Cities of Malaysia
This is a list of cities of Malaysia. In Malaysia, there are 18 areas with city status (bandar raya) by law. However, there are also highly urbanised and populated areas that do not have city status but are sometimes referred to as cities. City status is granted to a place within a local government area. Other populated areas which do not have city status are municipalities or towns.
Cities of Malaysia
The following is a list of places in Malaysia in order by the date they were given city status.
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- Former city within Malaysia
| Name | State | Local government | Chartered | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singapore |  Singapore |
Singapore City Council | 22 September 1951 | Expelled from the Malaysian Federation on 9 August 1965 |
Subsequent cities
The royal charters for Kuala Lumpur, Kuching, Kota Kinabalu, Shah Alam, Malacca City, Alor Setar and Miri were from the Malaysian head of state, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, while Ipoh, Johor Bahru, Iskandar Puteri and Subang Jaya were granted by their respective state sultans.[4] Malacca City was declared a "historical city" prior to being granted city status in 2003.
Kuala Lumpur, the largest city, is the national capital and a federal territory. But as of 2012, most government ministries have relocated to the new administrative capital of Putrajaya.
Criteria
Among the latest (2008) basic criteria for city status on a local government is that it has a minimum population of 500,000 and an annual income of not less than RM 100 million.[5]
Locations of cities
Population
Kuala Lumpur is by far the largest urban area. It is also the largest metropolitan area in Malaysia. Johor Bahru, the capital city of Johor, is the second-largest city in Malaysia and the heart of Malaysia's second-largest conurbation.[6] To the north, George Town, Penang forms the core of the third-largest metropolitan area in the country. Other metropolitan areas with a population of more than 500,000 include Ipoh, Kuching, and Kota Kinabalu.
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- Cities of Malaysia
1. Kuala Lumpur
3. Subang Jaya
4. George Town
5. Ipoh
6. Shah Alam
9. Seremban
10. Johor Bahru
11. Melaka
12. Kota Kinabalu
13. Alor Setar
14. Kuala Terengganu
15. Kuching
16. Miri
17. Pasir Gudang
18. Kuantan
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Cities Of Malaysia Media
Drone photo of the skyline in George Town as of November 2024, taken with DJI Air 3S
Flag of the Penang Island City Council (MBPP), as flown at the city hall (
- Flags at the City Hall in George Town, Penang.jpg)
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The flag of Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory, in Malaysia.
Ipoh, Kinta, Perak, Malaysia
Flag of Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia.
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References
- ↑ Cavina Lim. Penang's First Mayor A Woman. The Star (25 March 2015). Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ↑ "George Town meliputi 'pulau', jelas Datuk Bandar". Buletin Mutiara. 1 May 2015. http://www.buletinmutiara.com/download/2015/BuletinMutiaraMay12015-BM.pdf.
- ↑ Seberang Prai achieves city status (in en). The Star Online (16 September 2019). Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- ↑ "Sultan of Johor launches Mersing Harbour Centre" (in en). NST Online. 2017-09-10. https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2017/09/278262/sultan-johor-launches-mersing-harbour-centre. Retrieved 2017-11-21.
- ↑ Criteria Status for Local Authority (30 June 2011)Local Government Department. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
- ↑ Southern University College. Life in Johor Bahru.
Other websites
- Map at Archive.today (archived 2013-01-05)
- Population of cities in Malaysia from World Gazetteer at Archive.today (archived 2012-12-09)