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Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur Federal Territory

Contents: Districts and Townships

The population of the townships (mukims) and township-level cities (bandars) and towns (pekans) of Kuala Lumpur federal territory by census years.

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NameStatusPopulation
Census
2010-07-06
Population
Census
2020-07-07
Kuala LumpurFederal Territory1,588,7501,982,112
AmpangTownship42,65053,265
Bandar Baharu Sungai BesiCity671568
Batu (Mukim Batu)Township320,788446,806
Batu (Pekan Batu)Town298270
Batu CavesTown401589
CherasTownship12,19413,033
Kuala Lumpur (Mukim Kuala Lumpur)Township334,576384,856
Kuala Lumpur (Bandar Kuala Lumpur)City256,517274,956
PetalingTownship293,660423,062
Petaling JayaCity6,354773
SetapakTownship292,578353,268
Sungai PenchalaTown1,5962,444
Ulu KelangTownship26,46728,222
Kuala LumpurFederal Territory1,588,7501,982,112

Source: Department of Statistics Malaysia (web).

Explanation: Population figures are not adjusted for underenumeration.


Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2010)
Males1,058,906
Females923,206