Malacca (state)

Malacca

flag coat of arms
Bersatu Teguh
abbreviation	MLK
Capital	Malacca
governor	Mohd Khalil Yaakob
Prime Minister	Idris Haron
surface	1,652 km² (2011)
population	821,110 inhabitants (2010)
Population density	497.0 inhabitants / km²
languages	Malay
License Plate	M.

Malacca ( Malay : Melaka ; Jawi :ملاك, Pronunciation: [məˈlaka] ) is the third smallest state in Malaysia . The capital of Malacca is the city of the same name, Malacca .

Location and geography

Canals in the city of Malacca

The state of Malacca takes up about 1.3% of the total area of ​​Malaysia.

It is located on the southwest coast of the Malay Peninsula on the Strait of Malacca , around 150 km southeast of Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur and about halfway between Kuala Lumpur and the city-state of Singapore . Malacca borders the Malaysian state of Negeri Sembilan to the north and Johor to the east .

The state also includes the island of Pulau Besar off the coast , which is about ten kilometers southeast of the capital Malacca and about four kilometers from the mainland.

Administrative division

Administratively, Malacca is divided into three districts. The capital Malacca is located in the Melaka Tengah district .

District	Area (2011)	Population (2010)
Alor Gajah	674 km²	182,666
Jasin	679 km²	135.317
Melaka Tengah	299 km²	503.127
total	1,652 km²	821.110

Web links

Commons : Malacca  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official government website
• Maps
• Melaka.TV
• Encyclopaedia Britannica
• Portuguese rule in Malacca
• Dutch rule in Malacca

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Statistics Yearbook Malaysia 2011: Tables. (PDF; 2.64 MB) Department of Statistics Malaysia, December 14, 2012, accessed on October 10, 2013 (Malay, English; page 1, PDF page 1). 
2. ↑ ^{a b} Statistics Yearbook Malaysia 2011: Tables. (PDF; 2.64 MB) Department of Statistics Malaysia, December 14, 2012, accessed on October 10, 2013 (Malay, English; page 17, PDF page 16). 

Coordinates: 2 ° 12 '  N , 102 ° 15'  E