Highest Major Cities in Malaysia

Cities in Malaysia with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by elevation above sea level (GeoNames digital elevation model).

📅 2026📏 metres50 entries🇲🇾 See all of this country’s rankings →

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Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (metres); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.

Tambunan29,294 people · Sabah

630 m

Ranau19,294 people · Sabah

570 m

Bandar Nabawan31,807 people · Sabah

459 m

Keningau77,650 people · Sabah

277 m

Ulu Kelang28,222 people · Selangor

186 m

Paya Terubong226,712 people · Penang

156 m

Raub40,024 people · Pahang

149 m

Kuala Nerus93,485 people · Terengganu

146 m

Setia Alam150,000 people · Selangor

142 m

Taman Melawati99,304 people · Selangor

129 m

Mont Kiara30,643 people · Kuala Lumpur

120 m

Ayer Itam16,974 people · Penang

118 m

Gerik30,868 people · Perak

116 m

Taman Tun Dr Ismail37,500 people · Kuala Lumpur

115 m

Bukit Gemuroh17,379 people · Penang

109 m

Bandar Bukit Raja146,534 people · Selangor

108 m

Kuala Lipis15,448 people · Pahang

99 m

Selangau19,844 people · Sarawak

96 m

Bentong Town49,213 people · Pahang

95 m

Bentung40,373 people · Pahang

95 m

Kuala Pilah19,510 people · Negeri Sembilan

93 m

Alam Damai35,000 people · Kuala Lumpur

92 m

Wangsa Maju215,600 people · Kuala Lumpur

92 m

Gua Musang19,731 people · Kelantan

90 m

Taman Seremban Jaya31,016 people · Negeri Sembilan

88 m

Bandar Tun Hussein Onn40,000 people · Selangor

84 m

Taman Melati50,000 people · Kuala Lumpur

83 m

Bandar Sri Damansara48,556 people · Selangor

82 m

Bandar Mahkota Cheras100,000 people · Selangor

80 m

Kampung Baru Balakong69,302 people · Selangor

80 m

Bandar Kinrara93,822 people · Selangor

79 m

Kepong85,960 people · Kuala Lumpur

79 m

Taman OUG25,989 people · Kuala Lumpur

79 m

Desa Parkcity16,500 people · Kuala Lumpur

78 m

Bangsar40,000 people · Kuala Lumpur

77 m

Taman Sri Sinar40,000 people · Kuala Lumpur

77 m

Bukit Beruntung20,023 people · Selangor

76 m

Bukit Jalil200,000 people · Kuala Lumpur

76 m

Bukit Rahman Putra607,000 people · Selangor

76 m

Chemor30,461 people · Perak

76 m

Desa Petaling20,000 people · Kuala Lumpur

76 m

Kampung Jeli17,734 people · Kelantan

76 m

Kuala Kubu Baharu194,387 people · Selangor

76 m

Selayang Baru Utara542,409 people · Selangor

76 m

Sik32,565 people · Kedah

76 m

Taman Petaling423,062 people · Kuala Lumpur

76 m

Belaga22,502 people · Sarawak

75 m

Bandar Country Homes39,000 people · Selangor

74 m

Damansara Damai85,000 people · Selangor

74 m

Jerantut33,606 people · Pahang

73 m

Highlights

Within Malaysia, Tambunan ranks first in 2026 with 630 m, followed by Ranau (570 m) and Bandar Nabawan (459 m).

Across 50 entries, values run from 630 m (Tambunan) to 73 m (Jerantut), with a median of 86 m.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: metres.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 17, 2026 — Elevation is the GeoNames digital elevation model value at the populated place coordinates; population figures are shown for context.

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