Kuala Lumpur
1,340 km²
Medan
607 km²
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Kuala Lumpur covers 1,340 km² of contiguous built-up land, 2.2× the built-up area of Medan (607 km²).
| Kuala Lumpur | Medan | |
|---|---|---|
| Urban area | Kuala Lumpur | Medan |
| Population (2025) | 8.41 million | 4.35 million |
| Built-up area | 1,340 km² | 607 km² |
| Density | 6,279 /km² | 7,167 /km² |
Urban area = contiguous built-up land and the people living in it in 2025, drawn the same way for every city regardless of administrative boundaries. Source: GHSL Urban Centre Database R2024A, European Commission, Joint Research Centre (CC BY 4.0); some names adjusted to the city names people use, and country attribution follows the dataset.