The cities of Malaysia are (in order of grant of city status):
- George Town (1957)
- Kuala Lumpur (1972)
- Ipoh (1988)
- Kuching (1988)
- Johor Bahru (1994)
- Kota Kinabalu (2000)
- Shah Alam (2000)
- Alor Setar (2003)
Kuala Lumpur, the largest city, is the federal capital and a federal territory, but most executive bodies are moving to the new administrative capital and federal territory of Putrajaya. The federal territory of Labuan is an island whose principal town is called Victoria.
The state capitals of the states of Malaysia:
- Johore - Johor Bahru
- Kedah - Alor Setar
- Kelantan - Kota Bharu
- Malacca - Malacca
- Negeri Sembilan - Seremban
- Pahang - Kuantan
- Penang - George Town
- Perak - Ipoh
- Perlis - Kangar
- Sabah - Kota Kinabalu
- Sarawak - Kuching
- Selangor - Shah Alam
- Terengganu - Kuala Terengganu