Kuala Lumpur (translatit as: "muddy confluence" or "muddy estuary";pronounced/ˈkwɑːləlʊmˈpʊər/(deprecatit template) in Inglis;[6]Malay[kwɑlɑlʊmpʊ], locally[kwɑləlʊmpɔ] or even[kɔlɔmpɔ],[7] and eften abbreviated asK.L.) is the caipital an the lairgest ceety oMalaysie in terms o population.[8] The ceety proper, makin up an aurie o 244 km2 (94 sq mi), haes an estimatit population o 1.73 millionas o 2016[update].[9]Greater Kuala Lumpur, an' a' kent as theKlang Valley, is an urban agglomeration o 7.2 million.[10] It is the fastest growin metropolitan region in the kintra, in terms o population an economy.
Kuala Lumpur is the seat o theParliament o Malaysie. The ceety wis ance hame tae the executive an judicial branches o the federal government, but they hae syne moved taePutrajaya stairtin in 1999.[11] Some sections o the judiciary remain in the caipital. The offeecial residence o theMalaysian Keeng, theIstana Negara, is an aa situatit in Kuala Lumpur. Ratit as analpha warld ceety, Kuala Lumpur is the cultural, financial an economic centre o Malaysie due tae its position as the caipital as well as being aprimate ceety.
Kuala Lumpur is defined athin the borders o the Federal Territory o Kuala Lumpur an is ane o threeMalaysian Federal Territories. It is an enclave athin the state oSelangor, on the central wast coast oPeninsular Malaysie.[12] Residents o the ceety are colloquially kent asKLites.[13]
Syne the 1990s, the ceety haes played host tae mony internaitional sportin, poleetical an cultural events includin the1998 Commonwealth Games an theFormula Ane Warld Championship. In addition, Kuala Lumpur is hame tae the tallest twin biggins in the warld, thePetronas Twin Towers, which hae become a seembol o Malaysie's development.
↑"Laporan Kiraan Permulaan 2010". Jabatan Perangkaan Malaysia. p.27.Archived frae the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved24 January 2011.Unknown parameter|deadurl= ignored (help)
↑"Population by States and Ethnic Group". Department of Information, Ministry of Communications and Multimedia, Malaysia. 2015. Archived fraethe original on 12 Februar 2016. Retrieved12 Februar 2015.Unknown parameter|deadurl= ignored (help)
↑Aziz, Su."Far from the madding crowd". The New Straits Times Online.Archived frae the original on 18 December 2007. Retrieved4 December 2007....one of the many 30-somethingKLites seeking..
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