List of local governments in Malaysia

Local government in Malaysia,^[1] according to Local Government Act 1971 of Malaysia, means city councils, municipal councils and district councils.

City council[]

Local governments administrating a city are normally called City Council (Majlis Bandaraya). However, there are local authorities which are called City Hall (Dewan Bandaraya). The usage of the term "city hall" is a possible misnomer since a city hall normally refers to the building which houses a city council instead of the local council itself.

Pasir Gudang City Council, having received city status on 22 November 2020, is the newest City Council formed in Malaysia following Kuantan Municipal Council which received city status on 21 February 2021.^[2]^[3]

Local governments in Peninsular Malaysia

Local governments in Sabah

Local governments in Sarawak

State	Name in English	Local name	Abbrev.	Est.
Federal Territory	Kuala Lumpur City Hall	Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur	DBKL	1972
Kedah	Alor Setar City Council	Majlis Bandaraya Alor Setar	MBAS	2003
Penang	Penang Island City Council	Majlis Bandaraya Pulau Pinang	MBPP	2015
Penang	Seberang Perai City Council	Majlis Bandaraya Seberang Perai	MBSP	2019
Perak	Ipoh City Council	Majlis Bandaraya Ipoh	MBI	1988
Pahang		Majlis Bandaraya Kuantan	MBK	2021
Selangor	Shah Alam City Council	Majlis Bandaraya Shah Alam	MBSA	2000
	Petaling Jaya City Council	Majlis Bandaraya Petaling Jaya	MBPJ	2006
	Subang Jaya City Council	Majlis Bandaraya Subang Jaya	MBSJ	2020
Negeri Sembilan	Seremban City Council	Majlis Bandaraya Seremban	MBS	2020
Malacca	Malacca City Council^{[Note 1]}	Majlis Bandaraya Melaka Bersejarah	MBMB	2003
Johor	Johor Bahru City Council	Majlis Bandaraya Johor Bahru	MBJB	1994
	Iskandar Puteri City Council	Majlis Bandaraya Iskandar Puteri	MBIP	2017
	Pasir Gudang City Council	Majlis Bandaraya Pasir Gudang	MBPG	2020
Terengganu	Kuala Terengganu City Council	Majlis Bandaraya Kuala Terengganu	MBKT	2008
Sabah	Kota Kinabalu City Hall	Dewan Bandaraya Kota Kinabalu	DBKK	2000
Sabah	Sandakan City Council	Majlis Bandaraya Sandakan	MBS	2022
Sarawak	Kuching North City Hall^{[Note 2]}	Dewan Bandaraya Kuching Utara	DBKU	1988
	Kuching South City Council	Majlis Bandaraya Kuching Selatan	MBKS	1988
	Miri City Council	Majlis Bandaraya Miri	MBM	2005

Municipal council[]

Local governments administrating a municipality are called Municipal Council (Majlis Perbandaran).

Hulu Selangor in Selangor is the latest local government area to receive Municipal status, having done so on 21 October 2021.

State	Name in English	Local Name	Abbev	Est
Perlis	Kangar Municipal Council	Majlis Perbandaran Kangar	MPK	1980
Kedah	Kubang Pasu Municipal Council	Majlis Perbandaran Kubang Pasu	MPKP	2018
	Kulim Municipal Council	Majlis Perbandaran Kulim	MPKulim	2001
	Langkawi Municipal Council^{[Note 3]}	Majlis Perbandaran Langkawi Bandaraya Pelancongan	MPLBP	2001
	Sungai Petani Municipal Council	Majlis Perbandaran Sungai Petani	MPSPK	1994
Perak	Kuala Kangsar Municipal Council	Majlis Perbandaran Kuala Kangsar	MPKK	2004
	Manjung Municipal Council	Majlis Perbandaran Manjung	MPM	2001
	Taiping Municipal Council	Majlis Perbandaran Taiping	MPT	1979
	Teluk Intan Municipal Council	Majlis Perbandaran Teluk Intan	MPTI	2004
Selangor	Ampang Jaya Municipal Council	Majlis Perbandaran Ampang Jaya	MPAJ	1992
	Hulu Selangor Municipal Council	Majlis Perbandaran Hulu Selangor	MPHS	2021
	Kajang Municipal Council	Majlis Perbandaran Kajang	MPKj	1997
	Klang Municipal Council	Majlis Perbandaran Klang	MPKlang	1977
	Kuala Langat Municipal Council	Majlis Perbandaran Kuala Langat	MPKL	2020
	Kuala Selangor Municipal Council	Majlis Perbandaran Kuala Selangor	MPKS	2021
	Selayang Municipal Council	Majlis Perbandaran Selayang	MPS	1997
	Sepang Munipical Council	Majlis Perbandaran Sepang	MPSepang	2005
Negeri Sembilan	Jempol Municipal Council	Majlis Perbandaran Jempol	MPJL	2019
Negeri Sembilan	Port Dickson Municipal Council	Majlis Perbandaran Port Dickson	MPPD	2002
Malacca	Alor Gajah Municipal Council	Majlis Perbandaran Alor Gajah	MPAG	2003
	Hang Tuah Jaya Municipal Council	Majlis Perbandaran Hang Tuah Jaya	MPHTJ	2010
	Jasin Municipal Council	Majlis Perbandaran Jasin	MPJ	2007
Johor	Batu Pahat Municipal Council	Majlis Perbandaran Batu Pahat	MPBP	2001
	Kluang Municipal Council	Majlis Perbandaran Kluang	MPKluang	2001
	Kulai Municipal Council	Majlis Perbandaran Kulai	MPKu	2004
	Muar Municipal Council	Majlis Perbandaran Muar	MPMuar	2001
	Pengerang Municipal Council	Majlis Perbandaran Pengerang	MPP	2020
	Pontian Municipal Council	Majlis Perbandaran Pontian	MPPn	2021
	Segamat Municipal Council	Majlis Perbandaran Segamat	MPSG	2018
Pahang	Bentong Municipal Council	Majlis Perbandaran Bentong	MPB	2005
Pahang	Temerloh Municipal Council	Majlis Perbandaran Temerloh	MPT	1997
Terengganu	Dungun Municipal Council	Majlis Perbandaran Dungun	MPD	2008
Terengganu	Kemaman Municipal Council	Majlis Perbandaran Kemaman	MPKM	2002
Kelantan	Kota Bharu Municipal Council^{[Note 4]}	Majlis Perbandaran Kota Bharu Bandaraya Islam	MPKB	1979
Sabah	Sandakan Municipal Council	Majlis Perbandaran Sandakan	MPSd	1982
	Tawau Municipal Council	Majlis Perbandaran Tawau	MPTS	1982
Sarawak	Bintulu Development Authority^{[Note 5]}	Lembaga Pembangunan Bintulu	BDA	1978
	Kota Samarahan Municipal Council	Majlis Perbandaran Kota Samarahan	MPKS	2016
	Padawan Municipal Council	Majlis Perbandaran Padawan	MPP	1996
	Sibu Municipal Council	Majlis Perbandaran Sibu	SMC	1981

District council[]

Local governments administrating a normal district are called District Council (Majlis Daerah).

State	Name in English	Local name	Abbev	est
Kedah	Baling District Council	Majlis Daerah Baling	MDBaling	1978
	Bandar Baharu District Council	Majlis Daerah Bandar Baharu	MDBB	1978
	Padang Terap District Council	Majlis Daerah Padang Terap	MDPTK	1978
	Pendang District Council	Majlis Daerah Pendang	MDPendang	1978
	Sik District Council	Majlis Daerah Sik	MDSik	1978
	Yan District Council	Majlis Daerah Yan	MDY	1978
Perak	Batu Gajah District Council	Majlis Daerah Batu Gajah	MDBG	1980
	Perak Tengah District Council	Majlis Daerah Perak Tengah	MDPT	1979
	Gerik District Council	Majlis Daerah Gerik	MDG	1980
	Kampar District Council	Majlis Daerah Kampar	MDKampar	1980
	Kerian District Council	Majlis Daerah Kerian	MDK	1977
	Lenggong District Council	Majlis Daerah Lenggong	MDLG	1980
	Pengkalan Hulu District Council	Majlis Daerah Pengkalan Hulu	MDPH	1980
	Selama District Council	Majlis Daerah Selama	MDSelama	1978
	Tanjong Malim District Council	Majlis Daerah Tanjong Malim	MDTM	1978
	Tapah District Council	Majlis Daerah Tapah	MDTapah	1978
Selangor	Sabak Bernam District Council	Majlis Daerah Sabak Bernam	MDSB	1978
Negeri Sembilan	Jelebu District Council	Majlis Daerah Jelebu	MDJ	1978
	Kuala Pilah District Council	Majlis Daerah Kuala Pilah	MDKP	1978
	Rembau District Council	Majlis Daerah Rembau	MDR	1978
	Tampin District Council	Majlis Daerah Tampin	MDTampin	1980
Johor	Kota Tinggi District Council	Majlis Daerah Kota Tinggi	MDKT	1976
	Labis District Council	Majlis Daerah Labis	MDLabis	1979
	Mersing District Council	Majlis Daerah Mersing	MDMersing	1976
	Simpang Renggam District Council	Majlis Daerah Simpang Renggam	MDSR	1976
	Tangkak District Council	Majlis Daerah Tangkak	MDTangkak	1977
	Yong Peng District Council	Majlis Daerah Yong Peng	MDYP	1976
Pahang	Bera District Council	Majlis Daerah Bera	MDBera	1998
	Cameron Highlands District Council	Majlis Daerah Cameron Highlands	MDCH	1980
	Jerantut District Council	Majlis Daerah Jerantut	MDJerantut	1980
	Lipis District Council	Majlis Daerah Lipis	MDL	1980
	Maran District Council	Majlis Daerah Maran	MDMaran	1983
	Pekan District Council	Majlis Daerah Pekan	MDP	1988
	Raub District Council	Majlis Daerah Raub	MDRaub	1980
	Rompin District Council	Majlis Daerah Rompin	MDR	1988
Kelantan	Bachok District Council	Majlis Daerah Bachok	MDBachok	1979
	Dabong District Council	Majlis Daerah Dabong	MDD	1982
	Gua Musang District Council	Majlis Daerah Gua Musang	MDGM	1979
	Jeli District Council	Majlis Daerah Jeli	MDJeli	1986
	Ketereh District Council^{[Note 6]}	Majlis Daerah Ketereh Perbandaran Islam	MDKetereh	1979
	Kuala Krai District Council	Majlis Daerah Kuala Krai	MDKK	1979
	Machang District Council	Majlis Daerah Machang	MDMachang	1978
	Pasir Mas District Council	Majlis Daerah Pasir Mas	MDPM	1979
	Pasir Puteh District Council	Majlis Daerah Pasir Puteh	MDPP	1979
	Tanah Merah District Council	Majlis Daerah Tanah Merah	MDTMK	1979
	Tumpat District Council	Majlis Daerah Tumpat	MDTumpat	1979
Terengganu	Besut District Council	Majlis Daerah Besut	MDB	1979
	Hulu Terengganu District Council	Majlis Daerah Hulu Terengganu	MDHT	1979
	Marang District Council	Majlis Daerah Marang	MDMarang	1979
	Setiu District Council	Majlis Daerah Setiu	MDSetiu	1979
Sabah	Beaufort District Council	Majlis Daerah Beaufort	MDBF	1964
	Beluran District Council	Majlis Daerah Beluran	MDBeluran	1953
	Keningau District Council	Majlis Daerah Keningau	MDK	1971
	Kinabatangan District Council	Majlis Daerah Kinabatangan	MDKBN	1995
	Kota Belud District Council	Majlis Daerah Kota Belud	MDKB	1956
	Kota Marudu District Council	Majlis Daerah Kota Marudu	MDKM	1962
	Kuala Penyu District Council	Majlis Daerah Kuala Penyu	MDKPS	1978
	Kudat Town Board^{[Note 7]}	Lembaga Bandaran Kudat	LBK	1963
	Kunak District Council	Majlis Daerah Kunak	MDKunak	1988
	Lahad Datu District Council	Majlis Daerah Lahad Datu	MDLD	1951
	Nabawan District Council	Majlis Daerah Nabawan	MDN	1956
	Papar District Council	Majlis Daerah Papar	MDPapar	2008
	Penampang District Council	Majlis Daerah Penampang	MDPG	1998
	Pitas District Council	Majlis Daerah Pitas	MDPitas	2010
	Putatan District Council	Majlis Daerah Putatan	MDPutatan	2010
	Ranau District Council	Majlis Daerah Ranau	MDRanau	1958
	Semporna District Council	Majlis Daerah Semporna	MDSemporna	2006
	Sipitang District Council	Majlis Daerah Sipitang	MDSipitang	1983
	Tambunan District Council	Majlis Daerah Tambunan	MDTambunan	1949
	Tenom District Council	Majlis Daerah Tenom	MDTenom	1949
	Tongod District Council	Majlis Daerah Tongod	MDTongod	2018^[4]
	Tuaran District Council	Majlis Daerah Tuaran	MDT	1949
Sarawak	Bau District Council	Majlis Daerah Bau	BauDC	1955
	Betong District Council	Majlis Daerah Betong	MDBS	1957
	Dalat and Mukah District Council	Majlis Daerah Dalat dan Mukah	MDDM	1947
	Kanowit District Council	Majlis Daerah Kanowit	MDKanowit	1951
	Kapit District Council	Majlis Daerah Kapit	MDKapit	1953
	Lawas District Council	Majlis Daerah Lawas	MDLawas	1957
	Limbang District Council	Majlis Daerah Limbang	MDLimbang	1954
	Lubok Antu District Council	Majlis Daerah Lubok Antu	MDLA	1949
	Lundu District Council	Majlis Daerah Lundu	MDLundu	1946
	Maradong and Julau District Council	Majlis Daerah Maradong dan Julau	MDMJ	1946
	Marudi District Council	Majlis Daerah Marudi	MDM	1942
	Matu and Daro District Council	Majlis Daerah Matu dan Daro	MDMD	1957
	Saratok District Council	Majlis Daerah Saratok	MDSaratok	1952
	Sarikei District Council	Majlis Daerah Sarikei	SDC	1940
	Serian District Council	Majlis Daerah Serian	MDS	1957
	Sibu Rural District Council	Majlis Daerah Luar Bandar Sibu	MDLBS	1967
	Simunjan District Council	Majlis Daerah Simunjan	MDSM	1959
	Sri Aman District Council	Majlis Daerah Sri Aman	MDSA	1946
	Subis District Council	Majlis Daerah Subis	MDS	1955

Special or modified local government[]

The following bodies are classified as special or modified local government.

State	Name in English	Local name	Equivalent to
Federal Territory	Labuan Corporation	Perbadanan Labuan	Municipal council
Federal Territory	Putrajaya Corporation	Perbadanan Putrajaya	City council
Kedah	Kulim Hi-Tech Industrial Park Local Authority	Pihak Berkuasa Tempatan Taman Perindustrian Hi-Tech Kulim	Municipal council

Notes[]

^ The official name is "Historical Malacca City Council".
^ The official name is "Commission of the City of Kuching North".
^ The full name in English is the Tourism City of Langkawi Municipal Council.
^ The full name in English is the Islamic City of Kota Bharu Municipal Council.
^ Bintulu Development Authority is a municipal council according to Local Government Ordinance 1961 of Sarawak.
^ The full name in English is the District Council of Ketereh, the Islamic Municipality.
^ Although Kudat has a Town Board, Kudat is still a district due to the presence of a District Office there. At present, Kudat District Officer is, by law, Kudat Town Commissioner.

References[]

^ "JKT - Senarai Nama PBT" (in Malay). Local Government Department of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 28 May 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
^ T.N, Alagesh (18 February 2021). "Kuantan will officially gain city status on Feb 21| New Straits Times". NST Online. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
^ Hammim, Rizalman (22 November 2020). "Sultan of Johor proclaims Pasir Gudang a city | New Straits Times". NST Online. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
^ "Majlis Daerah Tongod mula operasi 1 Jan". Utusan Borneo. Retrieved 16 October 2020.

External links[]

Pihak Berkuasa Tempatan

[4] The official name is "Historical Malacca City Council".

[5] The official name is "Commission of the City of Kuching North".

[6] The full name in English is the Tourism City of Langkawi Municipal Council.

[7] The full name in English is the Islamic City of Kota Bharu Municipal Council.

[8] Bintulu Development Authority is a municipal council according to Local Government Ordinance 1961 of Sarawak.

[9] The full name in English is the District Council of Ketereh, the Islamic Municipality.

[10] Although Kudat has a Town Board, Kudat is still a district due to the presence of a District Office there. At present, Kudat District Officer is, by law, Kudat Town Commissioner.

[1] "JKT - Senarai Nama PBT" (in Malay). Local Government Department of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 28 May 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2012.

[2] T.N, Alagesh (18 February 2021). "Kuantan will officially gain city status on Feb 21| New Straits Times". NST Online. Retrieved 19 February 2021.

[3] Hammim, Rizalman (22 November 2020). "Sultan of Johor proclaims Pasir Gudang a city | New Straits Times". NST Online. Retrieved 22 November 2020.

[11] "Majlis Daerah Tongod mula operasi 1 Jan". Utusan Borneo. Retrieved 16 October 2020.

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v t Local governments in Malaysia
Federal Territories	Kuala Lumpur H Labuan P Putrajaya P
Johor	Batu Pahat M Iskandar Puteri C Johor Bahru C Kluang M Kota Tinggi D Kulai M Labis D Mersing D Muar M Pasir Gudang C Pengerang M Pontian M Segamat M Simpang Renggam D Tangkak D Yong Peng D
Kedah	Baling D Bandar Baharu D Alor Setar C Sungai Petani M Kubang Pasu M Kulim M Kulim Hi-Tech Park LA Langkawi M Padang Terap D Pendang D Sik D Yan D
Kelantan	Bachok D Dabong D Gua Kusang D Jeli D Ketereh D Kota Bharu M Kuala Krai D Machang D Pasir Mas D Pasir Puteh D Tanah Merah D Tumpat D
Malacca	Alor Gajah M Hang Tuah Jaya M Jasin M Malacca C
Negeri Sembilan	Jelebu D Jempol M Kuala Pilah D Port Dickson M Rembau D Seremban C Tampin D
Pahang	Bera D Bentong M Caneron Highland D Jerantut D Kuantan C Lipis D Maran D Pekan D Raub D Rompin D Temerloh M Tioman LA
Penang	Penang Island C Seberang Perai C
Perak	Batu Gajah D Gerik D Ipoh C Kampar D Kerian D Kuala Kangsar M Lenggong D Manjung M Pengkalan Hulu D Perak Tengah D Selama D Taiping M Tanjung Malim D Tapah D Teluk Intan M
Perlis	Kangar M
Sabah	Beaufort D Beluran D Keningau D Kinabatangan D Kota Belud D Kota Kinabalu H Kota Marudu D Kuala Penyu D Kudat D Kunak D Lahat Datu D Nabawan D Papar D Penampang D Putatan D Pitas D Ranau D Sandakan M Semporna D Sipitang D Tambunan D Tawau M Tenom D Tuaran D
Sarawak	Bau D Betong D Bintulu M Dalat & Mukah D Kanowit D Kapit D Kota Samarahan M Kuching North H Kuching South C Lawas D Limbang D Lubok Antu D Lundu D Maradong & Julau D Marudi D Matu & Daro D Miri C Padawan M Saratok D Sarikei D Serian D Sibu M Sibu Rural D Simunjan D Sri Aman D Subis D
Selangor	Ampang Jaya M Hulu Selangor M Kajang M Klang M Kuala Langat M Kuala Selangor M Petaling Jaya C Sabak Bernam D Selayang M Sepang M Shah Alam C Subang Jaya C
Terengganu	Besut D Dungun M Hulu Terengganu D Kemaman M Kuala Terengganu C Marang D Setiu D
C=City council, H=City Hall, M=Municipal council, D=District council, P=Corporation, LA=Local authority