KUALA LUMPUR,
Malaysia's Dynamic Capital City Affectionately Known
as 'KL'. Young. Eclectic. Modern. A City of the Times.
You'll Find it Lively, Buzzing with Vitality, a Gateway
to a World of Action, Excitement and Discoveries.Kuala
Lumpur, the capital city of the Federation of Malaysia,
is centrally located on the west coast of Peninsular
Malaysia. Covering an area of 243sq km ( 94 square miles
), it lies approximately 35km from the coast. Kuala
Lumpur was conferred city status on February 1, 1972
and declared as a Federal Territory in 1974.
The city began as a mining settlement in the late 1800s
with the discovery of tin at the confluence of the Klang
and Gombak Rivers. Although KL's tin trade has since
declined, the growth of the city has remained unabated.
Today, with a population of 1.8 million, it is the pulse
of the nation.
Kuala Lumpur leads the country's fast paced development
in trade and commerce , banking and finance, manufacturing,
transportation, information technology and tourism.
Getting to Kuala Lumpur is easy with over 40 international
airlines, including Malaysia Airlines, serving the city's
new state-of-the art KL International Airport ( KLIA
) at Sepang. Domestic routes are served by Air Asia,
Pelangi Air, Singapore Airlines and Royal Brunei Airlines,
in additions to Malaysia Airlines.
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Malaysia is also
accessible overland from Thailand in the north,
and Singapore in the South, via Keretapi Tanah
Melayu Bhd (KTMB) which connects most of the principal
towns in Peninsular Malaysia.
By sea, the main port-of-call
for cruise liners to Malaysia is Port Klang, situated
41km from Kuala Lumpur.
The city's strategic location at the heart of
Southeast Asia, along with excellent supporting
infrastrunture, has made it a popular venue for
international events, conventions and exhibitions.
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