Greater Kuala Lumpur is the geographical term that determines the boundaries of Metropolitan Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. Though similar to the term "

Klang Valley Klang Valley ( ms, Lembah Klang; zh, 巴生谷; ) is an urban conglomeration in Malaysia that is centered in the federal territories of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya, and includes its adjoining cities and towns in the state of Selangor. It is con ...

", there remains a variation between the two. It is similar to

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and Greater Toronto. The metropolitan area covers 5,194.72

square km Square kilometre (American and British English spelling differences#-re, -er, International spelling as used by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures) or square kilometer (American spelling), symbol km2, is a multiple of the square metre ...

of land.

History

Before 1974, when Kuala Lumpur was still part of Selangor, there was once a greater ''Kuala Lumpur district'' covering what is today the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Ampang,

Batu Caves Batu Caves ( ta, பத்து மலை : Pathumalai) is a mogote (a type of karst landform) that has a series of caves and cave temples in Gombak, Selangor, Malaysia. It takes its name from the Malay word ''batu'', meaning 'rock'. The hill ...

, Gombak, Ulu Klang, Petaling Jaya, Puchong and Sungai Buloh. Selangor colonial provinces 1880-1974

Definition

Greater Kuala Lumpur is conterminous to the National Growth Conurbation, which spans the Klang Valley, western

Negeri Sembilan Negeri Sembilan (, Negeri Sembilan Malay: ''Nogoghi Sombilan'', ''Nismilan'') is a state in Malaysia which lies on the western coast of Peninsular Malaysia. It borders Selangor on the north, Pahang in the east, and Malacca and Johor to the s ...

to the south, and the topographically mountainous western frontier of Pahang to the east. It is defined as an area covered by 14 municipalities surrounding Kuala Lumpur, each governed by local authorities: The Klang Valley ( Selangor and the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur and

Putrajaya Putrajaya (), officially the Federal Territory of Putrajaya ( ms, Wilayah Persekutuan Putrajaya), is a planned capital city which functions as the administrative capital and the judicial capital of Malaysia. The seat of the federal government ...

) * Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) * Perbadanan Putrajaya (PPj) * Shah Alam City Council (MBSA) * Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) *

Klang Municipal Council Klang Municipal Council (''Majlis Perbandaran Klang'') is a local authority which administers Klang. This agency is under the purview of Selangor state government. History Presidents Prior to its establishment in May 1890 to administer K ...

(MPK) * Kajang Municipal Council (MPKJ) *

Subang Jaya City Council Subang Jaya City Council (MBSJ; Malay: ''Majlis Bandaraya Subang Jaya'') is the city council which is in charge of the Subang Jaya city and the southern parts of Petaling district. This agency is under Selangor state government of Malaysia. MBSJ ...

(MBSJ) * Selayang Municipal Council (MPS) * Ampang Jaya Municipal Council (MPAJ) * Kuala Langat Municipal Council (MPKL) * Sepang Municipal Council (MPSp) consisting of Cyberjaya/Salak Tinggi/ Kuala Lumpur International Airport Malaysia Vision Valley (MVV), western Negeri Sembilan * Seremban City Council (MBS) * Port Dickson Municipal Council (MPPD) Bentong District, western Pahang * Bentong Municipal Council (MPB)

Usage

Greater KL is a relatively new term as compared to the more prevalent and established

term.

Statistics

In 2010, the Greater KL population was estimated at close to seven million and it contributed about RM263 billion to the nation's Gross National Income (GNI). Kuala Lumpur ranks 79th out of 140 cities in the Economist Intelligence Unit's survey on liveability.

Cities/towns/areas within Greater Kuala Lumpur

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References

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