City
Kuala Lumpur
Capital of Malaysia
What guided this image
- Landmarks
- Petronas Twin Towers; Kuala Lumpur Tower; Moorish-revival Sultan Abdul Samad Building; Jamek Mosque; Merdeka; lush tropical urban greenery; Chinatown; Moorish-revival
- Viewpoint
- Favor an elevated viewpoint looking east or northeast (such as from the heights near Lake Gardens / Taman Tasik Perdana or Bukit Tunku), capturing the lush tropical greenery in the foreground, with the skyline featuring the Petronas Towers and KL Tower rising above the tree canopies, backed by the soft blue-gray silhouette of the Titiwangsa mountains.
- Palette
- Green should be the predominant color, especially in the Perdana Botanical Gardens, Bukit Nanas forest reserve, roadside rain trees, and the surrounding forested hills.
- Guarded against
- Not a generic Asian megacity or futuristic fantasy
Population1,453,975Wikidata: 1,588,750
Coordinates3.14°N, 101.69°E
Elevation66 m
Area244 km²
Time zoneAsia/Kuala_LumpurUTC+8
Solar noon13:13clock runs 1.2 h ahead of the sun
Through the Earth
Dig straight through the Earth from Kuala Lumpur and you surface nearest to General Leonidas Plaza Gutiérrez, Ecuador — 23 km from the exact antipodal point.
Nearest cities in the atlas
| Pekanbaru | ID | 293 km |
| Singapore | SG | 316 km |
| Medan | ID | 339 km |
| Batam | ID | 341 km |
| Palembang | ID | 755 km |
| Cần Thơ | VN | 891 km |
| Phnom Penh | KH | 1,002 km |
| Ho Chi Minh City | VN | 1,013 km |
Twinned cities
- Ankara TR
- Casablanca MA
- Chennai IN
- Delhi IN
- Dubai AE
- Isfahan IR
- Jakarta ID
- Karachi PK
- London GB
- Mashhad IR
- New Delhi IN
- Pyongyang KP
12 of 14 twinned cities are in this atlas. See the full network →