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Malacca

Melaka · Malaysia
City population
579,000
#9
in Malaysia
#1
in Melaka
#963
worldwide
Kuala LumpurMalacca
2.196, 102.240 · 122 km from Kuala Lumpur
City population
579,000
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Malaysia
#9
of 350 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#963
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Malaysia
1.6%
of the national population

About Malacca

Malacca holds 579,000 residents and ranks ninth among Malaysia's 350 listed cities. The city sits 122 km from the national capital, Kuala Lumpur. Several towns cluster nearby: Klebang Besar and Kampung Bukit Baharu both lie 5 km away with populations of 38,643 and 55,656 respectively, followed by Batu Berendam at 6 km and 25,028 residents.

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
#9of 350
LargestSmallest
Position in Melaka
#1of 17
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Malaysia
Region
Melaka
Rank in region
#1of 17
Distance to capital
122 km
to Kuala Lumpur
Elevation
6 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Kuala_Lumpur
Coordinates
2.196, 102.240
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 Malaysia

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

5KMKampung Bukit Baharu56K 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. Malacca579K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Malacca 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
Malacca579K

Malacca Population FAQ

What is the population of Malacca?

Malacca has a city population of 579,000. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Malacca?

Malacca is in Melaka, Malaysia, 122 km from the capital, Kuala Lumpur. Its coordinates are 2.196, 102.240.

How big is Malacca compared with other cities in Malaysia?

It is the 9th largest of the 350 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Malaysia, holding 1.6% of the national population.

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