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Malaysia Cities by Population

148 cities shown of 148 total Malaysia cities that are over 1,000 in population...

1. Kuala Lumpur 1,453,975
2. Klang 879,867
3. Kampung Baru Subang 833,571
4. Johor Bahru 802,489
5. Ipoh 673,318
6. Kuching 570,407
7. Petaling Jaya 520,698
8. Shah Alam 481,654
9. Kota Kinabalu 457,326
10. Sandakan 392,288
11. Seremban 372,917
12. Kuantan 366,229
13. Tawau 306,462
14. George Town 300,000
15. Kuala Terengganu 285,065
16. Kota Bharu 279,316
17. Sungai Petani 228,843
18. Miri 228,212
19. Taiping 217,647
20. Alor Setar 217,368
21. Bukit Mertajam 212,329
22. Sibu 198,239
23. Melaka 180,671
24. Kulim 170,889
25. Kluang 169,828
26. Sekudai 159,733
27. Batu Pahat 156,236
28. Bintulu 151,617
29. Kampung Pasir Gudang Baru 145,639
30. Kampung Sungai Ara 140,849
31. Tasek Glugor 135,786
32. Muar 127,897
33. Rawang 120,447
34. Butterworth 107,591
35. Lahad Datu 105,622
36. Port Dickson 89,198
37. Cukai 82,425
38. Semenyih 80,574
39. Putatan 78,340
40. Keningau 77,650
41. Banting 75,454
42. Ulu Tiram 75,350
43. Victoria 73,653
44. Taman Senai 73,176
45. Donggongon 71,585
46. Segamat 69,816
47. Kampong Baharu Balakong 69,302
48. Perai 65,301
49. Kangar 63,869

50. Kulai 63,762
51. Jitra 63,489
52. Teluk Intan 63,353
53. Semporna 62,641
54. Temerluh 59,916
55. Kampong Dungun 58,674
56. Simpang Empat 58,004
57. Kuala Selangor 55,887
58. Kampung Bukit Baharu 55,656
59. Bandar Labuan 54,752
60. Kota Tinggi 52,743
61. Pontian Kechil 50,836
62. Putrajaya 50,000
63. Bentong Town 49,213
64. Bedong 47,585
65. Batu Gajah 46,183
66. Mentekab 42,171
67. Nibong Tebal 40,072
68. Raub 40,024
69. Kampong Pangkal Kalong 39,904
70. Lumut 39,595
71. Kuala Kangsar 39,331
72. Klebang Besar 38,643
73. Kampung Ayer Keroh 37,716
74. Kampung Baharu Nilai 36,720
75. Tangkak 35,109
76. Jerantut 33,606
77. Kudat 32,393
78. Pekan 31,826
79. Bahau 31,273
80. Bakri 30,280
81. Kuah 30,212
82. Bidur 30,016
83. Sarikei 29,281
84. Kampong Masjid Tanah 29,185
85. Tanah Merah 29,116
86. Serendah 28,484
87. Tampin 28,238
88. Tapah Road 27,863
89. Parit Buntar 27,313
90. Simanggang 27,207
91. Permatang Kuching 27,191
92. Yong Peng 27,138
93. Sungai Besar 26,939
94. Limbang 26,199
95. Sungai Udang 26,044
96. Batu Berendam 25,028
97. Jenjarum 24,857
98. Kertih 24,401

99. Tanjung Tokong 24,071
100. Ladang Seri Kundang 23,307
101. Pekan Nenas 23,292
102. Peringat 23,288
103. Batu Arang 22,579
104. Tanjung Sepat 22,340
105. Mersing 22,007
106. Labis 21,906
107. Marang 21,410
108. Kuang 21,185
109. Paka 21,044
110. Bagan Serai 20,476
111. Alor Gajah 20,163
112. Batang Berjuntai 20,001
113. Gua Musang 19,731
114. Kuala Pilah 19,510
115. Ranau 19,294
116. Papar 19,278
117. Kampong Kadok 19,233
118. Kuala Kedah 19,231
119. Kampar 19,056
120. Pasir Mas 19,017
121. Kampung Simpang Renggam 17,528
122. Parit Raja 17,441
123. Bukit Rambai 17,391
124. Sabak Bernam 17,251
125. Kepala Batas 17,131
126. Kampung Tanjung Karang 16,393
127. Pantai Remis 16,317
128. Gurun 15,964
129. Beaufort 15,855
130. Kapit 15,771
131. Kinarut 15,716
132. Kampung Ayer Molek 15,497
133. Kuala Lipis 15,448
134. Beranang 14,369
135. Bemban 14,329
136. Kuala Perlis 13,917
137. Sungai Pelek New Village 13,829
138. Jertih 13,526
139. Kelapa Sawit 13,239
140. Buloh Kasap 13,088
141. Kota Belud 12,825
142. Kampung Bukit Tinggi 12,346
143. Tumpat 12,280
144. Kuala Sungai Baru 12,269
145. Juru 12,265
146. Pulau Sebang 11,879
147. Chaah 11,844
148. Tanah Rata 7,000

Malaysia History

Malaysia is a founding member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and participates in many international organisations such as the United Nations. As a former British colony, it is also a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. It is also a member of the Developing 8 Countries.

The name Malaysia"" was adopted in 1963 when the Federation of Malaya, Singapore, North Borneo and Sarawak formed a 14-state federation. However the name itself had been vaguely used to refer to areas in Southeast Asia prior to that. A map published in 1914 in Chicago has the word Malaysia printed on it referring to certain territories within the Malay Archipelago. The Philippines once contemplated naming their state ""Malaysia"

but Malaysia adopted the name first in 1963 before the Philippines could act further on the matter. Other names were contemplated for the 1963 federation. Among them was Langkasuka."""

Even further back into history, the English ethnologist George Samuel Windsor Earl in volume IV of Journal of the Indian Archipelago and Eastern Asia in 1850 proposed to name the islands of Indonesia as Melayunesia or Indunesia though he favored the former.