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Kuala Lumpur (KL), the capital and premier city in Malaysia has a total land area of 243.7 km2 located within the suburbs of Klang Valley with a total population of 1,556,200 in 2005. Thus, its density reached 6386 persons per km2. Planning wise, Kuala Lumpur is divided into six strategic zones under the Kuala Lumpur Structure Plan (2004–2020). The mega city is connected with the surrounding areas by highways such as KESAS, Federal Highway, NPE, ELITE, roads, and railways (Light Rail Transits and KTM Komuter).
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Keumala, N., Adam, M. (2017). Kuala Lumpur City Centre Integrated Urban Development Zone: A New Art of Urban Living. In: Sayigh, A. (eds) Sustainable High Rise Buildings in Urban Zones. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-17756-4_1
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