List of capitals in Malaysia

The following is a list of capitals in Malaysia. It mainly describes the capitals of the states, districts, as well as the national capitals of Malaysia.

National capital

The national capital of Malaysia is Kuala Lumpur. It remains the primary cultural, business and financial centre in Malaysia. The Parliament of Malaysia and the official residence of the King are also located in Kuala Lumpur. In 2001, the seat of government was moved from Kuala Lumpur to the planned city of Putrajaya which from then on served as the federal administrative centre, sometimes referred to as the administrative capital. Both these cities, together with Labuan, have special status as Federal Territories of Malaysia.

State capitals

All the states in Malaysia except for Malacca, Penang, Sabah, and Sarawak, are constitutional monarchies. The four non-monarchical states are headed by a Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governors). Thus, those states with constitutional monarchies have royal capitals or seats where the palace or official residence of the monarch is situated. These capitals are sometimes different from the state's administrative capitals. State administration is carried out by each respective state government that is formed after winning the elections.

States	Administrative capital	Royal capital	Historical capital
Johor	Johor Bahru	Bandar Maharani (Muar)	Johor Lama (Kota Tinggi)
Kedah	Alor Setar	Alor Setar (Anak Bukit)	Lembah Bujang
Kelantan	Kota Bharu	Kota Bharu	Kota Lama
Malacca	Malacca City	-
Negeri Sembilan	Seremban	Seri Menanti (Kuala Pilah)
Pahang	Kuantan	Pekan	Kuala Lipis (1898–1953)
Penang	George Town	-
Perak	Ipoh	Kuala Kangsar	Teluk Intan (1528–1877), Taiping (1875–1937)
Perlis	Kangar	Arau
Sabah	Kota Kinabalu	-	Kudat (1882–1883), Sandakan (1883–1946)
Sarawak	Kuching	-
Selangor	Shah Alam	Klang	Kuala Selangor, Jugra, Klang, Kuala Lumpur (1880–1978)
Terengganu	Kuala Terengganu	Kuala Terengganu

District capitals

See also

• List of cities and towns in Malaysia by population

References