Country: Malaysia
Continent: Asia
Population: 1,644,783
Country Capital: Yes
For all cities with a population greater than five hundred thousand, Kuala Lumpur is closest to Ipoh and farthest from Guayaquil. The closest foreign city is Pakanbaru and the farthest domestic city is Johor Bahru. See below for the top 5 closest and farthest cities (domestically, internationally and by continent) and to see which cities, if any, Kuala Lumpur is the closest and farthest to. Filter to include all cities over 100k, 500k or 1 million in population.
| Closest Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Ipoh, Malaysia | 175 |
 | Pakanbaru, Indonesia | 289 |
| Johor Bahru, Malaysia | 295 |
 | Singapore, Singapore | 317 |
| Medan, Indonesia | 338 |
| Farthest Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Guayaquil, Ecuador | 19,822 |
| Quito, Ecuador | 19,680 |
 | Chiclayo, Peru | 19,572 |
| Trujillo, Peru | 19,449 |
 | Cali, Colombia | 19,254 |
| Closest Foreign Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Pakanbaru, Indonesia | 289 |
| Singapore, Singapore | 317 |
| Medan, Indonesia | 338 |
| Batam, Indonesia | 349 |
| Padang, Indonesia | 476 |
| Farthest Domestic Cities | KM | | Johor Bahru, Malaysia | 295 | | Ipoh, Malaysia | 175 | No other domestic cities | No other domestic cities | No other domestic cities |
|---|---|---|
| Closest African Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Mogadishu, Somalia | 6,266 |
 | Antananarivo, Madagascar | 6,410 |
 | Mombasa, Kenya | 6,945 |
 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 6,990 |
 | Asmara, Eritrea | 7,003 |
| Farthest African Cities | KM |  | Pikine, Senegal | 13,035 | | Dakar, Senegal | 13,031 | | Mbour, Senegal | 12,996 | | Thiès, Senegal | 12,983 |  | Nouakchott, Mauritania | 12,809 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Asian Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Ipoh, Malaysia | 175 |
| Pakanbaru, Indonesia | 289 |
| Johor Bahru, Malaysia | 295 |
| Singapore, Singapore | 317 |
| Medan, Indonesia | 338 |
| Farthest Asian Cities | KM |  | Izmir, Turkey | 8,451 | | Istanbul, Turkey | 8,334 | | Bursa, Turkey | 8,314 | | Eskisehir, Turkey | 8,183 | | Afyon, Turkey | 8,159 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Australia and Oceania Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Perth, Australia | 4,163 |
| Adelaide, Australia | 5,711 |
| Melbourne, Australia | 6,358 |
| Brisbane, Australia | 6,460 |
| Gold Coast-Tweed, Australia | 6,534 |
| Farthest Australia and Oceania Cities | KM |  | Auckland, New Zealand | 8,726 | | Sydney, Australia | 6,609 | | Newcastle, Australia | 6,608 | | Gold Coast-Tweed, Australia | 6,534 | | Brisbane, Australia | 6,460 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest European Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Orenburg, Russia | 6,898 |
| Makhachkala, Russia | 6,924 |
| Astrakhan, Russia | 7,042 |
| Ufa, Russia | 7,046 |
| Perm, Russia | 7,254 |
| Farthest European Cities | KM |  | Seville, Spain | 11,349 | | Málaga, Spain | 11,231 | | Madrid, Spain | 11,080 |  | Dublin, Ireland | 10,906 | | Valencia, Spain | 10,823 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest North American Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Vancouver (BC), Canada | 12,785 |
| Edmonton (AB), Canada | 12,926 |
 | Seattle (WA), United States of America | 12,947 |
| Portland (OR), United States of America | 13,071 |
| Calgary (AB), Canada | 13,113 |
| Farthest North American Cities | KM |  | Panama de Panama, Panama | 18,656 |  | Managua, Nicaragua | 18,107 |  | Tegucigalpa, Honduras | 17,867 | | San Pedro Sula, Honduras | 17,688 |  | Kingston, Jamaica | 17,661 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest South American Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Recife, Brazil | 15,197 |
| Joao Pessoa, Brazil | 15,201 |
| Natal, Brazil | 15,246 |
| Maceió, Brazil | 15,275 |
| Aracaju, Brazil | 15,404 |
| Farthest South American Cities | KM | | Guayaquil, Ecuador | 19,822 | | Quito, Ecuador | 19,680 | | Chiclayo, Peru | 19,572 | | Trujillo, Peru | 19,449 | | Cali, Colombia | 19,254 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest City To | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Seleyang Baru | 15 |
| Ampang/Ulu Kelang | 11 |
| Farthest City From | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Not the farthest city from any other city | ||