City profile · Malaysia · Asia
Kangar
Perlis · Malaysia
City population
63,869
#114
in Malaysia
#1
in Perlis
#9,026
worldwide
6.441, 100.199 · 402 km from Kuala Lumpur
About Kangar
Kangar is a city in Perlis, Malaysia with a population of 63,869. It is the 114th largest of the 350 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Malaysia, and the 9,026th largest worldwide. It lies 402 km from Kuala Lumpur.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Perlis
Rank in region
#1of 2
Elevation
8 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Kuala_Lumpur
Coordinates
6.441, 100.199
Record updated
2026-04-14
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 MalaysiaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.