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Iskandar Puteri

Johor · Malaysia
City population
575,977
#10
in Malaysia
#3
in Johor
#969
worldwide
Kuala LumpurIskandar Puteri
1.393, 103.623 · 290 km from Kuala Lumpur
City population
575,977
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Malaysia
#10
of 350 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#969
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Malaysia
1.6%
of the national population

About Iskandar Puteri

At 16 m above sea level, Iskandar Puteri is the third-largest city in Johor with a population of 575,977. Located 290 km from Kuala Lumpur, it accounts for 1.6% of Malaysia's national population. Nearby cities include Perling at 101,263 residents, 12 km away, and Bukit Indah at 60,000 residents, 10 km distant.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Malaysia
#10of 350
LargestSmallest
Position in Johor
#3of 55
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Malaysia
Region
Johor
Rank in region
#3of 55
Distance to capital
290 km
to Kuala Lumpur
Elevation
16 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Kuala_Lumpur
Coordinates
1.393, 103.623
Record updated
2024-04-22
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 350 in Malaysia

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

7KMGelang Patah64K people10KMBukit Indah60K people12KMPerling101K people16KMTaman Universiti30K people16KMMukim Pulai506K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Iskandar Puteri576K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Iskandar Puteri compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Iskandar Puteri576K

Iskandar Puteri Population FAQ

What is the population of Iskandar Puteri?

Iskandar Puteri has a city population of 575,977. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Iskandar Puteri?

Iskandar Puteri is in Johor, Malaysia, 290 km from the capital, Kuala Lumpur. Its coordinates are 1.393, 103.623.

How big is Iskandar Puteri compared with other cities in Malaysia?

It is the 10th largest of the 350 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Malaysia, holding 1.6% of the national population.

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