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.

NameState/FTLocal government(s)CharteredPopulation
(2010 Census)		Ref.
George Town  Penang Penang Island City Council1957-01-011 January 1957 708,127Jurisdiction expanded in 2015 to encompass the entirety of Penang Island[1][2]
Kuala LumpurFederal Territory (Malaysia) Federal Territories Kuala Lumpur City Hall1972-02-011 February 19721,588,750
Ipoh Perak Ipoh City Council1988-05-2727 May 1988657,892
Kuching Sarawak Kuching North City Hall
Kuching South City Council		1988-08-011 August 1988325,132Kuching is officially made up of two local government entities
Johor Bahru Johor Johor Bahru City Council1994-01-011 January 1994497,067
Kota Kinabalu Sabah Kota Kinabalu City Hall2000-02-022 February 2000452,058
Shah Alam Selangor Shah Alam City Council2000-10-1010 October 2000641,306
Malacca City Malacca Melaka City Council2003-04-1515 April 2003484,885
Alor Setar Kedah Alor Setar City Council2003-12-2121 December 2003405,523
Miri Sarawak Miri City Council2005-05-2020 May 2005234,541
Petaling Jaya Selangor Petaling Jaya City Council2006-06-2020 June 2006613,977
Kuala Terengganu Terengganu Kuala Terengganu City Council2008-01-011 January 2008337,553
Iskandar Puteri JohorIskandar Puteri City Council2017-11-2222 November 2017529,074
Seberang Perai Penang Seberang Perai City Council[3]2019-09-1616 September 2019818,197
Seremban Negeri Sembilan Seremban City Council2020-01-011 January 2020620,100Seremban and Nilai were merged to form Seremban city.
Subang Jaya SelangorSubang Jaya City Council2020-10-2020 October 2020708,296
Pasir Gudang Johor Pasir Gudang City Council2020-11-2222 November 202046,571
Kuantan PahangKuantan City Council2021-02-2121 February 2021427,515
Former city within Malaysia
NameStateLocal governmentCharteredRef.
SingaporeSingapore SingaporeSingapore City Council22 September 1951Expelled 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
Locations of cities in Malaysia

Population

Kuala Lumpur is by far the largest urban area. It is also the largest metropolitan area in Malaysia. George Town, the capital city of Penang, is the second-largest city in Malaysia and the heart of Malaysia's second-largest conurbation. To the south, the twin cities of Johor Bahru and Iskandar Puteri form 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.

References
  1. Cavina Lim (25 March 2015). "Penang's First Mayor A Woman". The Star. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  2. "George Town meliputi 'pulau', jelas Datuk Bandar" (PDF). Buletin Mutiara. 1 May 2015.
  3. "Seberang Prai achieves city status". The Star Online. 16 September 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  4. "Sultan of Johor launches Mersing Harbour Centre". NST Online. 2017-09-10. Retrieved 2017-11-21.
  5. "Criteria Status for Local Authority". Local Government Department. 30 June 2011. Archived from the original on 15 July 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2012.

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