List of cities and towns in Malaysia with large Malaysian Chinese populations

The ethnic Chinese community in Malaysia is concentrated primarily in urban and suburban areas. The following lists of cities and towns in Malaysia with significant Chinese populations are based on the 2010 National Census. The cities and towns listed are ranked according to the percentages of ethnic Chinese relative to the overall urban populations.

Chinese-majority cities and towns

The cities and towns where ethnic Chinese formed the majority of the populations are as follows.

Plurality	Rank	City/Town	Chinese name	State	Percentage of Malaysian Chinese	Total population
Yes	1	Bukit Mertajam	大山脚	Penang	73.6	13,097
	2	Sibu	诗巫	Sarawak	63.4	162,676
	3	Kampar	金宝	Perak	55.8	98,878
	4	Kulai	古来	Johor	54.2	20,986
	5	George Town	乔治市	Penang	53.1	708,127
	6	Butterworth	北海	Penang	52.7	71,643
	7	Iskandar Puteri	依斯干达公主城	Johor	47.2	529,074
	8	Ipoh	怡保	Perak	45.5	657,892
	9	Subang Jaya	梳邦再也	Selangor	44.7	708,296
	10	Cameron Highlands	金马崙高原	Pahang	42.8	34,510
	11	Labis	拉美士	Johor	42.4	32,540
	12	Senai	士乃	Johor	41.9	20,076
	13	Teluk Intan	安顺	Perak	39.0	128,143
	14	Perai	北赖	Penang	36.4	14,433

Chinese-minority cities and towns

The Chinese also formed a significant minority of the following cities and towns.

Plurality	Rank	City/Town	Chinese name	State	Percentage of Malaysian Chinese	Total population
No	1	Batu Pahat	峇株巴辖	Johor	44.7	209,461
	2	Kuala Lumpur	吉隆坡	Federal Territories	43.2	1,588,750
	3	Segamat	昔加末	Johor	43.1	103,035
	4	Muar	麻坡	Johor	42.9	201,148
	5	Kluang	居銮	Johor	42.6	167,833
	6	Pontian	笨珍	Johor	39.7	93,651
	7	Petaling Jaya	八打灵再也	Selangor	39.6	613,977
	7	Sarikei	泗里街	Sarawak	39.6	56,228
	8	Sabak Bernam	沙白安南	Selangor	39.5	46,354
	9	Yong Peng	永平	Johor	38.4	53,223
	10	Johor Bahru	新山	Johor	38.0	497,067
	11	Kuching	古晉	Sarawak	37.2	325,132
	12	Batu Gajah	华都牙也	Perak	36.5	79,969
	13	Padawan	巴达旺	Sarawak	36.4	273,485
	14	Tangkak	东甲	Johor	35.1	131,890
	15	Jelebu	日叻务	Negeri Sembilan	34.9	26,608
	16	Malacca	马六甲市	Malacca	34.3	484,885
	17	Miri	美里	Sarawak	34.1	234,541
	18	Simpang Renggam	新邦令金	Johor	33.4	47,583
	19	Bentong	文冬	Pahang	33.3	114,397
	20	Taiping	太平	Perak	33.1	245,182

2010 Malaysian CensusBatu GajahBatu PahatBentongBukit MertajamButterworth, PenangCameron Highlands DistrictFederal Territories (Malaysia)George Town, PenangIpohIskandar PuteriJelebu DistrictJohorJohor BahruKampar, PerakKluangKuala LumpurKuchingKulaiLabisList of cities and towns in Malaysia by populationList of cities in MalaysiaList of local governments in MalaysiaMalaccaMalacca CityMalaysian ChineseMiri, MalaysiaMuar (town)Negeri SembilanPadawan, SarawakPahangPenangPeraiPerakPetaling JayaPontian DistrictSabak Bernam DistrictSarawakSarikeiSegamatSelangorSenaiSibuSimpang RenggamStates and federal territories of MalaysiaSubang JayaTaiping, PerakTangkakTeluk IntanYong Peng

External links (2)

www.statistics.gov.my/...

web.archive.org/...

Templates (5)

Asia in topicCite webCities in MalaysiaFlagiconReflist

Main Menu

List of cities and towns in Malaysia with large Malaysian Chinese populations

Chinese-majority cities and towns

Chinese-minority cities and towns

See also

List of cities and towns in Malaysia with large Malaysian Chinese populations

Chinese-majority cities and towns

Chinese-minority cities and towns

See also

See Also

List of cities in Malaysia with large Malaysian Chinese populations

List of countries by national capital, largest and second-largest cities

List of largest cities and second-largest cities by country