulim | 25. | 170,889 |
Kluang Kluang | 26. | 169,828 |
George Town George Town | 27. | 158,336 |
Batu Pahat Batu Pahat | 28. | 156,236 |
Bintulu Bintulu | 29. | 151,617 |
Kampung Pasir Gudang Baru Kampung Pasir Gudang Baru | 30. | 145,639 |
Kampung Sungai Ara Kampung Sungai Ara | 31. | 140,849 |
Tasek Glugor Tasek Glugor | 32. | 135,786 |
Muar Muar | 33. | 127,897 |
Ampang Ampang | 34. | 126,285 |
Rawang Rawang | 35. | 120,447 |
Butterworth Butterworth | 36. | 107,591 |
Lahad Datu Lahad Datu | 37. | 105,622 |
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