Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Genealogy

Territory Information
Kuala Lumpur, or Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur (Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur) is a federal territory and the capital city of Malaysia. It covers an area of 243 km2 (94 sq mi), with an estimated population of 1.73 million. It is enclaved within the state of Selangor, on the central west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. The local administration is carried out by Kuala Lumpur City Hall, an agency under the Federal Territories Ministry of Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur is home to home to the Parliament of Malaysia. It is pluralistic and religiously diverse. Bahasa Malaysia is the principal language in Kuala Lumpur, however, majority of residents speak English. Other languages spoken here are Cantonese, Mandarin, Tamil, and Hakka.