Kota Bharu

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#1377

Global Rank

1.0

Power Score

Emerging Metro

% of Country Score

1.1%


Share

Malaysia • ASEAN • Language power • Time zone Asia/Kuala_Lumpur UTC+8

Population
1.5M
GDP
N/A
GDP per capita
$0
Land area
2,642 km² (1,020 mi²)
Density
580/km² (1,501/mi²)

Primary city Kota Bharu

State / province Kelantan

Language Malay

Kota Bharu metro area

6.13, 102.24
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Sport

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions
World #1Top 5Outside top 5

Most similar metros

Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

Sports

1 teams

Other Teams

Football/Soccer Teams1 team

Football/Soccer • Malaysia

Kelantan Red Warrior

Kota Bharu • Level: 1

Languages of Kota Bharu

Standard Malay first in Kelantan; 1 languages hold a role.

RoleLanguage
De factoStandard Malay
AdministrativeStandard Malay
NationalStandard Malay
English reach, Kelantan
21%
Tier 3 country

Kelantan on the languages board · Language power

Notable Infrastructure

Airport1 entry

Sultan Ismail Petra Airport

Kota Bharu • 4 - Regional