KL City

 

Overview

Kuala Lumpur, home to the iconic Petronas Twin Towers and a population of 1.7 million, is Malaysia’s largest city and federal capital. Situated on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur means “muddy confluence” in Malay, referring to the point where the Klang and Gombak rivers meet when the city was first founded by Chinese tin miners in 1857. Over the next 150 years, KL has flourished from a tin mining outpost into one of the most vibrant cities in Southeast Asia. Today, KL is a metropolis filled with skyscrapers, a network of integrated transportation systems and modern infrastructure.

As one of the country’s Federal Territories, KL spans an area of 243 km² managed by the KL City Hall and is surrounded by satellite cities within Selangor. Together they are generally referred to as the Klang Valley or Greater KL. As the capital city of Malaysia, KL is also the seat of the Parliament of Malaysia, and the economic and business centre of the country.

At the heart of KL is the Golden Triangle where the city’s CDB, as well as a plethora of shopping, dining and entertainment offerings reside. Apart from the tallest twin towers in the world, KL also hosts a variety of landmarks and places of interest, including the KL Tower, Dataran Merdeka, KL Railway Station and Merdeka Square, to name a few.

Amenities and Facilities

The Golden Triangle is a shopping haven, with world-class chopping centres the likes of Pavilion KL, Suria KLCC, Berjaya Times Square, Starhill Gallery, Sungai Wang Plaza, Lot 10 and more. Within the city centre are myriad medical centres, including Hospital KL, Gleneagles Hospital KL and Prince Court Medical Centre, as well as acclaimed educational institutions such as Victoria Institution, Methodist Boys’ School and Confucian Private Secondary School. Meanwhile, the Royal Selangor Golf Club offers first-rate recreational facilities for golf enthusiasts.

Accessibility and Transportation

When it comes to accessibility, KL city is unparalleled with major roads and highways leading into the city. They include Jalan Bukit Bintang, Jalan Tun Razak, Jalan Sultan Ismail, Jalan Ampang, Jalan Tun Perak, Jalan Tuanku Abdul Halim, Ampang-Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway (AKLEH), Federal Highway, Duta-Ulu Klang Expressway (DUKE) and KL Middle Ring Road 1. The city also has an integrated transportation system consisting of bus routes along with LRT stations, KL Monorail stations, KTM Komuter stations, KLIA Transit and KLIA Express stations.