Kuala Lumpur
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Summary
Kuala Lumpur is a federal territory of Malaysia[1]. It draws 38,740 Wikipedia views per month (federal territory of malaysia category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Malaysia[3]
- Country: Malaysia[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Gombak River[5], Klang River[6]
- Head of government: Kamarulzaman Mat Salleh[7]
- Continent: Asia[8]
- Instance of: big city[9], city[10], largest city[11], global city[12], federal capital[13]
- Official language: Malay[14]
- Shares border with: Selangor[15]
- Flag: flag of Kuala Lumpur[16]
- Twinned administrative body: Mashhad[17], Karachi[18], Isfahan[19], Pyongyang[20], Ankara[21], Shiraz[22], London[23], Dubai[24], New Delhi[25], Delhi[26], Jakarta[27], Casablanca[28], Malacca[29], Chennai[30]
- Postal code: 50000–59999[31]
- Commons category: Kuala Lumpur[32]
- Located in time zone: UTC+08:00[33]
- Local dialing code: 03[34]
- Enclave within: Selangor[35]
- Inception: 1857[36]
- Official website: http://www.dbkl.gov.my[37]
- Topic's main category: Category:Kuala Lumpur[38]
- Commons gallery: Kuala Lumpur[39]
- Email address: mailto:dbkl@dbkl.gov.my[40]
- Population: 1,588,750[41], 7,564,000[42], 1,982,100[43], 1,305,792[44], 1,145,342[45], 919,610[46], 612,004[47], 9,000,280[48]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portail:Kuala Lumpur[49]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[50]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Kuala Lumpur include Kuala Lumpur International Airport[51], an international airport[52], in Malaysia[53], founded in 1998[54] and KLP48[55], a female idol group[56], in Malaysia[57], founded in 2024[58].
Why It Matters
Kuala Lumpur has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[59] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]
Entities named for it include Kuala Lumpur International Airport[51], an international airport[52], in Malaysia[53], founded in 1998[54] and KLP48[55], a female idol group[56], in Malaysia[57], founded in 2024[58].