2°40′54.05″N101°39′40.57″E / 2.6816806°N 101.6612694°E /2.6816806; 101.6612694Klang Valley (Malay:Lembah Klang) is anurban agglomeration inMalaysia that is centered in thefederal territories ofKuala Lumpur andPutrajaya, and including their adjoining cities and towns in the state ofSelangor. It is the urban area of the much larger Kuala Lumpur metropolitan area, known asGreater Kuala Lumpur.
The Klang Valley is geographically delineated by theTitiwangsa Mountains to the east and theStrait of Malacca to the west. It extends toRawang in the northwest,Semenyih in the southeast, andKlang andPort Klang in the southwest.[1] Theconurbation is the heartland of Malaysia's industry and commerce.[2] As of 2022, the Klang Valley is home to roughly 9 million people.[3]
The valley is named after theKlang River, the principal river that flows through it that starts atKlang Gates Quartz Ridge inGombak and flows into theStraits of Malacca inPort Klang, The river is closely linked to the early development of the area as a cluster oftin mining towns in the late 19th century. Development of the region took place largely in the East-West direction (betweenGombak andPort Klang) but the urban areas surrounding Kuala Lumpur have since grown north and south towards the border withPerak andNegeri Sembilan respectively.
There is no official designation of the boundaries that make up the Klang Valley but it is often assumed to comprise the following areas and their corresponding local authorities:
Even though the Klang Valley officially consists of separate cities and suburbs, integration between these cities is very high, with a highly developed road network and an expanding integrated rail transit system. Many expressways criss-cross the metropolis making cars the most convenient way to get around. However, this has led to the Klang Valley's notorious traffic jams which span whole kilometres of expressways and make driving during peak hours exhausting. Since the 1990s, new rail systems, such asRapid KL's light rapid transit (LRT),mass rapid transit (MRT),KTM Komuter,ERL's airport rail links and amonorail have been developed. Most of these systems have gone through extensive expansion as a superproject. TheKlang Valley Integrated Transit System, as of now, is currently being upgraded to include a newMRT line andLRT line, as well as amonorail servingPutrajaya. Buses that operate around Klang Valley are also extensive.
In 2024, National Defence University of Malaysia associate professor Wu Chai Bin believed that the traffic jams in Klang Valley would be relieved in 10 years by improving the public transportation network.[4][5]
