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City profile · Malaysia · Asia

Shah Alam

Selangor · Malaysia
City population
740,750
#6
in Malaysia
#3
in Selangor
#744
worldwide
Kuala LumpurShah Alam
3.085, 101.533 · 18 km from Kuala Lumpur
City population
740,750
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Malaysia
#6
of 350 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#744
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Malaysia
2.1%
of the national population

About Shah Alam

Ranked 744th globally, Shah Alam holds 740,750 residents and represents 2.1% of Malaysia's population. Located 18 km from Kuala Lumpur, it sits among a cluster of major cities: Kampung Baru Subang (833,571 people, 7 km away) and Petaling Jaya (807,879 people, 9 km away) are both substantially larger, while Ara Damansara (60,000), Denai Alam (35,000), and Setia Alam (150,000) lie within 9 km.

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
#6of 350
LargestSmallest
Position in Selangor
#3of 63
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Malaysia
Region
Selangor
Rank in region
#3of 63
Distance to capital
18 km
to Kuala Lumpur
Elevation
53 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Kuala_Lumpur
Coordinates
3.085, 101.533
Record updated
2022-12-06
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.

7KMAra Damansara60K people7KMKampung Baru Subang834K people9KMPetaling Jaya808K people9KMSetia Alam150K people9KMKota Damansara500K 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. Shah Alam741K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Shah Alam 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
Shah Alam741K

Shah Alam Population FAQ

What is the population of Shah Alam?

Shah Alam has a city population of 740,750. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Shah Alam?

Shah Alam is in Selangor, Malaysia, 18 km from the capital, Kuala Lumpur. Its coordinates are 3.085, 101.533.

How big is Shah Alam compared with other cities in Malaysia?

It is the 6th largest of the 350 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Malaysia, holding 2.1% of the national population.

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