MALAYSIAhistorical demographical data of the administrative division |
NEGERI (=state) | capital | surface/sq.km | surface/sq.mi | e2003m | e2002m | e2001m | c2000jl | c2000jl | e1999 | e1997m | c1991 | c1991 | c1980 | c1980 | c1980 | c1970 | e1966 | c1961u | e1960m | c1957/60 | e1951 | e1948? | e1941/47 | e1940/41 | e1938 | e1937 | e1935 | c1931 | c1921 | e1921 | e1913 | 1911 | e1906 | 1901 | 1891 | e1886 | e1881 | e1871 | e1866 | e1861 | e1851 | code | code | code | pos. | particulars | variants of the name | ||||
source: | SM | SM | SM | EW | YM | SY | EW | BB,GL | YM | GL/SY | HC | YM | GL/SY | DV | GL/SY | SY | GL/SY | DV | DV | GL/EB | GL/WA | GL/EB | HB | AG | GL/EB | GL | AG | AG | AG | AG | AG | DV | AG | AG | AG | AG | AG | GL | ISO | FIPS | |||||||||||
Johor | Johor Baharu | 18985 | 7331 | 2959,4 | 2891,8 | 2826,5 | 2565,7 | 2585,0 | 2670,7 | 2554,1 | 2074,3 | 2069,7 | 1638,2 | 1601,5 | 1580,4 | 1277,2 | 1278,3 | 1084,4 | 1026,1 | 927,6 | 797,0 | 738,3 | 644,5 | 737,6 | 709,9 | 631,2 | 528,2 | 505,3 | 1123,9 | 282,2 | 185,0 | 180,4 | 175,0 | 150,0 | 200,0 | JH | J | MY01 | wse | in colonial times this was an unfederated state (British dependency) | Johore | ||||||||||
Kedah | Alor Setar | 9425 | 3639 | 1778,2 | 1743,1 | 1707,8 | 1572,1 | 1571,1 | 1579,8 | 1530,1 | 1304,8 | 1302,2 | 1116,1 | 1102,2 | 1077,8 | 954,9 | 913,6 | 794,1 | 762,0 | 701,6 | 589,0 | 554,4 | 520,7 | 515,8 | 481,2 | 463,9 | 452,6 | 429,7 | 338,6 | 265,0 | 255,0 | 210,0 | KH | K | MY02 | wnw | in colonial times this was a dependency of Siam | Kedah Darul Aman | |||||||||||||
Kelantan | Kota Baharu | 14931 | 5769 | 1453,0 | 1424,7 | 1394,4 | 1289,2 | 1287,4 | 1407,2 | 1447,0 | 1181,7 | 1181,3 | 893,8 | 877,6 | 859,3 | 684,7 | 665,7 | 579,2 | 553,0 | 505,6 | 464,0 | 448,6 | 404,5 | 390,3 | 399,3 | 395,8 | 378,6 | 362,5 | 309,3 | 290,0 | 286,8 | 230,0 | KN | D | MY03 | wnc | in colonial times this was a dependency of Siam | ||||||||||||||
Melaka | Melaka | 1658 | 637 | 687,1 | 674,0 | 660,6 | 602,9 | 605,2 | 593,2 | 582,0 | 504,5 | 506,3 | 464,8 | 453,2 | 446,8 | 404,1 | 404,3 | 341,3 | 323,3 | 291,2 | 258,0 | 239,4 | 236,1 | 236,1 | 224,0 | 225,0 | 228,3 | 186,7 | 153,5 | 194,0 | 137,8 | 124,1 | 100,0 | 95,5 | 92,2 | 93,6 | 77,8 | ME | M | MY04 | wsw | belonged in colonial times (with Singapore) to the Straits Settlements | Malacca, Malaka | ||||||||
Negeri Sembilan | Seremban | 6646 | 2565 | 913,3 | 897,4 | 881,8 | 830,1 | 829,8 | 836,5 | 810,5 | 691,2 | 692,9 | 573,6 | 564,0 | 551,4 | 481,6 | 503,3 | 430,2 | 407,8 | 364,3 | 288,0 | 296,0 | 296,0 | 296,0 | 281,1 | 264,7 | 240,2 | 233,8 | 178,8 | 178,8 | 139,6 | 130,2 | 121,8 | 96,0 | 41,6 | NS | N | MY05 | wsw | belonged in colonial times to the Federated Malay States | Negeri Sembilan Darul Khusus, Negri Sembilan | ||||||||||
Pahang Darul Makmur | Kuantan | 35960 | 13886 | 1372,5 | 1346,1 | 1320,6 | 1231,2 | 1229,1 | 1291,5 | 1239,0 | 1036,7 | 1045,0 | 798,8 | 770,6 | 768,8 | 504,9 | 418,7 | 359,7 | 343,0 | 312,9 | 263,0 | 250,2 | 221,8 | 221,8 | 209,3 | 199,5 | 186,5 | 180,1 | 146,1 | 146,1 | 128,2 | 118,7 | 100,0 | 83,4 | 57,5 | PH | C | MY06 | wec | belonged in colonial times to the Federated Malay States | Pahang | ||||||||||
Perak | Ipoh | 21005 | 8110 | 2194,0 | 2162,2 | 2128,6 | 2030,4 | 1973,4 | 2118,1 | 2094,8 | 1880,0 | 1877,5 | 1805,2 | 1762,3 | 1743,7 | 1569,1 | 1613,7 | 1405,0 | 1344,4 | 1221,4 | 1018,0 | 992,7 | 992,7 | 992,7 | 938,4 | 879,6 | 799,2 | 766,0 | 599,1 | 599,1 | 540,2 | 494,1 | 328,8 | 478,8 | 214,3 | PK | A | MY07 | wnw | belonged in colonial times to the Federated Malay States | Perak Darul Ridzuan | ||||||||||
Perlis | Kangar | 795 | 307 | 217,9 | 214,5 | 211,1 | 198,3 | 198,3 | 226,2 | 217,4 | 184,1 | 183,8 | 148,3 | 147,7 | 144,8 | 121,1 | 115,0 | 102,7 | 98,8 | 90,9 | 74,0 | 70,5 | 57,3 | 57,8 | 55,4 | 52,7 | 51,1 | 49,3 | 40,1 | 40,1 | 34,0 | 32,8 | 25,0 | 23,6 | PL | R | MY08 | wnw | in colonial times this was a dependency of Siam | Perlis Indra Kayangan | |||||||||||
Pulau Pinang | George Town | 1033 | 398 | 1416,9 | 1390,3 | 1362,6 | 1225,5 | 1231,2 | 1246,8 | 1222,1 | 1065,1 | 1064,2 | 954,6 | 911,6 | 900,8 | 776,1 | 743,8 | 651,9 | 623,9 | 572,1 | 473,0 | 446,3 | 247,5 | 419,0 | 236,0 | 225,0 | 405,7 | 198,9 | 304,8 | 342,0 | 291,4 | 278,0 | 260,0 | 248,2 | 235,6 | 190,6 | 133,2 | PG | P | MY09 | wnw | in 1871: Penang combined with Wellesley, and also Dindings | Penang // belonged in colonial times to the Straits Settlements | ||||||||
Sabah | Kota Kinabalu | 73613 | 28425 | 2795,1 | 2730,1 | 2667,3 | 2449,4 | 2468,2 | 2894,9 | 2593,4 | 1736,9 | 1734,7 | 998,8 | 1002,6 | 929,3 | 655,3 | 577,8 | 454,4 | 454,3 | 383,0 | 350,0 | 331,4 | 312,4 | 300,0 | 302,0 | 300,0 | 300,0 | 270,2 | 257,8 | 258,0 | 220,0 | 208,0 | 175,0 | SA | SA | MY16 | ene | consisted in colonial times of Sabah and British North Borneo | North Borneo | ||||||||||||
Sarawak | Kuching | 124449 | 48050 | 2214,3 | 2166,8 | 2119,6 | 2012,6 | 2009,9 | 2027,9 | 1954,3 | 1648,2 | 1642,8 | 1307,6 | 1294,8 | 1235,6 | 975,9 | 902,8 | 777,0 | 744,5 | 631,4 | 626,0 | 580,0 | 546,4 | 490,6 | 442,9 | 440,0 | 435,0 | 430,0 | 400,0 | 400,0 | 370,0 | 360,0 | 320,0 | SK | SK | MY11 | esw | prior to 1963 this was a British colony | |||||||||||||
Selangor Darul Ehsan | Shah Alam | 7956 | 3072 | 4498,1 | 4388,9 | 4286,3 | 3947,5 | 3952,8 | 3188,7 | 2999,8 | 2289,2 | 2297,2 | 1515,5 | 1467,4 | 1426,3 | 1178,6 | 1386,3 | 1180,4 | 1119,7 | 1012,9 | 764,0 | 710,8 | 701,6 | 701,6 | 661,0 | 617,5 | 551,6 | 533,2 | 401,0 | 401,0 | 328,2 | 294,0 | 167,9 | 227,9 | 81,6 | SL | B | MY12 | wwc | belonged in colonial times to the Federated Malay States | Selangor | ||||||||||
Terengganu | Kuala Terengganu | 12955 | 5002 | 966,1 | 943,2 | 922,1 | 879,7 | 880,2 | 1033,5 | 975,8 | 770,9 | 766,2 | 540,6 | 542,3 | 525,3 | 405,4 | 371,4 | 320,4 | 306,9 | 278,2 | 233,0 | 226,0 | 203,3 | 211,0 | 201,4 | 195,2 | 189,0 | 179,8 | 154,0 | 153,1 | 155,0 | 154,0 | 115,0 | TE | T | MY13 | wne | in colonial times this was a dependency of Siam | Terengganu Darul Iman, Trengganu | ||||||||||||
WILAYAH PERSEKUTUAN | SPECIAL TERRITORY | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kuala Lumpur | Kuala Lumpur | 243 | 94 | 1501,8 | 1474,3 | 1446,0 | 1297,5 | 1305,8 | 1407,2 | 1374,7 | 1145,1 | 1145,3 | 977,1 | 937,9 | 919,6 | 451,8 | KL | W | MY14 | wwc | split from Selangor on 1974.02.01 | Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur Federal Territory | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Labuan | Victoria | 98 | 35 | 80,6 | 79,1 | 77,6 | 70,5 | 70,9 | 75,5 | 70,4 | 54,3 | 54,2 | 12,2 | 7,2 | 26,4 | 9,3 | 9,0 | 9,0 | 8,6 | 8,4 | 7,6 | 7,5 | 5,9 | 5,9 | 6,7 | 6,5 | 5,9 | 5,9 | 5,9 | 6,3 | 4,9 | 3,8 | 2,4 | 1,4 | LA | L | MY15 | enc | belonged to different states during various periods | Wilayah Persekutuan Labuan | |||||||||||
TOTAL (land area): | Kuala Lumpur | 329752 | 127320 | 25048,3 | 24526,5 | 24012,9 | 22202,6 | 22198,3 | 22597,7 | 21665,4 | 17567,0 | 17563,4 | 13745,2 | 13442,8 | 13136,1 | 10440,8 | 9894,7 | 8480,8 | 8107,9 | 7293,2 | 6197,0 | 5893,8 | 5393,5 | 5579,2 | 5150,5 | 4898,5 | 4753,6 | 4333,0 | 3764,9 | 3648,1 | 3091,1 | 2922,6 | 2460,7 | when too much detailed figures are missing there are no totals given | |||||||||||||||||
inland water | 684 | 264 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TOTAL: | Kuala Lumpur | 330436 | 127584 |
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