Kuala Lumpur
Federal TerritoryMY-14Federal Territory of Malaysia.
AsiaCapital: Kuala LumpurLanguage: Malay
Population
1.7M
Metros tracked
1
9.7M in metros (554%)
Composite score
51.7
Sum across tracked metros
Type
Federal Territory
ISO 3166-2: MY-14
At a glance
- Established
- 1857
- Demonym
- KL-ite
- Area
- 244 km²
- Population density
- 7,167 /km²
- Rank in Malaysia
- 3rd of 16 by composite score
- Area rank
- 14th of 16 by area
- Largest tracked metro
- Kuala Lumpur
Civic facts via Wikidata.
Kuala Lumpur metro footprint
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Global CapitalContinental MetroMajor MetroRegional HubEstablishedEmergingLocal
Polygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted. Some metro footprints may extend beyond the state border where the metropolitan area spans state lines.
1 tracked metro
51.7
| Rank | Metro | Population | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #42 | Kuala Lumpur★ Capital | 9.7M | 51.7 | Continental Metro |