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City
Local governments administrating a city are normally called City Council (Majlis Bandaraya). However there are local authorities which are
called City Hall (Dewan Bandaraya) such as Kuala Lumpur City Hall, Kota Kinabalu City Hall and Kuching North City Hall. The usage of the
term "city hall" is a possible misnomer since a city hall normally refers to the building which houses a city council instead of the local authority
itself.
State
Federal Territory
Kedah
Perak
Selangor
Malacca
Johore
Terengganu
Sabah
Sarawak

City Hall/Council
Kuala Lumpur City Hall
Alor Setar City Council
Ipoh City Council
Shah Alam City Council, Petaling Jaya City Council
Majlis Bandaraya Melaka Bersejarah[Note 1]
Johor Bahru City Council
Kuala Terengganu City Council
Kota Kinabalu City Hall
Kuching North City Hall,[Note 2] Kuching South City Council, Miri City Council

[edit] Municipality
State
Perlis
Kedah
Penang
Perak
Selangor

Municipal Council
Kangar Municipal Council
Kulim Municipal Council, Langkawi Municipal Council,[Note 3] Sungai Petani Municipal Council
Municipal Council of Penang Island, Seberang Perai Municipal Council
Manjung Municipal Council, Kuala Kangsar Municipal Council, Taiping Municipal Council, Teluk Intan Municipal Council
Ampang Jaya Municipal Council, Kajang Municipal Council, Klang Municipal Council, Sepang Municipal Council, Selayang
Municipal Council, Subang Jaya Municipal Council
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Negeri
Sembilan
Malacca
Johore
Pahang
Terengganu
Kelantan
Sabah
Sarawak

Seremban Municipal Council, Port Dickson Municipal Council, Nilai Municipal Council
Hang Tuah Jaya Municipal Council, Alor Gajah Municipal Council, Jasin Municipal Council
Johor Bahru Tengah Municipal Council, Kluang Municipal Council, Kulai Municipal Council, Muar Municipal Council, Pasir
Gudang Municipal Council
Kuantan Municipal Council, Temerloh Municipal Council, Bentong Municipal Council
Kemaman Municipal Council, Dungun Municipal Council
Kota Bharu Municipal Council[Note 4]
Kudat Municipal Council,[Note 5] Sandakan Municipal Council, Tawau Municipal Council
Padawan Municipal Council, Sibu Municipal Council, Bintulu Municipal Council[2][Note 6]

[edit] District
State
Kedah
Perak
Selangor
Negeri
Sembilan
Johore
Pahang
Kelantan
Terengganu
Sabah
Sarawak

District Council
Baling, Bandar Baharu, Kubang Pasu, Padang Terap, Pendang, Sik, Yan
Kampar, Grik, Kerian, Batu Gajah, Lenggong, Pengkalan Hulu, Central Perak, Selama, Tanjung Malim, Tapah
Upper Selangor, Kuala Langat, Kuala Selangor, Sabak Bernam
Kuala Pilah, Jempol, Jelebu, Rembau, Tampin
Kota Tinggi, Labis, Mersing, Pontian, Segamat, Simpang Renggam, Tangkak, Yong Peng
Cameron Highlands, Jerantut, Lipis, Maran, Pekan, Raub, Rompin, Bera
Bachok, Gua Musang, Ketereh, Dabong, Kuala Krai, Machang, Pasir Mas, Pasir Puteh, Tanah Merah, Tumpat, Jeli
Besut, Upper Terengganu, Marang, Setiu
Beaufort, Beluran, Keningau, Kinabatangan, Kota Belud, Kota Marudu, Kuala Penyu, Kunak, Lahad Datu, Nabawan, Papar,
Penampang, Ranau, Semporna, Sipitang, Tambunan, Tenom, Tuaran, Pitas, Putatan
Bau, Betong, Dalat-Mukah, Kanowit, Kapit, Lawas, Rural Sibu (Selangau), Lubok Antu, Meradong-Julau, Lundu, Marudi, MatuDaro, Samarahan, Saratok, Sarikei, Serian, Simunjan, Sri Aman, Subis (Bekenu), Limbang

[edit] Other local government

The following bodies are classified as special or modified local government. Although Kudat is listed as a Town Board (Lembaga Bandaran) and
Bintulu listed as a Development Board (Lembaga Kemajuan), they are not listed in website of the Ministry of Housing and Local Government as
a modified local government.[3]
State

Type
Status
Labuan
Corporation (Labuan Corporation)
Federal Territory
Putrajaya
Corporation (Putrajaya Corporation)
Johore
Southeast Johore Authority (Southeast Johore Municipal Authority)
Pahang
Tioman
Authority (Tioman Development Authority)
Kedah
Kulim
Special local government (Kulim Hi-Tech Park Local Government)

[edit] Notes

George Town
George Town became a city on 1 January 1957 by a royal charter granted by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, becoming the first town in the
Federation of Malaya to become a city (Singapore became a city in 1951). However, local government elections were abolished by the federal
government in 1965, and the functions of the City Council were transferred to the Chief Minister of Penang in 1966. A Municipal Council for the
whole of Penang island was set up in 1974-6.
Although the city status of George Town was never officially revoked, it is now questionable whether George Town exists as a corporate entity,
let alone as a city. This is similar to the position of the former city of Rochester in England, the site of England's second-oldest cathedral, which
had been a city from 1211 until 1998, when it was merged with a neighbouring borough. As the new council was not granted city status, and the
city through oversight failed to appoint charter trustees to inherit the city charter, the city ceased to exist.
This view has been supported by both the state and federal governments, but is disagreed with by some local residents, who hold that as George
Town's city status has never been revoked it remains a city to this day. As city status is a matter of law, the actual legal position will depend on an
analysis of the City Council of George Town (Transfer of Functions) Order 1966 and the Local Government Act 1976.

[edit] Subsequent cities

Kuala Lumpur, Kuching, Kota Kinabalu, Shah Alam, Malacca Town, Alor Setar and Miri's royal charters were from the Yang di-Pertuan Agong,
while Ipoh and Johor Bahru were granted by their respective state sultans. Malacca was declared a "historic city" prior to being granted city
status in 2003.
Kuala Lumpur, the largest city, is the federal capital and a federal territory, but as of 2003, most government executive bodies are moving to the
new administrative capital and federal territory of Putrajaya.

[edit] Criteria
See also: Local government in Malaysia

Among the latest (2008) basic criteria for granting City status on a local government is that it has a minimum population of 500,000 and an
annual income of not less than RM 100 million.[1]

[edit] Population
Main article: List of cities and towns in Malaysia by population
See also: Demographics of Malaysia#Major cities
Kuala Lumpur is by far the largest urban area as well as the largest metropolitan area in Malaysia. Johor Bahru is the second largest city and
urban area in Malaysia as well as third largest metropolitan in Malaysia while Penang is the second largest metropolitan in Malaysia. Other
major cities with a population of more than 500,000 include Ipoh, Kajang, Kuching, and Kota Kinabalu. The following table shows the largest
populated area within a local government area.

Largest cities or towns of Malaysia

Malaysian Census 2010[2][3]

Kuala Lumpur

Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

City name
Kuala Lumpur
Johor Bahru
Kajang
Ipoh
Klang
Subang Jaya
Kuching
Petaling Jaya

State
Federal Territory
Johor
Selangor
Perak
Selangor
Selangor
Sarawak
Selangor

Pop.
1 674 621
1 386 569
795 522
767 794
744 062
708 296
617 887
613 977

Rank
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18

City name
Malacca City
Kota Bharu
Kota Kinabalu
Kuantan
Sungai Petani
Batu Pahat
Tawau
Sandakan

State
Malacca
Kelantan
Sabah
Pahang
Kedah
Johor
Sabah
Sabah

Pop.
503 127
491 237
462 963
461 906
456 605
417 458
412 375
409 056

Kajang

Seremban

Negeri Sembilan

555 935

19

Alor Setar

10

Georgetown

Penang

520 202

20

Kuala Terengganu Terengganu

[edit] See also

Kedah

366 787

343 284