Cities and urban areas in Malaysia with population over 100,000]
[POPULATION data has been updated here]
Copyright Rhett Butler 2003

The table below includes cities with populations exceeding 100 000 people. All figures are estimates for 2002.


Urban Area RankCity Pop RankCityCountryCity PopulationUrban Area Population
66155Kuala LumpurMalaysia14486004060000
578390Johor BahruMalaysia722200722200
559518IpohMalaysia561700746300
991850KuchingMalaysia368000368000
11561054Kuala TerengganuMalaysia302900302900
11931097KuantanMalaysia293400293400
12041108Kota BahruMalaysia290900290900
13041220SerembanMalaysia265500265500
14571397GeorgetownMalaysia231800231800
15621510Kota KinabaluMalaysia216400216400
15931544SandakanMalaysia212400212400
16241578TaipingMalaysia208300208300
16751634Kajang-Sungai ChuaMalaysia201800201800
16991660Alor SetarMalaysia199100199100
18911863SibuMalaysia177100177100
19741945TawauMalaysia168500168500
20131987KluangMalaysia164600164600
23082290Sungai PetaniMalaysia141900141900
23812365MiriMalaysia136600136600
25222506MelakaMalaysia127400127400
31353121Bandar PenggaramMalaysia101000101000



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POPULATION data has been updated here