Greater Kuala Lumpur is the geographical term that determines the boundaries of Metropolitan

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Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federal constitutional monarchy consists of thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two regions: Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo's East Mal ...

. 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 co ...

", 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 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 The Gombak District is an administrative district located in the state of Selangor, Malaysia. The district was created on February 1, 1974, the same day when Kuala Lumpur was declared a Federal Territory. Until 1997, Rawang was the district capi ...

, Ulu Klang,

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Puchong Puchong is a major town and a parliamentary constituency in Petaling District, Selangor, Malaysia. It is bordered by Subang Jaya in the north, Sepang and Putrajaya in the south, Serdang in the east and Putra Heights in the west. Histor ...

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

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western frontier of

Pahang Pahang (; Jawi: , Pahang Hulu Malay: ''Paha'', Pahang Hilir Malay: ''Pahaeng'', Ulu Tembeling Malay: ''Pahaq)'' officially Pahang Darul Makmur with the Arabic honorific ''Darul Makmur'' (Jawi: , "The Abode of Tranquility") is a sultanate and ...

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 Selangor (; ), also known by its Arabic honorific Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity", is one of the 13 Malaysian states. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the east, Negeri Sem ...

and the Federal Territories of

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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 governm ...

) *

Kuala Lumpur City Hall The Kuala Lumpur City Hall ( ms, Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur, abbreviated DBKL) is the city council which administers the city of Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. This council was established after the city was officially granted city status on 1 ...

(DBKL) *

Perbadanan Putrajaya Perbadanan Putrajaya (PPj) or Putrajaya Corporation (PjC) is a local authority that administers the Federal Territory of Putrajaya and is under the Federal Territories Ministry of Malaysia. Founded in 1995, the corporation is responsible for pu ...

(PPj) *

Shah Alam City Council Shah Alam City Council (MBSA; ms, Majlis Bandaraya Shah Alam, Jawi: مجليس بندرايا شاه عالم) is the city council for Shah Alam City, Malaysia, north of Petaling District and east of Klang District, and an agency under t ...

(MBSA) *

Petaling Jaya City Council The Petaling Jaya City Council ( ms, Majlis Bandaraya Petaling Jaya, abbreviated MBPJ) is the city council which administers the city of Petaling Jaya in the state of Selangor, Malaysia. This council was established after the city was offici ...

(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. MBS ...

(MBSJ) * Selayang Municipal Council (MPS) *

Ampang Jaya Municipal Council Ampang Jaya Municipal Council ( ms, Majlis Perbandaran Ampang Jaya, Jawi: مجليس ڤربندرن امڤاڠ جاي) is a local authority which administers Ampang Jaya of Selangor, Malaysia. History This agency was founded on 1 July 1992 ...

(MPAJ) * Kuala Langat Municipal Council (MPKL) *

Sepang Municipal Council The Sepang District is a district located in the southern part of the state of Selangor in Malaysia. Sepang District covers an area of around 600 square kilometres, and had a population of 190,889 in the 2010 Census (excluding foreigners). The ...

(MPSp) consisting of Cyberjaya/Salak Tinggi/

Kuala Lumpur International Airport Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) is Malaysia's main international airport. It is located in the Sepang District of Selangor, approximately south of Kuala Lumpur and serves the city's greater conurbation. KLIA is the largest and b ...

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

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's survey on liveability.

Cities/towns/areas within Greater Kuala Lumpur

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References

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