What is the population of Kota Kuala Muda?
Kota Kuala Muda has a city population of 544,984. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Kota Kuala Muda
At 4 m above sea level, Kota Kuala Muda is the largest of 28 listed cities in Kedah, with a population of 544,984. Located 309 km from Kuala Lumpur, it accounts for 1.5% of Malaysia's national population. Sungai Petani, a city of nearly equal size, lies 14 km away.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 28
Elevation
4 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Kuala_Lumpur
Coordinates
5.588, 100.371
Record updated
2024-10-23
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.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Kota Kuala Muda | 545K |
Kota Kuala Muda Population FAQ
Where is Kota Kuala Muda?
Kota Kuala Muda is in Kedah, Malaysia, 309 km from the capital, Kuala Lumpur. Its coordinates are 5.588, 100.371.
How big is Kota Kuala Muda compared with other cities in Malaysia?
It is the 13th largest of the 350 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Malaysia, holding 1.5% of the national population.