Malaysia — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition

Name: Malaysia — World Gazetteer 2005 edition
Creator: Stefan Helders

Malaysia had an estimated population of 26,500,699 in 2005, with 169 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.

About these figures. This page is part of the restored World Gazetteer archive: the 2005 edition of Stefan Helders' reference work, which was published at this domain until 2013 and is preserved here. Figures are as of 2005 and are kept for citation continuity and historical comparison. Esta página conserva la edición de 2005 del World Gazetteer. Las cifras corresponden a 2005; para datos actuales, consulte las fuentes oficiales.

For current figures: Malaysia today — population now 31,528,585, against 26,500,699 in 2005.

Agglomerations, 2005

#	Name	Population (2005)
1	Kuala Lumpur	6,139,904
2	Pinang	1,557,748
3	Ipoh	927,776

Cities and towns, 2005

#	Place	Region	Population (2005)
1	Kuala Lumpur	Kuala Lumpur	1,453,975
2	Klang	Selangor	879,867
3	Subang Jaya	Selangor	833,571
4	Johor Bahru	Johor	802,489
5	Ipoh	Perak	673,318
6	Ampang Jaya	Selangor	644,136
7	Kuching	Sarawak	570,407
8	Petaling Jaya	Selangor	520,698
9	Shah Alam	Selangor	481,654
10	Kota Kinabalu	Sabah	457,326
11	Sandakan	Sabah	392,288
12	Seremban	Negeri Sembilan	372,917
13	Kuantan	Pahang	366,229
14	Batu Sembilan Cheras	Selangor	334,198
15	Kajang-Sungai Chua	Selangor	325,945
16	Tawau	Sabah	306,462
17	Kuala Terengganu	Terengganu	285,065
18	Kota Bahru	Kelantan	279,316
19	Selayang Baru	Selangor	232,964
20	Sungai Petani	Kedah	228,843
21	Miri	Sarawak	228,212
22	Taiping	Perak	217,647
23	Alor Setar	Kedah	217,368
24	Bukit Mertajam	Pulau Pinang	212,329
25	Sibu	Sarawak	198,239
26	Melaka	Melaka	180,671
27	Georgetown	Pulau Pinang	178,304
28	Kulim	Kedah	170,889
29	Kluang	Johor	169,828
30	Sekudai	Johor	159,733
31	Bandar Penggaram	Johor	156,236
32	Bintulu	Sarawak	151,617
33	Pasir Gudang	Johor	145,639
34	Sungai Ara	Pulau Pinang	140,849
35	Gelugor	Pulau Pinang	135,786
36	Bandar Maharani	Johor	127,897
37	Rawang	Selangor	120,447
38	Taman Greenwood	Selangor	116,737
39	Ayer Itam	Pulau Pinang	115,270
40	Butterworth	Pulau Pinang	107,591
41	Lahad Datu	Sabah	105,622
42	Port Dickson	Negeri Sembilan	89,198
43	Cukai	Terengganu	82,425
44	Semenyih	Selangor	80,574
45	Putatan	Sabah	78,340
46	Keningau	Sabah	77,650
47	Banting	Selangor	75,454
48	Ulu Tiram	Johor	75,350
49	Labuan	Labuan	73,653
50	Senai	Johor	73,176
51	Donggongon	Sabah	71,585
52	Val dʿOr	Pulau Pinang	70,080
53	Segamat	Johor	69,816
54	Balakong	Selangor	69,302
55	Gombak Setia	Selangor	67,018
56	Perai	Pulau Pinang	65,301
57	Kangar	Perlis	63,869
58	Kulai	Johor	63,762
59	Jitra	Kedah	63,489
60	Teluk Intan	Perak	63,353
61	Semporna	Sabah	62,641
62	Temerloh	Pahang	59,916
63	Dungun	Selangor	58,674
64	Simpang Empat	Perak	58,004
65	Kuala Selangor	Selangor	55,887
66	Bukit Baru	Melaka	55,656
67	Kota Tinggi	Johor	52,743
68	Pontian Kecil	Johor	50,836
69	Bentong	Pahang	49,213
70	Bedong	Kedah	47,585
71	Batu Gajah	Perak	46,183
72	Mentakab	Pahang	42,171
73	Nibong Tebal	Pulau Pinang	40,072
74	Raub	Pahang	40,024
75	Pangkal Kalong	Kelantan	39,904
76	Lumut	Perak	39,595
77	Kuala Kangsar	Perak	39,331
78	Klebang	Melaka	38,643
79	Ayer Keroh	Melaka	37,716
80	Sungai Siput Utara	Perak	37,200
81	Nilai	Negeri Sembilan	36,720
82	Kampong Koh	Perak	35,206
83	Tangkak	Johor	35,109
84	Jerantut	Pahang	33,606
85	Kudat	Sabah	32,393
86	Pekan	Pahang	31,826
87	Bahau	Negeri Sembilan	31,273
88	Bukit Bakri	Johor	30,280
89	Kuah	Kedah	30,212
90	Bidor	Perak	30,016
91	Sarikel	Sarawak	29,281
92	Masjid Tanah	Melaka	29,185
93	Tanah Merah	Kelantan	29,116
94	Serendah	Selangor	28,484
95	Tampin	Negeri Sembilan	28,238
96	Tapah	Perak	27,863
97	Parit Buntar	Perak	27,313
98	Sri Aman	Sarawak	27,207
99	Permatang Kuching	Pulau Pinang	27,191
100	Yong Peng	Johor	27,138
101	Sungai Besar	Selangor	26,939
102	Bukit Beruntung	Selangor	26,475
103	Limbang	Sarawak	26,199
104	Sungai Udang	Melaka	26,044
105	Batu Berendam	Melaka	25,028
106	Jenjarom	Selangor	24,857
107	Kerteh	Terengganu	24,401
108	Tanjong Tokong	Pulau Pinang	24,071
109	Pengkalan Kundang	Selangor	23,307
110	Pekan Nenas	Johor	23,292
111	Peringat	Kelantan	23,288
112	Batu Arang	Selangor	22,579
113	Kuala Kubu Baru	Selangor	22,470
114	Tanjong Sepat	Selangor	22,340
115	Kunak	Sabah	22,056
116	Mersing	Johor	22,007
117	Labis	Johor	21,906
118	Marang	Terengganu	21,410
119	Kuang	Selangor	21,185
120	Wakaf Baru	Kelantan	21,173
121	Paka	Terengganu	21,044
122	Kuala Krai	Kelantan	20,872
123	Bagan Serai	Perak	20,476
124	Lawan Kuda Baharu	Perak	20,237
125	Ayer Tawar	Perak	20,184
126	Alor Gajah	Melaka	20,163
127	Batang Berjuntai	Selangor	20,001
128	Gua Musang	Kelantan	19,731
129	Kuala Pilah	Negeri Sembilan	19,510
130	Ranau	Sabah	19,294
131	Papar	Sabah	19,278
132	Kadok	Kelantan	19,233
133	Kuala Kedah	Kedah	19,231
134	Kampar	Perak	19,056
135	Pasir Mas	Kelantan	19,017
136	Tanjong Malim	Perak	18,182
137	Bandar Baru Salak Tinggi	Selangor	17,878
138	Simpang Rengam	Johor	17,528
139	Sekinchan	Selangor	17,511
140	Parit Raja	Johor	17,441
141	Bukit Rambai	Melaka	17,391
142	Sabak	Selangor	17,251
143	Kepala Batas	Pulau Pinang	17,131
144	Tanjong Bunga	Pulau Pinang	16,549
145	Tanjong Karang	Selangor	16,393
146	Pantai Remis	Perak	16,317
147	Gurun	Kedah	15,964
148	Beaufort	Sabah	15,855
149	Kapit	Sarawak	15,771
150	Kinarut	Sabah	15,716
151	Ayer Molek	Melaka	15,497
152	Kuala Lipis	Pahang	15,448
153	Batu Delapan Bazaar	Sarawak	14,868
154	Beranang	Selangor	14,369
155	Bemban	Melaka	14,329
156	Kuala Perlis	Perlis	13,917
157	Sungai Pelek	Selangor	13,829
158	Jertih	Terengganu	13,526
159	Kelapa Sawit	Johor	13,239
160	Buloh Kasap	Johor	13,088
161	Kota Belud	Sabah	12,825
162	Bandar Jengka Pusat	Pahang	12,419
163	Bukit Tinggi	Pahang	12,346
164	Kota Samarahan	Sarawak	12,304
165	Tumpat	Kelantan	12,280
166	Kuala Sungai Baru	Melaka	12,269
167	Juru	Pulau Pinang	12,265
168	Pulau Sebang	Melaka	11,879
169	Chaah	Johor	11,844

Administrative divisions, 2005

#	Name	Population (2005)
1	Selangor	5,408,865
2	Sabah	3,105,842
3	Johor	3,003,006
4	Sarawak	2,344,136
5	Perak	2,203,982
6	Kedah	1,809,590
7	Kuala Lumpur	1,453,975
8	Kelantan	1,427,678
9	Pahang	1,416,769
10	Pulau Pinang	1,378,933
11	Terengganu	998,787
12	Negeri Sembilan	956,219
13	Melaka	688,694
14	Perlis	217,510
15	Labuan	86,713

The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.