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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Nilai roadAccessFrom Kuala Lumpur
Port Dickson beaches distanceFrom Kuala Lumpur
Fraser's Hill distanceFrom Kuala Lumpur
Gua Musang roadAccessFrom Kuala Lumpur
Hat Yai connectedTo Kuala Lumpur
Klang connectedTo Kuala Lumpur
Subang Jaya locatedNear Kuala Lumpur
Sepang locatedNear Kuala Lumpur
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (partly in Selangor) locatedIn Kuala Lumpur
subject surface form: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Kajang locatedNear Kuala Lumpur
Klang Valley containsCity Kuala Lumpur
Klang Valley centeredOn Kuala Lumpur
Wise hasOfficeIn Kuala Lumpur
Padang Besar connectedByRailTo Kuala Lumpur
Maju Expressway locatedIn Kuala Lumpur
Maju Expressway startPoint Kuala Lumpur
Maju Expressway servesCity Kuala Lumpur
BNM headquartersLocation Kuala Lumpur
Shalin isFrom Kuala Lumpur
subject surface form: Shalin Zulkifli
Cameron Highlands nearestMajorCity Kuala Lumpur
Genting Highlands accessibleFrom Kuala Lumpur
Rawang hasNearbyCity Kuala Lumpur
Bukit Jalil locatedIn Kuala Lumpur
Bukit Jalil locatedIn Kuala Lumpur
this entity surface form: Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur
Bukit Jalil LRT station locatedIn Kuala Lumpur
Axiata Arena locatedIn Kuala Lumpur
Axiata Arena city Kuala Lumpur
Bukit Jalil Highway locatedIn Kuala Lumpur
Bukit Jalil Highway locatedIn Kuala Lumpur
this entity surface form: Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur
Sultan Azlan Shah deathPlace Kuala Lumpur
this entity surface form: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Tunku Kurshiah residence Kuala Lumpur