Asian Network of Major Cities 21

As a capital city with more than 1.4 million people and 243.65 sq. km, it serves as the nerve centre for the country's various activities including politics, religion, finance, culture, sports and education. Kuala Lumpur has grown into a vibrant cosmopolitan with a balance mix of multi races blending in harmony with the old and new architecture. Kuala Lumpur has progressed to become a leading international commercial and financial centre in the region. Today, new landmarks dominate the skyline of Kuala Lumpur, which includes one of the world's tallest buildings, the Petronas Twin Tower and telecommunication tower, the Kuala Lumpur Tower. Kuala Lumpur will continue not only to develop to strive for economic wealth and physical efficiency but also to meet the social, cultural and spiritual needs of its people and to ensure environmental sustainability and to make it "a world class city for all".

Total area ：　243.65ｋm²

Natural environment ：　Located in a tropical abundant environment/garden city

Climate / annual average temperature / annual average precipitation ：　 High temperature and humidity / 2,540mm

Urban problems ：　 Traffic congestion in the city centre / Lack of adequate, quality and affordable housing / Flash flood in the inner city areas along the Krang River / Deteriorating of the environmental quality / Inadequate provision of commuinity facilities

Urban planning ：　 Urban planning in Kuala Lumpur has been guided by the Structure Plan, which was gazetted in 1984. It was drafted under the Federal Territory (Planning) Act of 1982 (Act 267). The Structure Plan is currently under review and this is to accommodate the major development and changes over the years such as the MSC, Putrajaya and KLIA.

Ethnicity and language(s) ：　Malay, Chinese, Indian / Malay, English

Population (2007) ：　1,600,000

Outline：　Focusing on the development of the IT industry, i. e. the construction of MSC projects

Major industry and main produce ：　 Business & financial, information, and services industry