KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia's Dynamic Capital City
Affectionately Known as 'KL'. Young. Eclectic. Modern.
A City of the Times. You'll Find it Lively, Buzzing
with Vitality, a Gateway to a World of Action, Excitement
and Discoveries.Kuala Lumpur, the capital city of
the Federation of Malaysia, is centrally located
on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. Covering
an area of 243sq km ( 94 square miles ), it lies
approximately 35km from the coast. Kuala Lumpur
was conferred city status on February 1, 1972 and
declared as a Federal Territory in 1974.
The city began as a mining settlement in the late
1800s with the discovery of tin at the confluence
of the Klang and Gombak Rivers. Although KL's tin
trade has since declined, the growth of the city
has remained unabated. Today, with a population
of 1.8 million, it is the pulse of the nation.
Kuala Lumpur leads the country's fast paced development
in trade and commerce , banking and finance, manufacturing,
transportation, information technology and tourism.
Getting to Kuala Lumpur is easy with over 40 international
airlines, including Malaysia Airlines, serving the
city's new state-of-the art KL International Airport
( KLIA ) at Sepang. Domestic routes are served by
Air Asia, Pelangi Air, Singapore Airlines and Royal
Brunei Airlines, in additions to Malaysia Airlines.
Malaysia is also accessible overland from Thailand
in the north, and Singapore in the South, via Keretapi
Tanah Melayu Bhd (KTMB) which connects most of the
principal towns in Peninsular Malaysia.
By sea, the main port-of-call for cruise liners
to Malaysia is Port Klang, situated 41km from Kuala
Lumpur.
The city's strategic location at the heart of Southeast
Asia, along with excellent supporting infrastrunture,
has made it a popular venue for international events,
conventions and exhibitions.
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