Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur, the city in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Location

Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur

Location of

▶ Petronas Twin Towers; Malaysia Airlines; Asian Football Confederation; AirAsia; Petronas;  …

Al Jazeera English; Utusan Malaysia; AirAsia X; Proton (carmaker); Sultan Abdul Samad Building; TV3; Maybank; Royal Malaysian Police; University of Malaya; Telekom Malaysia; Sime Darby; Bursa Malaysia; Barisan Nasional; Kuala Lumpur Tower; Berjaya Times Square; Open University Malaysia; International Islamic University Malaysia; Bank Negara Malaysia; China Press; CIMB; 8TV; Naza; Suria KLCC; United Malays National Organisation; Public Bank; New Straits Times; FIBA Asia; National Stadium, Bukit Jalil; Badminton World Federation; U Mobile; Radio Televisyen Malaysia; Bank Islam Malaysia; Northern University of Malaysia; Pasukan Gerakan Khas; Menara Telekom; Mid Valley Megamall; Pemodalan Nasional Berhad; Istana Negara, Kuala Lumpur; Malaysian Chinese Association; Berjaya Air; Petaling Street; RHB Bank; Low Yat Plaza; St. John's Institution, Kuala Lumpur; Masjid Negara; Malaysian Indian Congress; Pavilion Kuala Lumpur; AmBank; The Asian Banker; HELP University College; HELP University College; Taman Tun Dr Ismail; Mont Kiara; Genting Group; International University College Of Technology Twintech; Hong Leong Bank; Pos Malaysia; International Medical University; PAS; Secret Recipe; Stadium Merdeka; Eye on Malaysia; Plaza Rakyat; The Gardens; University of Kuala Lumpur; Berjaya Group; Bumiputra-Commerce Holdings; Nadi Bhd; Masjid Jamek; Transmile Air Services; MISC Bhd; Bank Pertanian Malaysia; Thean Hou Temple; Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre; Intersil; Khazanah Nasional; YTL Corporation; Puduraya; Sungei Wang Plaza; Tunku Abdul Rahman College; Guthrie; WesternGeco; National Defence University of Malaysia; Perlis Plantations Bhd; Royal Selangor; Kadet Remaja Sekolah Malaysia; People's Progressive Party; MIMOS; Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia; Bukit Bintang Girls' School; Central Market, Kuala Lumpur; Sprint Expressway; SMK Convent Bukit Nanas; Universiti Tun Abdul Razak; Sri Petaling; Asian Cricket Council; Garden International School; Putra Indoor Stadium; Nuffnang; Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union; Bufori; Putra World Trade Centre; Institut Jantung Negara; Klasik Nasional FM; Terminal PUTRA LRT station; APIIT; Bank Muamalat Malaysia; Columbia Asia; People & Power; Malaysian Electronic Payment System; TV1; UCSI University; Pelangi Air; Asia Pacific University College of Technology & Innovation; UCSI; Makkal Osai; 2waytraffic; Cosmopoint International University College; Maxwell School; MMC Corporation Berhad; Puspakom; Dubai Group; Chow Kit Monorail station; Palace of Justice; Dayabumi Complex; Badminton Asia Confederation; The Malay Mail; Tanjong; Bukit Kiara; Sayfol International School; Lot 10; SMK Cochrane; Stadium Negara; M.Mobile; Indah Water Konsortium; Malaysian Red Crescent Society; Teras Teknologi; Parti Sosialis Malaysia; Istana Melawati; Perbadanan Tabung Pendidikan Tinggi Nasional; Sekolah Sri Garden; Kerinchi Pylon; Kuala Lumpur Courts Complex; Suria FM; Malaysian Nature Society; NasionCom; VADS; Green Packet; Coliseum Theatre; Ampang Park LRT station; Shangri-La Hotel, Kuala Lumpur; PWTC LRT station; Buddhist Maha Vihara, Brickfields; SMK Tinggi Setapak; Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws; Ampang LRT station; Rockwills; Maharajalela Monorail station; Bok House; ISTAC; Road Builder; PROPEL Berhad; Astro MAX; Panggung Bandaraya DBKL; Gussmann Software Technologies Pvt. Ltd.; The Weld; Art Square Creation; Medan Tuanku Monorail station; Asian Hockey Federation; Astro All Asia Networks; Kampung Haji Abdullah Hukum; Istana Terengganu, Kuala Lumpur; Malaysia National Hockey Stadium; KRU Studios; Jalan Ampang Muslim Cemetery; Royal Selangor Golf Club; Suleiman Courts; Jelatek LRT station; TIMENet; Royal Priesthood Bible College; Mah Sing Group; Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Taman Tun Dr. Ismail; Greatpac; Weststar Aviation; KLFA Stadium; Sonnenbaum; St. John's Institution; Fairview international school; OSK Holdings Berhad; EON Bank; Axiata; bonia; Bukit Bintang; Asia e University; Starhill Gallery

Country, Time Zone Area

Malaysia

Population

1,627,172; 1,809,699

Website

http://www.dbkl.gov.my, http://www.kualalumpur.gov.my

Area

243 square kilometres, 95.18 square miles, 243.65 square kilometres

Population density

6,696 per square kilometre; 7,388 per square kilometre; 18,912 per square mile

Births

▶ Michael Gough, Claudia Wells, Carmen Soo, Ananda Krishnan, Tony Fernandes,  …

Joe Simpson, Azrinaz Mazhar Hakim, Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, Jenny Seagrove, Alex Yoong, Wendy Hoopes, Vince Chong, Jeanne Abdullah, Tiara Jacquelina, Bonny Hicks, Wong Choong Hann, Peter Arne, Bernie Chan, Natasha Beaumont, Bernard Chandran, Azman Hashim, Aznil Nawawi, Nicholas Chan, Victor Wong, Shaun Chen, Ong Tee Keat, Zabrina Fernandez, Robert Polet, Rosyam Nor, Raja Farah, Yong Pung How, Faiz Khaleed, Pierre Andre, Aziz M. Osman, Faisal Tehrani, Loke Wan Tho, Joel Neoh, Amir Muhammad, Jazeman Jaafar, Shoba Purushothaman, Sivarasa Rasiah, Mohamed Fairuz Fauzy, Sharifah Aryana, Melinda Looi, Muhamad Khalid Jamlus, Joe Flizzow, Ong Pang Boon, Arul Suppiah, Adrian Hastings, Lall Singh, Joshua Fernandez, Jolene Chin, C. C. Too, Sazzy Falak, Mohd Saiful Rusly, Julia Ziegler, Nasha Aziz, Airil Rizman, Omar Yoke Lin Ong, Subramaniam s/o Soryaprasad, Mohd Ivan Yusoff, Rohan Suppiah, V. Kavi Chelvan, K. Sasi Kumar, G. Mahathevan, Mohd Zamir Selamat, Wong Phui Nam, Wani Ardy, Nabil Jeffri, Mavin Khoo, Muhammad Alif Jafri, Sherine Wong, Nick Newman, Aril AF7, Ahmad Azlan Zainal, Hoon Thien How, Michele Lean, Felixia Yeap, Ricky Wong, Lisa Surihani, Eddie Chow, Sarah Lian, Poh Ling Yeow, Justina Vail, Shankar Retinam, David Thalalla

Capital of

Malaysia, Federated Malay States

Origin of

▶ Zee Avi, The A.C.A.B., Jaclyn Victor, Butterfingers, Cromok,  …

KRU, Pop Shuvit, One Buck Short, Lin Jian Hui, Joe Flizzow, Harikrish Menon, Daarchlea, Malaysian Philharmonic Youth Orchestra, Estranged, Chakra Sonic, Bliz, Shila, Rabbani

Elevation

72 feet, 21.95 metres (72.01 feet)

Wikipedia Page

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuala_Lumpur

Contents

▶ Malaysia Airlines; Asian Football Confederation; AirAsia; Petronas; AirAsia X;  …

Proton (carmaker); Astro; Maybank; Telekom Malaysia; Celcom; Bursa Malaysia; CIMB; Naza; United Malays National Organisation; Public Bank; FIBA Asia; Badminton World Federation; Bank Islam Malaysia; Tenaga Nasional; Pemodalan Nasional Berhad; Berjaya Air; RHB Bank; St. John's Institution, Kuala Lumpur; AmBank; The Asian Banker; Genting Group; Hong Leong Bank; Pos Malaysia; Secret Recipe; The Sun; PLUS Expressway Berhad; Berjaya Group; Bumiputra-Commerce Holdings; Nadi Bhd; Transmile Air Services; MISC Bhd; HSBC Bank Malaysia; Intersil; Khazanah Nasional; YTL Corporation; Guthrie; WesternGeco; Perlis Plantations Bhd; Royal Selangor; MIMOS; Bukit Bintang Girls' School; Astro All Asia Networks plc; Affin Bank; UEM Group; SMK Convent Bukit Nanas; Universiti Tun Abdul Razak; Asian Cricket Council; Garden International School; jaring; Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union; Bufori; Institut Jantung Negara; Sunway Group; Packet One Networks; Bank Muamalat Malaysia; Malaysian Electronic Payment System; Pelangi Air; 2waytraffic; Maxwell School; MMC Corporation Berhad; Puspakom; Badminton Asia Confederation; Tanjong; Sayfol International School; SMK Cochrane; Ranhill Berhad; M.Mobile; Indah Water Konsortium; Malaysian Red Crescent Society; Teras Teknologi; Malaysian Institute of Accountants; Perbadanan Tabung Pendidikan Tinggi Nasional; Sekolah Sri Garden; Malaysian Nature Society; NasionCom; VADS; Green Packet; AET; SMK Tinggi Setapak; Greatpac Sdn. Bhd.; Sunrise Berhad; Road Builder; PROPEL Berhad; SMK Vivekananda, Brickfields; Gussmann Software Technologies Pvt. Ltd.; Art Square Creation; KRU Studios; Roxar; TIMENet; Accuris Networks; Royal Priesthood Bible College; Mah Sing Group; AIGSI; registryasp; Viztel Solutions Group; Studio Innovators International

Established

1857, 1849

Slogan

"Maju dan Makmur"

Closest Airport

Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport, Simpang Airport, RAF Kuala Lumpur

Deaths

▶ Tunku Abdul Rahman, P. Ramlee, Sudirman Arshad, Tuanku Abdul Rahman, Yap Ah Loy,  …

Salahuddin of Malaysia, Ghafar Baba, Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah, Bai Guang, Tuanku Syed Putra, Tan Siew Sin, Yahya Petra, Maniam Moorthy, Yap Kwan Seng, Lall Singh, Ibrahim Hussein, Syed Ahmad bin Syed Mahmud Shahabuddin, Ajib Ahmad, Unicorn Chan, Sulaiman Taha, Nasir P.Ramlee, Sulaiman Daud, Ahmad Zaidi Adruce, Nik Ahmad Kamil Nik Mahmud, Robert Lau Hoi Chew, Henry Lee Hau Shik, Fatmawati, Abdul Rahman of Negeri Sembilan, Salahuddin of Selangor, Yahya Petra of Kelantan, Putra of Perlis, Wong Loke Yew, William Smith

Coordinates

3°08'08"N, 101°41'16"E

End of

▶ Federal Highway, Malaysia; Jalan Ampang; Malaysia Federal Route 68; Ampang – Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway; Cheras–Kajang Expressway;  …

Shah Alam Expressway; Jalan Klang Lama; New Klang Valley Expressway; Kuala Lumpur – Rawang Highway; Kuala Lumpur – Seremban Expressway

Overlaps

Sungai Kelang, Sungai Gombak

Nearest Settlement of

Simpang Airport

Pet Name

"Garden City of Lights", "KL", "K.L."

Residents

▶ Ananda Krishnan, Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, Vince Chong, Yap Ah Loy, Tiara Jacquelina,  …

Awie, Azman Hashim, Victor Wong, Sheila Majid, Tash Aw, Frank Swettenham, Yong Pung How, Tan Siew Sin, Yap Kwan Seng, Loke Wan Tho, Joel Neoh, Arul Suppiah, Lall Singh, Rani Moorthy, Rohan Suppiah, Peter Madden, Henry Lee Hau Shik, Gan Yee Chee, Justina Vail, David Thalalla, Muhammad Ariff Putra, Shankar Retinam

Created

1972

Class

▶ university city, populated place, town or city, city, area within a nation,  …

settlement, geographical area

Supports

indigenous person

Gns Unique Feature Identifier

"-2403010"

Founded here

Petronas, Bursa Malaysia, Tenaga Nasional, Guthrie, Entellium

Freebase ID

"/guid/9202a8c04000641f8000000000022581"

Related Websites

▶ http://www.europcar.com.my, http://www.kualalumpurcityguide.com, http://www.phick1.com/hotels/malaysia/kuala-lumpur, http://www.itis.com.my, http://www.dbkl.gov.my,  …

http://www.kualalumpur.gov.my, http://www.kualalumpur.gov.my/

Open Calais URI

http://d.opencalais.com/er/geo/city/ralg-geo1/914d034f-3b18-9377-ef31-f69063e7ac47

Visited by

Najib Tun Razak

GeoNames URL

http://sws.geonames.org/1735161/

DBPedia URI

http://dbpedia.org/resource/Kuala_Lumpur

Met Office ID

"153"

Rare Terms

▶ "the kuala lumpur malaysia"; "the kuala lumpur, malaysia"; "the kuala lumpur city centre"; "the kl"; "the federal territory of kuala lumpur";  …

"kuala lumpur city centre"; "federal territory of kuala lumpur"

Freebase Primary MID

"/m/049d1"