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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Lake Symphony locatedIn Kuala Lumpur
Lake Symphony region Kuala Lumpur
this entity surface form: Kuala Lumpur Federal Territory
TUDM garrison Kuala Lumpur
TUDM headquartersLocation Kuala Lumpur
Malayan Auxiliary Air Force basedIn Kuala Lumpur
RMAF Subang Air Base nearCity Kuala Lumpur
MASkargo headquartersLocation Kuala Lumpur
Main Terminal Building servesCity Kuala Lumpur
subject surface form: Main Terminal Building (Kuala Lumpur International Airport)
klia2 serves Kuala Lumpur
KLIA Ekspres locale Kuala Lumpur
TDM headquartersLocation Kuala Lumpur
AirAsia X headquartersLocation Kuala Lumpur
AirAsia X operatesFrom Kuala Lumpur