Kuala Lumpur

{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kuala Lumpur
| settlement_type = Federal territory and capital city
| official_name = Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur{{nobold|Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur}}
| translit_lang1 = Other
| translit_lang1_type2 = Burmese
| translit_lang1_info2 = kaalaalmpuumiu'
| translit_lang1_type3 = Telugu
| translit_lang1_info3 =
| image_skyline =
| image_caption =
| image_flag = Flag of Kuala Lumpur Malaysia.svg
| image_shield =
| nickname = KL, The Garden City of Lights, City of Contrasts and Diversity
| motto = Bersedia Menyumbang Bandaraya Cemerlang| anthem = Maju dan Sejahtera
| image_map =
| map_caption =
| pushpin_map = Malaysia#Southeast Asia#Asia
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| coordinates =
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Malaysia
| subdivision_type1 = Administrative areas
| subdivision_name1 =
| established_title = Establishment
| established_date = 1857
| established_title2 = City status
| established_date2 = 1 February 1972
| established_title3 = Transferred to federal jurisdiction
| established_date3 = 1 February 1974
| government_type = Federal administrationwith local government
| governing_body = Kuala Lumpur City Hall
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Mahadi bin Che Ngah
| total_type = Federal territory
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 243
| area_metro_km2 = 2,243.27
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 66
| population_total = 1,782,500
| population_as_of = 2019 est.
| population_rank = 1st
| population_footnotes =
| population_density_km2 = 7,802
| population_urban =
| population_metro = 7,564,000
| population_density_metro_km2 = 2,708
| population_blank1_title = Demonym
| population_blank1 = KL-ite / Kuala Lumpurian
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 50000 to 60000
| imagesize = 275px
| timezone = MST
| utc_offset = +8
| blank_name = Mean solar time
| blank_info = UTC+06:46:46
| blank1_name = Area code(s)
| blank1_info = 03
| blank2_name = Vehicle registration
| blank2_info = V and W (except taxis) HW (for taxis only)
| blank3_name = ISO 3166-2
| blank3_info = MY-14
| demographics_type2 = City Index
| demographics2_title1 = HDI
| demographics2_info1 = 0.867 (very high) (1st)
| demographics2_title2 = GDP
| demographics2_info2 = RM 244,210 million ($59,831 million) (2nd)
| demographics2_title3 = Per capita
| demographics2_info3 = RM 129,472 ($31,720) (1st)
| blank5_name = Official language(s)
| blank5_info = Malay
English
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| image_seal = Seal of Kuala Lumpur.svg
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| blank_emblem_size = 280px
| blank_emblem_type = Logo
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Kuala Lumpur () is the capital city it is the largest city of Malaysia and a Federal Territory. After Putrajaya was constructed in the late 1990s, the administrative capital has been moved there. Kuala Lumpur has one of the tallest buildings in the world, the Petronas Twin Towers.
Climate
Kuala Lumpur has a tropical rainforest climate (Af'' in the Koeppen climate classification).
The annual range of temperature in Kuala Lumpur is small, only 1degC. There is no distinct seasonal difference in temperature in the city. Kuala Lumpur is hot throughout the year. The annual mean temperature are 26.5 degC (79.7 degF).
The annual rainfall in Kuala Lumpur is high (2393mm). The rainfall distribution is even in the city, with heavy rainfall all the year. In April and November, the monthly rainfall is slightly higher.
Mayors of Kuala Lumpur
Since Kuala Lumpur became a Federal Territory of Malaysia on February 1, 1972, the city has been led by seven mayors. They are:
Tan Sri Dato' Lokman Yusof (1972)
Tan Sri Yaakob Latiff (1973 - 1983)
Tan Sri Dato' Elyas Omar (1983 - 1992)
Dato' Dr. Mazlan Ahmad (1992 - 1995)
Tan Sri Dato' Kamaruzzaman Shariff (1995 - 2001)
Datuk Mohmad Shaid Mohd Taufek (2001 - 2004)
Datuk Ruslin Hasan (since 2004)
References
Other websites
Kuala Lumpur city location map
Kuala Lumpur City Hall
Maps of Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur Travel Guide - Comprehensive Travel Guide to Kuala Lumpur | City Guide, hotels, attractions and vacations.
Kuala Lumpur
Capital cities in Malaysia
1857 establishments