What is the population of Kuala Lumpur?

1,453,975 people, per GeoNames.

Which airport serves Kuala Lumpur?

Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah International Airport (SZB).

Does Kuala Lumpur have a university?

Yes. Kuala Lumpur Infrastructure University College and Kuala Lumpur Metropolitan University.

KUALA LUMPUR

Kuala Lumpur · MALAYSIA (MY) · 3.14°N / 101.69°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 1,735,161

Kuala Lumpur is a city in Malaysia with a population of 1,453,975. It sits at 3.14/101.69, runs on Asia/Kuala_Lumpur, is 1 km from Brickfields.

Population 1,453,975

Place Type National Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Asia/Kuala_Lumpur

All facts

fields

Country: Malaysia
Subdivision: Kuala Lumpur
Coords: 3.14°N / 101.69°E
UTC offset: +8
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

S Brickfields Kuala Lumpur 12,000 1.3 km

SW Bangsar Kuala Lumpur 40,000 2.2 km

E Bukit Bintang Kuala Lumpur 120,529 2.7 km

S Seputeh Kuala Lumpur 18,605 2.7 km

NE Kampung Baru Kuala Lumpur 1,587 3.3 km

E Pudu Kuala Lumpur 15,000 3.5 km

W Bukit Damansara Kuala Lumpur 5,161 3.7 km

S Taman Desa Kuala Lumpur 25,000 3.9 km

SW Bukit Kerinchi Kuala Lumpur 35,000 4.4 km

NE Titiwangsa Kuala Lumpur 122,096 4.5 km

Air access

nearby

SZB

Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah International Airport

Large airport

15.3 km

KUL

Kuala Lumpur International Airport

Large airport

43.8 km

Universities

linked

Kuala Lumpur Infrastructure University College

kliuc.edu.my

Kuala Lumpur Metropolitan University

klmu.edu.my

Universiti Kuala Lumpur

unikl.edu.my

Universiti Kuala Lumpur Malaysian Institute of Information Technology (MIIT)

miit.unikl.edu.my

FAQ

9 questions

What is the population of Kuala Lumpur?: 1,453,975 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Kuala Lumpur in?: Asia/Kuala_Lumpur.
Which country is Kuala Lumpur in?: Malaysia (MY).
Which airport serves Kuala Lumpur?: Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah International Airport (SZB).
Does Kuala Lumpur have a university?: Yes. Kuala Lumpur Infrastructure University College and Kuala Lumpur Metropolitan University.
What languages are spoken in Malaysia?: English.
What currency is used in Malaysia?: Malaysian Ringgit.
How many cities are in Malaysia?: 739 on record.
Which admin region is Kuala Lumpur in?: Kuala Lumpur.

Get this page as JSON

no auth

cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/1735161

{
  "data": {
    "id": 1735161,
    "name": "Kuala Lumpur",
    "ascii_name": "Kuala Lumpur",
    "country_code": "MY",
    "population": 1453975,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Kuala_Lumpur",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLC",
    "latitude": 3.1412,
    "longitude": 101.68653
  }
}

Context

comparatives

121.2x the population of Brickfields.
1 km from Brickfields.
Same timezone (Asia/Kuala_Lumpur) as 636 other cities in Malaysia.