Kuala Lumpur

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Kuala Lumpur is the capital and largest city of Malaysia, known for its modern skyline dominated by the Petronas Twin Towers and its role as the country’s cultural, financial, and economic center.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf capital city
city
averageAnnualRainfall over 2,400 mm
averageAnnualTemperature about 27 °C
callingCode +60 3
capitalOf Malaysia
climate tropical rainforest climate
country Malaysia
declaredFederalTerritory 1974
demonym Kuala Lumpurian
elevationAboveSeaLevel 21 metres
foundingDate 1857
gainedCityStatus 1972
governingBody Kuala Lumpur City Hall
hasAirport Kuala Lumpur International Airport
Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport
hasEthnicGroup Chinese Malaysians
Indian Malaysians
Malay peoples
surface form: Malays
hasLandmark Batu Caves
Bukit Bintang
Central Market Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur Tower
Merdeka 118
Merdeka Square
National Mosque of Malaysia
Petaling Street
Petronas Towers
surface form: Petronas Twin Towers

Sultan Abdul Samad Building
hasRailTransport KL Monorail
KTM Komuter
LRT Ampang Line
LRT Kelana Jaya Line
MRT Kajang Line
MRT Putrajaya Line
hasSportsVenue Bukit Jalil National Stadium
hasUniversity International Islamic University Malaysia
Universiti Kuala Lumpur
University of Malaya
hostedEvent 1998 Commonwealth Games
isCulturalCentreOf Malaysia
isEconomicCentreOf Malaysia
isFederalTerritory true
isFinancialCentreOf Malaysia
isSeatOf Malaysian judiciary
Parliament of Malaysia
largestCityOf Malaysia
leaderTitle Mayor of Kuala Lumpur
locatedIn Malay Peninsula
surface form: Peninsular Malaysia

Southeast Asia
locatedInTimeZone Malaysia Time
majorLanguage English
Mandarin Chinese
Tamil
nameMeaning muddy confluence
officialLanguage Malay
partOf Klang Valley
surface form: Greater Kuala Lumpur

Klang Valley
population over 1,900,000
populationYear 2020
postalCodeRange 50000–60000
previouslyAdministrativeCapitalOf Federation of Malaya
Selangor
river Gombak River
Klang River
utcOffset +8
vehicleRegistrationCode W

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Flag of ASEAN adoptionPlace Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia Time appliesToRegion Kuala Lumpur
2022 Winter Olympics awardingCity Kuala Lumpur
KLCC Holdings basedInCity Kuala Lumpur
Federation of Malaya capital Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia capital Kuala Lumpur
KLCC Park city Kuala Lumpur
Suria KLCC city Kuala Lumpur
Indian Malaysians concentratedIn Kuala Lumpur
Malay Peninsula containsCity Kuala Lumpur
Tuanku Ja’afar deathPlace Kuala Lumpur
Malaysian Army garrison Kuala Lumpur
United Nations University hasCampus Kuala Lumpur
Islamic world hasCulturalCenter Kuala Lumpur
Southeast Asia hasMajorCity Kuala Lumpur
AFC headquartersLocation Kuala Lumpur
KLCC Holdings headquartersLocation Kuala Lumpur
Malaysian Army headquartersLocation Kuala Lumpur
1998 Commonwealth Games hostCity Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia largestCity Kuala Lumpur
Dewan Negara locatedIn Kuala Lumpur
Dewan Negara locatedIn Kuala Lumpur
this entity surface form: Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur
KLCC Park locatedIn Kuala Lumpur
Petronas Towers locatedIn Kuala Lumpur
this entity surface form: Kuala Lumpur City Centre
Suria KLCC locatedIn Kuala Lumpur
Tower 2 locatedIn Kuala Lumpur
Parliament of Malaysia location Kuala Lumpur
Petronas Towers location Kuala Lumpur
Chinese Malaysians mainSettlement Kuala Lumpur
Putrajaya near Kuala Lumpur
MAS operatorHeadquartersLocation Kuala Lumpur
M. Nordin placeOfActivity Kuala Lumpur
M. Zainal placeOfActivity Kuala Lumpur