Map of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur is the capital of Malaysia, with a population of about 1,453,975. It lies at 3.1412°N, 101.6865°E. The nearest city on our map is Ampang, 9 km to the east.

Kuala Lumpur at a glance

Where is Kuala Lumpur?

• The largest city in Malaysia by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 56 min on the shortest day to 12 h 18 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Kuala Lumpur

• Ampang — 9 km east
• Petaling Jaya — 10 km southwest
• Kampung Baru Balakong — 14 km southeast
• Kampung Baru Subang — 17 km west
• Shah Alam — 18 km west
• Putra Heights — 21 km southwest
• Putrajaya — 23 km south
• Rawang — 23 km northwest
• Serendah — 26 km north
• Semenyih — 27 km southeast

Largest cities in Kuala Lumpur

• Ampang — 126,285

Largest cities in Malaysia

• Johor Bahru — 858,118
• Kampung Baru Subang — 833,571
• Petaling Jaya — 807,879
• Ipoh — 759,952
• Shah Alam — 740,750
• Malacca — 579,000
• Kota Bharu — 568,900
• Kuantan — 548,014
• Sungai Petani — 544,851
• Kota Kinabalu — 500,421

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.