Kuala lumpur the capital city of the federation of malaysia, is centrally located on the west coast of peninsular malaysia. Covering some 243sq km (94 suare miles), it lies approximately 35km from the coast. Kuala lumpur was conferred city status on february, 1972 and declared a federal terrritory in 1974.The city begin 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 the population of 1,5 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 45 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, singapore airlines and royal brunei airlines, in addition to malaysia airlines.
Place of interest
Dataran Merdeka
At the stroke of midnight on 31st august 1957, the union jack was lowered for the last time at this historic place in the centre of town. The dataran merdeka (merdeka square), is a field fronting the royal selangor club, where malaysians converge each year to celebrate indepedence.
