Kuala Lumpur
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Kuala Lumpur is the capital city of Malaysia. Malaysia is a country in Asia. With the completion of Putrajaya in the late 1990s, the administrative capital have been moved to Putrajaya. Kuala Lumpur is home to one of the tallest buildings in the world, the Petronas Towers.
[edit] Climate
Kuala Lumpur is located in the climatic region of tropical wet.
The annual range of temperature in Kuala Lumpur is small, only 1°C (33.8°F). There is no distinct seasonal difference in temperature in the city. Kuala Lumpur is hot throughout the year. The annual mean temperature are 26.5°C (79.7ºF).
The annual rainfall in Kuala Lumpur is high (2393mm). The rainfall distribution is even in the city, with heavy rainfall all the year. In April and November, the monthly rainfall is slightly higher.
[edit] Mayors of Kuala Lumpur
Since Kuala Lumpur became a Federal Territory of Malaysia on February 1, 1972, the city has been led by seven mayors. They are:
- Tan Sri Dato' Lokman Yusof (1972)
- Tan Sri Yaakob Latiff (1973 - 1983)
- Tan Sri Dato' Elyas Omar (1983 - 1992)
- Dato' Dr. Mazlan Ahmad (1992 - 1995)
- Tan Sri Dato’ Kamaruzzaman Shariff (1995 - 2001)
- Datuk Mohmad Shaid Mohd Taufek (2001 - 2004)
- Datuk Ruslin Hasan (2004 - current) [1]
[edit] External links
- Kuala Lumpur city location map
- Kuala Lumpur City Hall
- Maps of Kuala Lumpur
- Kuala Lumpur Travel Guide - Comprehensive Travel Guide to Kuala Lumpur | City Guide, hotels, attractions and vacations.
