What is the population of Kuantan?
Kuantan has a city population of 548,014. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Kuantan
At 548,014 people, this city accounts for 1.5% of Malaysia's national population. The largest city in Pahang, it sits 196 km from Kuala Lumpur. Pekan lies 37 km away with a population of 31,826; Maran, 66 km distant, holds 111,056 residents.
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 13
Elevation
12 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Kuala_Lumpur
Coordinates
3.808, 103.326
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.
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 |
| Kuantan | 548K |
Kuantan Population FAQ
Where is Kuantan?
Kuantan is in Pahang, Malaysia, 196 km from the capital, Kuala Lumpur. Its coordinates are 3.808, 103.326.
How big is Kuantan compared with other cities in Malaysia?
It is the 12th largest of the 350 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Malaysia, holding 1.5% of the national population.