🇲🇾 Cities in Malaysia — API & JSON data

Geomelon tracks 8,681 cities in Malaysia, spread across 15 regions. Kuala Lumpur is the largest, with a population of 9,000,280. City names are available in 10 languages through the API below.

Data updated: 2026-07-14

Live demo

Type to search Malaysia cities…

Top 10 cities by population

City	Region	Population
Kuala Lumpur	—	9,000,280
Klang	Selangor	878,000
Ipoh	Perak	866,772
Seberang Perai	Penang	815,767
Johor Bahru	Johor	797,882
George Town	Penang	794,313
Subang Jaya	Selangor	708,296
Petaling Jaya	Selangor	638,516
Kuantan	Pahang	607,778
Shah Alam	Selangor	584,340

Sample API response

GET /cities/search?countryCode=my&sort=population_desc&limit=3

[
  {
    "id": "ab0eb60f-625a-4efe-ae68-fab4b9803ba1",
    "name": "Kuala Lumpur",
    "population": 9000280,
    "countryName": "Malaysia",
    "countryCode": "MY",
    "countryEmoji": "🇲🇾",
    "regionName": null
  },
  {
    "id": "885a2501-6d03-4c33-bf56-689d5002ab1b",
    "name": "Klang",
    "population": 878000,
    "countryName": "Malaysia",
    "countryCode": "MY",
    "countryEmoji": "🇲🇾",
    "regionName": "Selangor"
  },
  {
    "id": "9bfbcf0c-df9b-43c2-88e1-5776a8901288",
    "name": "Ipoh",
    "population": 866772,
    "countryName": "Malaysia",
    "countryCode": "MY",
    "countryEmoji": "🇲🇾",
    "regionName": "Perak"
  }
]

Try it

curl --request GET \
  --url 'https://geomelon.p.rapidapi.com/cities/search?countryCode=my&sort=population_desc&limit=10' \
  --header 'x-rapidapi-host: geomelon.p.rapidapi.com' \
  --header 'x-rapidapi-key: YOUR_API_KEY'

const res = await fetch(
  'https://geomelon.p.rapidapi.com/cities/search?countryCode=my&sort=population_desc&limit=10',
  {
    headers: {
      'x-rapidapi-host': 'geomelon.p.rapidapi.com',
      'x-rapidapi-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY',
    },
  },
)
const cities = await res.json()

Multilingual city names

City names in Malaysia are available in 10 languages.

en: Kuala Lumpur
zh: 吉隆坡
ja: クアラルンプール

Free dataset

Prefer a static file? Download 42 Malaysia cities as JSON (6 KB, no API key) from the Malaysia cities dataset page.

FAQ

How many cities in Malaysia does the API return?

Geomelon currently has 8,681 cities in Malaysia across 15 regions. Results are paginated, up to 100 per request.

Is there a free tier?

Yes. RapidAPI's free tier covers a fixed number of requests per month with no credit card required. There is also a free, no-key city-autocomplete endpoint (the demo above) for prefix search.

Can I get Malaysia city names in other languages?

Yes — city names in Malaysia are available in 10 languages. Pass the languages you want via the preferredLanguages parameter, most-preferred first.

Do I need an API key?

The main search and lookup endpoints require a free RapidAPI key. The prefix-search autocomplete endpoint used in the demo above is public and does not require a key.

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