Skip to content
World Measure
The population almanac240 countries · 31,365 cities · UN WPP 2024
City profile · Malaysia · Asia

Pelentong

Johor · Malaysia
City population
583,640
#8
in Malaysia
#2
in Johor
#956
worldwide
Kuala LumpurPelentong
1.524, 103.824 · 298 km from Kuala Lumpur
City population
583,640
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Malaysia
#8
of 350 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#956
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Malaysia
1.6%
of the national population

About Pelentong

Situated 298 km from Kuala Lumpur, Pelentong is home to 583,640 people and ranks eighth among Malaysia's listed cities. The city is the second-largest in Johor, accounting for 1.6% of the national population. Several substantial settlements lie within 8 km: Kampung Kangkar Teberau (412,373 people), Bandar Seri Alam (220,000), Masai (141,730), Johor Jaya (66,000), and Taman Permas Jaya (45,000).

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
#8of 350
LargestSmallest
Position in Johor
#2of 55
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Malaysia
Region
Johor
Rank in region
#2of 55
Distance to capital
298 km
to Kuala Lumpur
Elevation
25 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Kuala_Lumpur
Coordinates
1.524, 103.824
Record updated
2024-04-20
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.

2KMJohor Jaya66K people6KMBandar Seri Alam220K people7KMMasai142K people8KMKampung Kangkar Teberau412K people8KMKampung Pasir Gudang Baru146K 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. Pelentong584K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Pelentong 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
Pelentong584K

Pelentong Population FAQ

What is the population of Pelentong?

Pelentong has a city population of 583,640. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Pelentong?

Pelentong is in Johor, Malaysia, 298 km from the capital, Kuala Lumpur. Its coordinates are 1.524, 103.824.

How big is Pelentong compared with other cities in Malaysia?

It is the 8th largest of the 350 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Malaysia, holding 1.6% of the national population.

Explore

MalaysiaAll 350 citiesJohor55 cities in the regionCountry profileMalaysia population & indicators