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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University of Malaya locatedIn Kuala Lumpur
Sungai Petani railAccessFrom Kuala Lumpur
Kota Bharu roadConnectionTo Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur City Hall jurisdiction Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur City Hall appliesToAdministrativeTerritory Kuala Lumpur
this entity surface form: city of Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur City Hall governs Kuala Lumpur
this entity surface form: Kuala Lumpur city area
Merdeka Square locatedIn Kuala Lumpur
Merdeka Square locatedIn Kuala Lumpur
this entity surface form: Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur
Batu Caves locatedNear Kuala Lumpur
Bukit Bintang locatedIn Kuala Lumpur
Petaling Street locatedIn Kuala Lumpur
Petaling Street locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Kuala Lumpur
this entity surface form: Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur
Merdeka 118 locatedIn Kuala Lumpur
LRT Kelana Jaya Line servesCity Kuala Lumpur
LRT Kelana Jaya Line locale Kuala Lumpur
this entity surface form: Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur
KL Monorail locatedIn Kuala Lumpur
Klang River flowsThrough Kuala Lumpur
Klang River sourceLocation Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur Tower locatedIn Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur Tower cityLandmarkOf Kuala Lumpur
LRT Ampang Line servesCity Kuala Lumpur
Universiti Kuala Lumpur locatedIn Kuala Lumpur
Universiti Kuala Lumpur city Kuala Lumpur
Universiti Kuala Lumpur hasCampusIn Kuala Lumpur
Gombak River flowsThrough Kuala Lumpur
Gombak River locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Kuala Lumpur
this entity surface form: Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur
MRT Kajang Line servesCity Kuala Lumpur
MRT Kajang Line locale Kuala Lumpur
Shah Alam nearbyCity Kuala Lumpur
MRT Putrajaya Line servesCity Kuala Lumpur
Petaling Jaya adjacentTo Kuala Lumpur
Petaling Jaya borderedBy Kuala Lumpur
Conference of Rulers location Kuala Lumpur
King of Malaysia residesIn Kuala Lumpur
YDPA location Kuala Lumpur
subject surface form: Yang di-Pertuan Agong
YDPA seat Kuala Lumpur
subject surface form: Yang di-Pertuan Agong
Istana Negara (National Palace) locatedIn Kuala Lumpur
this entity surface form: Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur