List of local governments in Malaysia
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Local government in Malaysia,[1] according to Local Government Act 1971 of Malaysia, means city councils, municipal councils and district councils.
City council
Local governments administering a city are normally called City Council (Majlis Bandaraya). However, there are local authorities which are called City Hall (Dewan Bandaraya). The usage of the term "city hall" is a possible
State | Name in English | Local name | Abbrev. | Est. | Population
(2020 census)[4] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Federal Territory
|
Kuala Lumpur City Hall | Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur | DBKL | 1972 | 1,982,112 |
Kedah | Alor Setar City Council | Majlis Bandaraya Alor Setar | MBAS | 2003 | 423,868 |
Penang | Penang Island City Council | Majlis Bandaraya Pulau Pinang | MBPP | 2015 | 794,313 |
Seberang Perai City Council | Majlis Bandaraya Seberang Perai | MBSP | 2019 | 946,092 | |
Perak | Ipoh City Council | Majlis Bandaraya Ipoh | MBI | 1988 | 759,952 |
Pahang | Kuantan City Council |
Majlis Bandaraya Kuantan | MBK | 2021 | 548,014 |
Selangor | Shah Alam City Council | Majlis Bandaraya Shah Alam | MBSA | 2000 | 812,327 |
Petaling Jaya City Council | Majlis Bandaraya Petaling Jaya | MBPJ | 2006 | 771,687 | |
Subang Jaya City Council | Majlis Bandaraya Subang Jaya | MBSJ | 2020 | 902,086 | |
Klang City Council[Note 1]
|
Majlis Bandaraya DiRaja Klang | MBRK | 2024 | 902,025 | |
Negeri Sembilan | Seremban City Council | Majlis Bandaraya Seremban | MBS | 2020 | 681,541 |
Malacca | Malacca City Council[Note 2] | Majlis Bandaraya Melaka Bersejarah | MBMB | 2003 | 453,904 |
Johor | Johor Bahru City Council | Majlis Bandaraya Johor Bahru | MBJB | 1994 | 858,118 |
Iskandar Puteri City Council | Majlis Bandaraya Iskandar Puteri | MBIP | 2017 | 575,977 | |
Pasir Gudang City Council
|
Majlis Bandaraya Pasir Gudang | MBPG | 2020 | 312,437 | |
Terengganu | Kuala Terengganu City Council | Majlis Bandaraya Kuala Terengganu | MBKT | 2008 | 375,424 |
Sabah | Kota Kinabalu City Hall | Dewan Bandaraya Kota Kinabalu | DBKK | 2000 | 500,425 |
Sarawak | Kuching North City Hall[Note 3] | Dewan Bandaraya Kuching Utara | DBKU | 1988 | 174,522 |
Kuching South City Council | Majlis Bandaraya Kuching Selatan | MBKS | 1988 | 174,625 | |
Miri City Council | Majlis Bandaraya Miri | MBM | 2005 | 248,877 |
Municipal council
Local governments administering a municipality are called Municipal Council (Majlis Perbandaran).
Penampang in Sabah is the latest local government area to receive Municipal status, having done so 1 April 2024.
State | Name in English | Local Name | Abbev. | Est. | Population
(2020 census)[4] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Perlis | Kangar Municipal Council | Majlis Perbandaran Kangar | MPK | 1980 | 284,853 |
Kedah | Kubang Pasu Municipal Council | Majlis Perbandaran Kubang Pasu | MPKP | 2018 | 237,759 |
Kulim Municipal Council | Majlis Perbandaran Kulim | MPKK | 2001 | 319,056 | |
Langkawi Municipal Council[Note 4] | Majlis Perbandaran Langkawi Bandaraya Pelancongan | MPLBP | 2001 | 94,138 | |
Sungai Petani Municipal Council | Majlis Perbandaran Sungai Petani | MPSPK | 1994 | 545,053 | |
Perak | Kuala Kangsar Municipal Council | Majlis Perbandaran Kuala Kangsar | MPKK | 2004 | 125,999 |
Manjung Municipal Council | Majlis Perbandaran Manjung | MPM | 2001 | 246,978 | |
Taiping Municipal Council | Majlis Perbandaran Taiping | MPT | 1979 | 241,517 | |
Teluk Intan Municipal Council | Majlis Perbandaran Teluk Intan | MPTI | 2004 | 172,505 | |
Selangor | Ampang Jaya Municipal Council | Majlis Perbandaran Ampang Jaya | MPAJ | 1992 | 531,904 |
Hulu Selangor Municipal Council | Majlis Perbandaran Hulu Selangor | MPHS | 2021 | 241,932 | |
Kajang Municipal Council | Majlis Perbandaran Kajang | MPKj | 1997 | 1,047,356 | |
Kuala Langat Municipal Council | Majlis Perbandaran Kuala Langat | MPKL | 2020 | 307,418 | |
Kuala Selangor Municipal Council | Majlis Perbandaran Kuala Selangor | MPKS | 2021 | 281,717 | |
Selayang Municipal Council | Majlis Perbandaran Selayang | MPS | 1997 | 764,327 | |
Sepang Municipal Council
|
Majlis Perbandaran Sepang | MPSepang | 2005 | 324,585 | |
Negeri Sembilan | Jempol Municipal Council | Majlis Perbandaran Jempol | MPJL | 2019 | 85,120 |
Port Dickson Municipal Council | Majlis Perbandaran Port Dickson | MPPD | 2002 | 113,738 | |
Malacca | Alor Gajah Municipal Council | Majlis Perbandaran Alor Gajah | MPAG | 2003 | 219,210 |
Hang Tuah Jaya Municipal Council | Majlis Perbandaran Hang Tuah Jaya | MPHTJ | 2010 | 188,857 | |
Jasin Municipal Council | Majlis Perbandaran Jasin | MPJ | 2007 | 136,457 | |
Johor | Batu Pahat Municipal Council | Majlis Perbandaran Batu Pahat | MPBP | 2001 | 401,210 |
Kluang Municipal Council | Majlis Perbandaran Kluang | MPKluang | 2001 | 235,715 | |
Kulai Municipal Council | Majlis Perbandaran Kulai | MPKu | 2004 | 294,156 | |
Muar Municipal Council | Majlis Perbandaran Muar | MPM | 2001 | 314,776 | |
Pengerang Municipal Council
|
Majlis Perbandaran Pengerang | MPP | 2020 | 91,626 | |
Pontian Municipal Council | Majlis Perbandaran Pontian | MPPn | 2021 | 173,318 | |
Segamat Municipal Council | Majlis Perbandaran Segamat | MPS | 2018 | 152,458 | |
Pahang | Bentong Municipal Council | Majlis Perbandaran Bentong | MPB | 2005 | 116,799 |
Temerloh Municipal Council | Majlis Perbandaran Temerloh | MPT | 1997 | 169,023 | |
Pekan Municipal Council | Majlis Perbandaran Pekan | MPP | 2023 | 121,158 | |
Terengganu | Dungun Municipal Council | Majlis Perbandaran Dungun | MPD | 2008 | 158,128 |
Kemaman Municipal Council | Majlis Perbandaran Kemaman | MPKM | 2002 | 215,582 | |
Kelantan | Kota Bharu Municipal Council | Majlis Perbandaran Kota Bharu | MPKB | 1979 | 396,193 |
Sabah | Penampang Municipal Council[5] | Majlis Perbandaran Penampang | MPP | 2024 | 162,174 |
Sandakan Municipal Council | Majlis Perbandaran Sandakan | MPS | 1982 | 439,050 | |
Tawau Municipal Council | Majlis Perbandaran Tawau | MPT | 1982 | 420,806 | |
Sarawak | Bintulu Development Authority[Note 5] | Lembaga Pembangunan Bintulu | BDA | 1978 | 240,172 |
Kota Samarahan Municipal Council | Majlis Perbandaran Kota Samarahan | MPKS | 2016 | 161,890 | |
Padawan Municipal Council | Majlis Perbandaran Padawan | MPP | 1996 | 260,058 | |
Sibu Municipal Council | Majlis Perbandaran Sibu | SMC | 1981 | 170,404 |
District council
Local governments administering a normal district are called District Council (Majlis Daerah).
State | Name in English | Local name | Abbev. | est. | Population
(2020 census)[4] |
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Kedah | Baling District Council | Majlis Daerah Baling | MDBaling | 1978 | 142,530 |
Bandar Baharu District Council | Majlis Daerah Bandar Baharu | MDBB | 1978 | 44,412 | |
Padang Terap District Council | Majlis Daerah Padang Terap | MDPTK | 1978 | 65,698 | |
Pendang District Council | Majlis Daerah Pendang | MDPendang | 1978 | 98,922 | |
Sik District Council | Majlis Daerah Sik | MDSik | 1978 | 67,928 | |
Yan District Council | Majlis Daerah Yan | MDY | 1978 | 73,384 | |
Perak | Batu Gajah District Council | Majlis Daerah Batu Gajah | MDBG | 1980 | 126,024 |
Perak Tengah District Council | Majlis Daerah Perak Tengah | MDPT | 1979 | 73,464 | |
Gerik District Council | Majlis Daerah Gerik | MDG | 1980 | 36,823 | |
Kampar District Council | Majlis Daerah Kampar | MDKampar | 1980 | 98,610 | |
Kerian District Council | Majlis Daerah Kerian | MDK | 1977 | 166,352 | |
Lenggong District Council | Majlis Daerah Lenggong | MDLG | 1980 | 16,277 | |
Pengkalan Hulu District Council | Majlis Daerah Pengkalan Hulu | MDPH | 1980 | 17,644 | |
Selama District Council | Majlis Daerah Selama | MDSelama | 1978 | 29,704 | |
Tanjong Malim District Council | Majlis Daerah Tanjong Malim | MDTM | 1978 | 66,103 | |
Tapah District Council | Majlis Daerah Tapah | MDTapah | 1978 | 122,655 | |
Selangor | Sabak Bernam District Council | Majlis Daerah Sabak Bernam | MDSB | 1978 | 107,059 |
Negeri Sembilan | Jelebu District Council | Majlis Daerah Jelebu | MDJ | 1978 | 36,808 |
Kuala Pilah District Council | Majlis Daerah Kuala Pilah | MDKP | 1978 | 48,234 | |
Rembau District Council | Majlis Daerah Rembau | MDR | 1978 | 47,296 | |
Tampin District Council | Majlis Daerah Tampin | MDTampin | 1980 | 78,538 | |
Johor | Kota Tinggi District Council | Majlis Daerah Kota Tinggi | MDKT | 1976 | 130,756 |
Labis District Council | Majlis Daerah Labis | MDLabis | 1979 | 45,304 | |
Mersing District Council | Majlis Daerah Mersing | MDMersing | 1976 | 78,195 | |
Simpang Renggam District Council | Majlis Daerah Simpang Renggam | MDSR | 1976 | 88,047 | |
Tangkak District Council | Majlis Daerah Tangkak | MDTangkak | 1977 | 163,449 | |
Yong Peng District Council | Majlis Daerah Yong Peng | MDYP | 1976 | 94,128 | |
Pahang | Bera District Council | Majlis Daerah Bera | MDBera | 1998 | 98,137 |
Cameron Highlands District Council | Majlis Daerah Cameron Highlands | MDCH | 1980 | 39,004 | |
Jerantut District Council | Majlis Daerah Jerantut | MDJerantut | 1980 | 96,006 | |
Lipis District Council | Majlis Daerah Lipis | MDL | 1980 | 96,620 | |
Maran District Council | Majlis Daerah Maran | MDMaran | 1983 | 112,330 | |
Raub District Council | Majlis Daerah Raub | MDRaub | 1980 | 96,139 | |
Rompin District Council | Majlis Daerah Rompin | MDR | 1988 | 95,360 | |
Kelantan | Bachok District Council | Majlis Daerah Bachok | MDBachok | 1979 | 157,291 |
Dabong District Council | Majlis Daerah Dabong | MDD | 1982 | 41,118 | |
Gua Musang District Council | Majlis Daerah Gua Musang | MDGM | 1979 | 112,495 | |
Jeli District Council | Majlis Daerah Jeli | MDJeli | 1986 | 54,656 | |
Ketereh District Council | Majlis Daerah Ketereh | MDKetereh | 1979 | 159,560 | |
Kuala Krai District Council | Majlis Daerah Kuala Krai | MDKK | 1979 | 63,889 | |
Machang District Council | Majlis Daerah Machang | MDMachang | 1978 | 110,008 | |
Pasir Mas District Council | Majlis Daerah Pasir Mas | MDPM | 1979 | 230,424 | |
Pasir Puteh District Council | Majlis Daerah Pasir Puteh | MDPP | 1979 | 136,157 | |
Tanah Merah District Council | Majlis Daerah Tanah Merah | MDTMK | 1979 | 150,766 | |
Tumpat District Council | Majlis Daerah Tumpat | MDTumpat | 1979 | 179,944 | |
Terengganu | Besut District Council | Majlis Daerah Besut | MDB | 1979 | 154,168 |
Hulu Terengganu District Council | Majlis Daerah Hulu Terengganu | MDHT | 1979 | 69,881 | |
Marang District Council | Majlis Daerah Marang | MDMarang | 1979 | 116,606 | |
Setiu District Council | Majlis Daerah Setiu | MDSetiu | 1979 | 59,651 | |
Sabah | Beaufort District Council | Majlis Daerah Beaufort | MDBF | 1964 | 75,716 |
Beluran District Council | Majlis Daerah Beluran | MDBeluran | 1953 | 77,125 | |
Keningau District Council | Majlis Daerah Keningau | MDK | 1971 | 150,927 | |
Kinabatangan District Council | Majlis Daerah Kinabatangan | MDKBN | 1995 | 143,112 | |
Kota Belud District Council | Majlis Daerah Kota Belud | MDKB | 1956 | 107,243 | |
Kota Marudu District Council | Majlis Daerah Kota Marudu | MDKM | 1962 | 69,528 | |
Kuala Penyu District Council | Majlis Daerah Kuala Penyu | MDKPS | 1978 | 23,710 | |
Kudat Town Board[Note 6] | Lembaga Bandaran Kudat | LBK | 1963 | 86,410 | |
Kunak District Council | Majlis Daerah Kunak | MDKunak | 1988 | 68,893 | |
Lahad Datu District Council | Majlis Daerah Lahad Datu | MDLD | 1951 | 229,138 | |
Nabawan District Council | Majlis Daerah Nabawan | MDN | 1956 | 28,349 | |
Papar District Council | Majlis Daerah Papar | MDPapar | 2008 | 150,667 | |
Pitas District Council | Majlis Daerah Pitas | MDPitas | 2010 | 36,660 | |
Putatan District Council | Majlis Daerah Putatan | MDPutatan | 2010 | 68,811 | |
Ranau District Council | Majlis Daerah Ranau | MDRanau | 1958 | 85,077 | |
Semporna District Council | Majlis Daerah Semporna | MDSemporna | 2006 | 166,587 | |
Sipitang District Council | Majlis Daerah Sipitang | MDSipitang | 1983 | 37,828 | |
Tambunan District Council | Majlis Daerah Tambunan | MDTambunan | 1949 | 31,573 | |
Telupid District Council | Majlis Daerah Telupid | MDTelupid | 2022[6] | 29,241 | |
Tenom District Council | Majlis Daerah Tenom | MDTenom | 1949 | 51,328 | |
Tongod District Council | Majlis Daerah Tongod | MDTongod | 2018[7] | 42,742 | |
Tuaran District Council | Majlis Daerah Tuaran | MDT | 1949 | 135,665 | |
Sarawak | Bau District Council | Majlis Daerah Bau | BauDC | 1955 | 52,643 |
Betong District Council | Majlis Daerah Betong | MDBS | 1957 | 55,860 | |
Dalat and Mukah District Council | Majlis Daerah Dalat dan Mukah | MDDM | 1947 | 63,422 | |
Gedong District Council | Majlis Daerah Gedong | MDG | 2024 | 10,447 | |
Kanowit District Council | Majlis Daerah Kanowit | MDKanowit | 1951 | 24,700 | |
Kapit District Council | Majlis Daerah Kapit | MDKapit | 1953 | 78,648 | |
Lawas District Council | Majlis Daerah Lawas | MDLawas | 1957 | 36,604 | |
Limbang District Council | Majlis Daerah Limbang | MDLimbang | 1954 | 45,061 | |
Lubok Antu District Council | Majlis Daerah Lubok Antu | MDLA | 1949 | 24,573 | |
Lundu District Council | Majlis Daerah Lundu | MDLundu | 1946 | 33,479 | |
Maradong and Julau District Council | Majlis Daerah Maradong dan Julau | MDMJ | 1946 | 51,094 | |
Marudi District Council | Majlis Daerah Marudi | MDM | 1942 | 64,939 | |
Matu and Daro District Council | Majlis Daerah Matu dan Daro | MDMD | 1957 | 43,739 | |
Saratok District Council | Majlis Daerah Saratok | MDSaratok | 1952 | 41,509 | |
Sarikei District Council | Majlis Daerah Sarikei | SDC | 1940 | 44,039 | |
Serian District Council | Majlis Daerah Serian | MDS | 1957 | 110,577 | |
Sibu Rural District Council | Majlis Daerah Luar Bandar Sibu | MDLBS | 1967 | 97,504 | |
Simunjan District Council | Majlis Daerah Simunjan | MDSM | 1959 | 36,211 | |
Sri Aman District Council | Majlis Daerah Sri Aman | MDSA | 1946 | 61,238 | |
Subis District Council | Majlis Daerah Subis | MDS | 1955 | 57,289 |
Special or modified local government
The following bodies are classified as special or modified local government.
State | Name in English | Local name | Equivalent to | Population
(2020 census)[4] |
---|---|---|---|---|
Federal Territory |
Labuan Corporation | Perbadanan Labuan | Municipal council | 95,120 |
Putrajaya Corporation | Perbadanan Putrajaya | City council | 109,202 | |
Kedah | Kulim Hi-Tech Industrial Park Local Authority | Pihak Berkuasa Tempatan Taman Perindustrian Hi-Tech Kulim | Municipal council | 18,679 |
Kelantan | Bandar Baru Tunjong Corporation | Perbadanan Bandar Baru Tunjong | Municipal council | |
Pahang | Tioman Development Authority | Lembaga Pembangunan Tioman | District council | 2,705 |
Notes
- ^ The official name is "Klang Royal City Council".
- ^ The official name is "Melaka Historic City Council".
- ^ The official name is "Commission of the City of Kuching North".
- ^ The full name in English is the Tourism City of Langkawi Municipal Council.
- ^ Bintulu Development Authority is a municipal council according to Local Government Ordinance 1961 of Sarawak.
- ^ Although Kudat has a Town Board, Kudat is still a district due to the presence of a District Office there. At present, Kudat District Officer is, by law, Kudat Town Commissioner.
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