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. |
