Kuala Lumpur
Photos from 1979
Kuala Lumpur, often abbreviated to KL, is the capital and the largest city of
Malaysia. The city proper, making up an area of 244 kmē, has an estimated
population of 1.6 million. Its conurbation known as Klang Valley has an
estimated population of 6.9 million, and sprawls over 2,840 kmē. It is the
fastest growing metropolitan region in the country, and one of the fastest in
the world; currently ranked 42nd.
The city is the cultural and economic center of Malaysia due to its position as
the capital as well as a primate city. Kuala Lumpur is defined within the border
of the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur and is one of the three Malaysian
Federal Territories. It is an enclave within the state of Selangor, on the
central west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. Residents of the city are known as
KLites.
The local administration is carried out by the Kuala Lumpur City Hall, an agency
under the Federal Territories Ministry of Malaysia. They are responsible for
public health and sanitation, waste removal and management, town planning,
environmental protection and building control, social and economic development
and general maintenance functions of urban infrastructure. Executive power lies
with the mayor in the city hall, which is appointed for every three years by the
Federal Territories Minister since the local government elections in Malaysia
were suspended in 1970.
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