Cities In Malaysia

CITIES IN MALAYSIA
The following is a list of the major cities in Malaysia: George Town Kuala Lumpur Ipoh Kuching Johor Bharu Kota Kinabalu Shah Alam Malacca Town Alor Setar

GEORGE TOWN
Named after Britians King George III, George Town is the capital city of the states of Penang in Malaysia.Located on the north-east corner of Penang Island.

KUALA LUMPUR
The capital and the largest city its one of the three Malaysian Federal Territories. Its an enclave within the state of Selangor. Located inland at the meeting of the Klang and the Gombak River, its surrounded by forests and hills and is the only city in the world to have a million-year

IPOH
The capital of the state of Perak. Ipoh is approximately 200 km north of Kuala Lumpur. Though previously referred to as the Old Town and Town divided by the Kinta River in the center ,today it falls under the territory of administration of Ipoh city countion

KUCHING
The capital state of sarawak. Its the most populous city in the sarawak with covering an area of 1,863 sq km. Situadet at the banks of the sarawak River on the north-Western part of the island of Borneo . Kuching was granted city status on 1 st august ,1988.

JOHOR BAHRU
Also called JB, Johor Bharu is the capital of Johor. The city is an important industrial tourism and commecial hub for southem Malaysia and enjoys the unique distincition of being the southermmost city of the Eurasion maintand.

KOTA KINABALU
Formerly known as Jesselton.Kota kinabalu the capital of the Malaysia state of Sabah. Simply known as k.k, its located on the noth west coast of the island of Bornea facing Sounth china and with mount Kinabalu in the miliecu, Its the largest urban center in Sabah and the sixth largest in Malaysia.

SHAH ALAM
About 25 km west from Kuala Lumpur. Shah Alam was the first planned city after independence in 1957. Due to Kuala Lumpur incorporation into a federal Territory. It replaced Kuala lumpur as the capital city of selangorin 1978. The city was approved as a city on 10 october 2000 with Dato Haji Abu sajak haji muhmad as the firt mayor.

MALACCA TOWN
The capital of the Malaysia state of Malacca, Malacca Town was granted its status of a city on 15 April 2003. Referred to as the Seri Negeri, the state admisisnistrative and Development Centre, it houses the chief minister office, the state secretary office and the legislative assembly hall.

ALOR STAR
With a colorful past that spanned more than 250 years Alor Star was formerly known was formerly known as Alor Setar. Located 93 kilometers north of Butterworth Penang and 45 km south of the Thai Malaysia border its one of the regions oldest cities. It serves as the capital of kedah and was granted city status on 21 December 2003.