Kuala
Lumpur, capital of Malaysia. The city is located in west-central Peninsular
(West) Malaysia, midway along the west coast tin and rubber belt and
about 25 miles (40 km) east of its ocean port, Port Kelang, on the Strait
of Malacca. It is the country’s largest urban area and its cultural,
commercial, and transportation centre. In 1972 Kuala Lumpur was designated a
municipality, and in 1974 this entity and adjacent portions of
surrounding Selangor state became a federal territory. kuala lumpur