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Kuala Lumpur
Full Members
Municipal Government of Kuala Lumpur
- Mayor
- H.E. Dato' Ahmad Fuad bin Ismail
- Member since
- CITYNET Cluster
- Infrastructure Climate Change Climate Change Environment Water & Sanitation Environment Solid Waste
Introduction
Kuala Lumpur is known as garden city of lights and it is multiracial, multi-religion, and multi-cultural. Our vision is to make Kuala Lumpur a world class city.
City Data (2009)
Population (persons) 1, 655.1 million Area (km2) 243.63 Number of Households 387,200 GDP per Capita (US$) 8,000 Climate Temperature 32 °C, Rainfall 2,540 mm Major Languages Malay and English Major Industries Business, Finance, and Tourism Urban Issues and Projects
- Priority Concerns
- Eradication of squatters, relocation of petty traders, Transportation management
- Main Projects and Contributions
- Integrated transportation information system
- Technical Cooperation with Other Cities
- Sister City: Ankara (Turkey), Isfahan (Iran), Casablanca (Morocco), Osaka (Japan)
Membership of International Organisations: CITYNET, INTA, UCLG, CLGF, EAROPH, OICC, ANMC21
- Cooperation Offered
- Training program in Urban Management conducted by Kuala Lumpur Regional Training Centre, Housing Management
- Cooperation Requested
- Transportation Management and Urban Redevelopment Program