Federal Territory (Malaysia)

The three federal territories of Malaysia are direct federal areas d. H. Areas that do not belong to any of the 13 states, but are directly under the federal government. These are the capital Kuala Lumpur , the seat of government Putrajaya and the island of Labuan off the east Malaysian coast.

Kuala Lumpur, the area of which is enclosed by the state of Selangor , was given its own administration through a constitutional amendment on February 1, 1974 . In 1995 the Malaysian government bought a further 46 km² of land from Selangor in order to build the new seat of government Putrajaya. As early as 1984 , the island of Labuan off the north coast of Borneo was declared a federal territory as an offshore financial center. All three territories are under the Federal Territories Ministry of Malaysia.

In Malay the Federal Territories is suffix Wilayah Persekutuan prefixed.