Kuala Lumpur
Federal TerritoryMY-14Data as of · Metro Power Rankings
Federal 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 (94 mi²)
- Population density
- 7,167/km² (18,562/mi²)
- 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
1 metroLoading map…
Global CapitalContinental MetroMajor MetroRegional HubEstablishedEmergingLocal
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1 tracked metro
#41Kuala Lumpur★ Capital
9.7M · Continental Metro
51.7