Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur (translatit as: "muddy confluence" or "muddy estuary"; pronounced /ˈkwɑːləlʊmˈpʊər/ (deprecatit template) in Inglis;[6] Malay [kwɑlɑlʊmpʊ], locally [kwɑləlʊmpɔ] or even [kɔlɔmpɔ],[7] and eften abbreviated as K.L.) is the caipital an the lairgest ceety o Malaysie in terms o population.[8] The ceety proper, makin up an aurie o 244 km2 (94 sq mi), haes an estimatit population o 1.73 million as o 2016[update].[9] Greater Kuala Lumpur, an' a' kent as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration o 7.2 million.[10] It is the fastest growin metropolitan region in the kintra, in terms o population an economy.
Federal Territory o Kuala Lumpur Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur | |
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Ceety | |
 Clockwise frae top left: Petronas Twin Towers, Petaling Street, Masjid Jamek an Gombak/Klang river confluence, Naitional Monument, Naitional Mosque, skyline o KL. Centre: KL Tower | |
 Banner  Seal | |
| Eik-name(s): KL, Garden Ceety o Lichts | |
| Motto(s): Maju dan Makmur (Scots: Progress an Prosper) | |
| Coordinates: 3°8′51″N 101°41′36″E / 3.14750°N 101.69333°E 101°41′36″E / 3.14750°N 101.69333°E | |
| Kintra | Malaysie |
| State | Federal Territory |
| Establishment | 1857 |
| Grantit ceety status | 1 Februar 1972 |
| Grantit Federal Territory | 1 Februar 1974 |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor (Datuk Bandar) | Ahmad Phesal Talib[1][2] From 18 July 2012 |
| Area | |
| • Ceety | 243 km2 (94 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,793.27 km2 (1,078.49 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 21.95 m (72 ft) |
| Population (2015)[5] | |
| • Ceety | 1,768,000 (1st) |
| • Density | 6,891/km2 (17,310/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 7,200,000[4] |
| • Metro density | 6,581/km2 (17,040/sq mi) |
| • Demonym | KL-ite / Kuala Lumpurian |
| Human Development Index | |
| • HDI (2010) | 0.795 (very high) (2nt) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+8 (No observit) |
| Postal code | 5xxxx |
| Mean solar time | UTC + 06:46:48 |
| Naitional cawin code | 03 |
| License plate prefix | W (for all vehicles except taxis) HW (for taxis only) |
| ISO 3166-2 | MY-14 |
| Website | www |
Kuala Lumpur is the seat o the Parliament o Malaysie. The ceety wis ance hame tae the executive an judicial branches o the federal government, but they hae syne moved tae Putrajaya stairtin in 1999.[11] Some sections o the judiciary remain in the caipital. The offeecial residence o the Malaysian Keeng, the Istana Negara, is an aa situatit in Kuala Lumpur. Ratit as an alpha warld ceety, Kuala Lumpur is the cultural, financial an economic centre o Malaysie due tae its position as the caipital as well as being a primate ceety.
Kuala Lumpur is defined athin the borders o the Federal Territory o Kuala Lumpur an is ane o three Malaysian Federal Territories. It is an enclave athin the state o Selangor, on the central wast coast o Peninsular Malaysie.[12] Residents o the ceety are colloquially kent as KLites.[13]
Syne the 1990s, the ceety haes played host tae mony internaitional sportin, poleetical an cultural events includin the 1998 Commonwealth Games an the Formula Ane Warld Championship. In addition, Kuala Lumpur is hame tae the tallest twin biggins in the warld, the Petronas Twin Towers, which hae become a seembol o Malaysie's development.
References
Freemit airtins
- Offeecial Kuala Lumpur Wabsteid Archived 2007-05-07 at the Wayback Machine
- Kuala Lumpur Ceety Hall Archived 2011-03-20 at the Wayback Machine
- ITIS Kuala Lumpur Archived 2020-12-17 at the Wayback Machine
