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The Ninth Schedule of the Constitution of Malaysia divides powers into three lists: exclusively federal competencies, exclusively state competencies, and a concurrent list where both have input. The federal list includes trade, industry and development, foreign affairs, law, internal security and policing, and education.
In Peninsular Malaysia, a district is a subdivision of a state.A mukim (commune, sub-district or parish) is a subdivision of a district.The National Land Code assigns land matters, including the delineation of districts, to the purview of state governments. [1]
The name Malaysia is a combination of the word Malays and the Latin-Greek suffix -ia/-ία [20] which can be translated as 'land of the Malays'. [21] Similar-sounding variants have also appeared in accounts older than the 11th century, as toponyms for areas in Sumatra or referring to a larger region around the Strait of Malacca. [22]
Among them, 16 are from Peninsular Malaysia, while 3 are from East Malaysia. George Town , the capital city of Penang , was declared a city on 1 January 1957 by Elizabeth II , Queen of the United Kingdom , making it the first city in the country, and the only city declared before Malayan independence .
Divisions (Malay: bahagian) are the primary subdivisions of Sabah and Sarawak, the states in East Malaysia.Each division is subdivided into districts (daerah) — this is different in Peninsular Malaysia whereby districts are generally the primary subdivisions of a state.
This is a list of Malaysian states and federal territories sorted by their gross domestic product (GDP). [1] [2] As of 3 November 2022 Malaysian Ringgit (symbol: RM, currency code: MYR) is equivalent to 0.211 United States dollar [3] or 0.213 Euros. [4] In 2023, Selangor contributed 25.9% of Malaysia's GDP, followed by Kuala Lumpur (15.9%) and ...
List of the largest cities, municipalities, districts in Malaysia (in accordance to population figures of over 250,000 people) City, municipality or district State Government census figures Land area Density [note 1] 2020 2010 Diff. Kuala Lumpur † Federal Territories: 1,982,112 1,588,750 +24.76% [1] 243 km 2 [2] 8,156/km 2: Kajang Selangor ...
The States of Johore, Kedah, Kelantan, Malacca, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Penang, Perak, Perlis, Selangor and Terengganu; and the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya which constitute part of Malaysia. [1] (also known as Peninsular Malaysia)