List of districts in Malaysia by population
The following is a list of districts in Malaysia by population according to the latest national census, which was conducted in 2010.
Populations by district
The following is a list of 50 largest districts, based on the populations within the district areas according to the 2010 National Census.[1]
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West Malaysia
City-status District
Municipal-status District
East Malaysia
| Federal Territory/State | Division | Name | Capital | Council | Population (2010[2]) | Area (km²) | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Victoria | Labuan C | 86908 | 92 | 944.7 | ||
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| Interior | Beaufort District | Beaufort | Beaufort D | 64350 | 1735 | 37.1 | |
| Sandakan | Beluran District | Beluran | Beluran D | 104484 | 8345 | 12.5 | |
| Interior | Keningau District | Keningau | Keningau D | 173103 | 3533 | 49.0 | |
| West Coast | Kota Belud District | Kota Belud | Kota Belud D | 91272 | 1386 | 65.9 | |
| Sandakan | Kinabatangan District | Kinabatangan | Kinabatangan D | 146987 | 8000 | 18.4 | |
| West Coast | Kota Kinabalu District | Kota Kinabalu | Kota Kinabalu C | 462963 | 350 | 1,322.8 | |
| Kudat | Kota Marudu District | Kota Marudu | Kota Marudu D | 66374 | 1917 | 34.6 | |
| Interior | Kuala Penyu District | Kuala Penyu | Kuala Penyu D | 18958 | 453 | 41.8 | |
| Kudat | Kudat District | Kudat | Kudat D | 83140 | 1287 | 64.6 | |
| Tawau | Kunak District | Kunak | Kunak D | 61094 | 1134 | 53.9 | |
| Tawau | Lahad Datu District | Lahad Datu | Lahad Datu D | 199830 | 6501 | 30.7 | |
| Interior | Nabawan District | Nabawan | Nabawan D | 31807 | 6089 | 5.2 | |
| West Coast | Papar District | Papar | Papar D | 124420 | 1234 | 100.8 | |
| West Coast | Penampang District | Penampang | Penampang D | 121934 | 466 | 261.7 | |
| West Coast | Putatan District | Putatan | Putatan D | 54733 | 29.7 | 1,842.9 | |
| Kudat | Pitas District | Pitas | Pitas D | 37808 | 1419 | 26.6 | |
| West Coast | Ranau District | Ranau | Ranau D | 94092 | 2978 | 31.6 | |
| Sandakan | Sandakan District | Sandakan | Sandakan M | 396290 | 2266 | 174.9 | |
| Tawau | Semporna District | Semporna | Semporna D | 133164 | 1145 | 116.3 | |
| Interior | Sipitang District | Sipitang | Sipitang D | 34862 | 2732.5 | 12.8 | |
| Interior | Tambunan District | Tambunan | Tambunan D | 35667 | 1347 | 26.5 | |
| Tawau | Tawau District | Tawau | Tawau M | 397673 | 6125 | 64.9 | |
| Sandakan | Telupid District | Telupid | Telupid D | ||||
| Interior | Tenom District | Tenom | Tenom D | 55553 | 2409 | 23.1 | |
| Sandakan | Tongod District | Tongod | Kinabatangan D | 35341 | 10052 | 3.5 | |
| West Coast | Tuaran District | Tuaran | Tuaran D | 102411 | 1165 | 87.9 | |
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| Betong | Betong District | Betong | Betong D | 62131 | |||
| Kabong District | Kabong | Saratok D | N/A | ||||
| Pusa District | Pusa | Betong D | N/A | ||||
| Saratok District | Saratok | Saratok D | 46094 | ||||
| Bintulu | |||||||
| Bintulu District | Bintulu | Bintulu DA | 189146 | ||||
| Tatau District | Tatau | Bintulu DA | 30383 | ||||
| Kapit | Belaga District | Belaga | Kapit D[3] | 36114 | |||
| Kapit District | Kapit | Kapit D | 56053 | ||||
| Song District | Song | Kapit D | 20595 | ||||
| Bukit Mabong District[4] | Bukit Mabong | Kapit D | N/A | ||||
| Kuching | Bau District | Bau | Bau D | 54246 | |||
| Kuching District | Kuching | Kuching North C Kuching South C Padawan M |
617887 | ||||
| Lundu District | Lundu | Lundu D | 33413 | ||||
| Limbang | Lawas District | Lawas | Lawas D | 38385 | |||
| Limbang District | Limbang | Limbang D | 48186 | ||||
| Miri | Beluru District | Beluru | Marudi D | N/A | |||
| Marudi District | Marudi | Marudi D | 64018 | ||||
| Miri District | Miri | Subis D Miri C |
300543 | ||||
| Subis District | Subis | Subis D | N/A | ||||
| Telang Usan District | Subis | Subis D | N/A | ||||
| Mukah | Dalat District | Dalat | Dalat and Mukah D | 19062 | |||
| Daro District | Daro | Matu and Daro D | 30671 | ||||
| Matu District | Matu | Matu and Daro D | 17369 | ||||
| Mukah District | Mukah | Dalat and Mukah D | 42922 | ||||
| Tanjung Manis District | Tanjung Manis | Matu and Daro D | N/A | ||||
| Samarahan | |||||||
| Asajaya District | Asajaya | Kota Samarahan M | 31874 | ||||
| Samarahan District | Samarahan | Kota Samarahan M[5][6] | 87923 | ||||
| Simunjan District | Simunjan | Simunjan D | 39226 | ||||
| Sarikei | Julau District | Julau | Meradong and Julau D | 15816 | |||
| Meradong District | Meradong | Meradong and Julau D | 29441 | ||||
| Pakan District | Pakan | Meradong and Julau D | 15480 | ||||
| Sarikei District | Sarikei | Sarikei D | 58021 | ||||
| Serian[7] | Serian District | Serian | Serian D | 91599 | |||
| Tebedu District | Tebedu | Serian D | N/A | ||||
| Sibu | Kanowit District | Kanowit | Kanowit D | 28954 | |||
| Sibu District | Sibu | Sibu D Sibu Rural D |
247995 | ||||
| Selangau District | Selangau | Sibu Rural D | 22819 | ||||
| Sri Aman | Lubok Antu District | Lubok Antu | Lubok Antu D | 27984 | |||
| Sri Aman District | Sri Aman | Sri Aman D | 66790 | ||||
Largest urban agglomerations
The following is a list of 10 largest urban agglomerations, metropolitan areas or conurbations, based on data from the 2010 National Census within district areas. Also included for comparison are the populations within the local governments which are fully or partially covered by the urban agglomerations.
| Rank | Conurbation | Local government[1] | Local government population | Total population (local government areas) | District[8] | District population | Total population (districts) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greater Kuala Lumpur/ Klang Valley | Kuala Lumpur City Hall | 1,588,750 | 6,278,998 | Kuala Lumpur | 1,674,621 | 6,471,028 |
| Petaling Jaya City Council | 613,977 | Petaling | 1,812,633 | ||||
| Shah Alam City Council | 541,306 | ||||||
| Subang Jaya Municipal Council | 708,296 | ||||||
| Klang Municipal Council | 744,062 | Klang | 861,189 | ||||
| Kajang Municipal Council | 795,522 | Ulu Langat | 1,156,585 | ||||
| Selayang Municipal Council | 542,409 | Gombak | 682,226 | ||||
| Ampang Jaya Municipal Council | 468,961 | ||||||
| Sepang Municipal Council | 207,354 | Sepang | 211,361 | ||||
| Putrajaya Corporation | 68,361 | Putrajaya | 72,413 | ||||
| 2 | Greater Penang | Penang Island City Council | 708,127 | 2,412,616 | Northeast Penang Island | 520,202 | 2,473,462 |
| Southwest Penang Island | 202,142 | ||||||
| Seberang Perai Municipal Council | 818,197 | North Seberang Perai | 295,979 | ||||
| Central Seberang Perai | 371,975 | ||||||
| South Seberang Perai | 171,045 | ||||||
| Sungai Petani Municipal Council | 443,488 | Kuala Muda | 456,605 | ||||
| Kulim Municipal Council | 281,260 | Kulim | 287,694 | ||||
| Bandar Baharu District Council | 41,352 | Bandar Baharu | 47,628 | ||||
| Kerian District Council | 120,192 | Kerian (partial) | 120,192 | ||||
| 3 | Iskandar Malaysia | Johor Bahru City Council | 497,067 | 1,313,527 | Johor Bahru | 1,072,712 | 1,359,327 |
| Iskandar Puteri City Council | 529,074 | ||||||
| Pasir Gudang Municipal Council | 46,571 | ||||||
| Kulai Municipal Council | 234,532 | Kulai | 251,650 | ||||
| Pontian District Council (south) | 6,283 | Pontian (partial) | 34,965 | ||||
| 4 | Greater Kuching | Kuching North City Hall | 165,642 | 804,380 | Kuching | 617,887 | 797,409 |
| Kuching South City Council | 159,490 | ||||||
| Padawan Municipal Council | 273,485 | ||||||
| Samarahan District Council | 116,685 | Samarahan | 87,923 | ||||
| Serian District Council | 89,078 | Serian | 91,599 | ||||
| 5 | Ipoh | Ipoh City Council | 657,892 | 737,861 | Kinta (partial) | 737,861 | 737,861 |
| Batu Gajah District Council | 79,969 | ||||||
| 6 | Greater Kota Kinabalu | Kota Kinabalu City Hall | 452,058 | 628,725 | Kota Kinabalu | 462,963 | 644,740 |
| Putatan | 55,864 | ||||||
| Penampang District Council | 176,667 | Penampang | 125,913 | ||||
| 7 | Malacca | Historical Malacca City Council | 484,885 | 484,885 | Central Malacca | 503,127 | 503,127 |
| Hang Tuah Jaya Municipal Council | |||||||
| 8 | Kuantan | Kuantan Municipal Council | 427,515 | 427,515 | Kuantan (partial) | 427,515 | 427,515 |
| 9 | Alor Setar | Alor Setar City Council | 405,523 | 405,523 | Kota Setar | 366,787 | 416,293 |
| Pokok Sena | 49,506 | ||||||
| 10 | Kota Bharu | Kota Bharu Islamic City Municipal Council | 314,964 | 314,964 | Kota Bharu (partial) | 314,964 | 314,964 |
See also
References
- 1 2 "Population Distribution by Local Authority Areas and Mukims, 2010 (page 1 & 8)" (PDF). Department of Statistics, Malaysia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
- 1 2 "TABURAN PENDUDUK MENGIKUT PBT & MUKIM 2010". Department of Statistics, Malaysia. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- ↑ "Call for Belaga to have own district council". The Bprneo Post. 22 January 2016.
- ↑ "Launch of Bukit Mabong, Tunoh, Kapit by the Chief Minister of Sarawak". Sarawak Regional Corridor Development Authority. 3 November 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- ↑ "It's Kota Samarahan Municipal Council effective today". 10 November 2016.
- ↑ "Laman Web Rasmi Majlis Daerah Samarahan". www.mpks.sarawak.gov.my.
- ↑ Samuel Aubrey (12 April 2015). "Serian now a division". The Borneo Post. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ↑ "Population Distribution and Basic Demographic Characteristics, 2010" (PDF). Department of Statistics, Malaysia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
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