List of capitals in Malaysia

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.

Article 154(1) of the Federal Constitution states that unless been declared otherwise by the Parliament, Kuala Lumpur shall remain as the federal capital.

Each state in Malaysia has its own state capital, where the state administration is carried out by each respective state government that is formed after winning the elections. The three Federal Territories of Malaysia – Kuala Lumpur, Labuan and Putrajaya – are headed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and administered by the Department of the Federal Territories under the Prime Minister's Department.[1]

All the states in Peninsular Malaysia except for Malacca, Penang, are constitutional monarchies. The two and Sabah and Sarawak are non-monarchical states, which 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 residences of the monarchs are situated. These capitals are sometimes different from the state's administrative capitals. The Yang di-Pertuan Agong resides in Kuala Lumpur.

Johor Bahru

Muar

Alor Setar

Anak Bukit

Kota Bharu

Kuala Terengganu

Malacca City

George Town

Seremban

Sri Menanti

Kuantan

Kuala Lipis

Pekan

Ipoh

Taiping

Teluk Intan

Kuala Kangsar

Kangar

Arau

Shah Alam

Klang

Kota Kinabalu

Kudat

Sandakan

Kuching

States of Malaya	Administrative capital	Royal capital	Historical capital
Johor	Johor Bahru	Muar	Johor Lama (Kota Tinggi)
Kedah	Alor Setar	Anak Bukit	Lembah Bujang, Kota Sena (Kangar, Perlis)
Kelantan	Kota Bharu	Kubang Kerian	Kota Lama
Malacca	Malacca City	-
Negeri Sembilan	Seremban	Seri Menanti	Kuala Pilah
Pahang	Kuantan	Pekan	Kuala Lipis (1898–1955)
Penang	George Town	-
Perak	Ipoh	Kuala Kangsar	Teluk Intan (1528–1877), Taiping (1877–1937)
Perlis	Kangar	Arau
Selangor	Shah Alam	Klang	Kuala Selangor, Jugra, Klang, Kuala Lumpur (1880–1978)
Terengganu	Kuala Terengganu	Kuala Terengganu

Borneo States	Administrative capital	Historical capital
Sabah	Kota Kinabalu	Kudat (1881–1884), Sandakan (1884–1945)
Sarawak	Kuching

Federal Territories	Administrative capital
Labuan	Victoria

• List of cities and towns in Malaysia by population