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.[2]

Local governments in Peninsular Malaysia

Local governments in Sabah

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
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
Melaka	Melaka City Council	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
Sarawak	Kuching North City Hall[Note 1]	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). Kuala Langat Municipal Council, having received its municipal status on 1 March 2020, is the newest municipal council formed in Malaysia.[3]

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	MPKK	2001
	Langkawi Municipal Council[Note 2]	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
	Kajang Municipal Council	Majlis Perbandaran Kajang	MPKj	1997
	Klang Municipal Council	Majlis Perbandaran Klang	MPK	1977
	Selayang Municipal Council	Majlis Perbandaran Selayang	MPS	1997
	Sepang Municipal Council	Majlis Perbandaran Sepang	MPSepang	2005
	Kuala Langat Municipal Council	Majlis Perbandaran Kuala Langat	MPKL	2020
Negeri Sembilan	Jempol Municipal Council	Majlis Perbandaran Jempol	MPJL	2019
Negeri Sembilan	Port Dickson Municipal Council	Majlis Perbandaran Port Dickson	MPPD	2002
Melaka	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	MPK	2004
	Muar Municipal Council	Majlis Perbandaran Muar	MPM	2001
	Segamat Municipal Council	Majlis Perbandaran Segamat	MPS	2018
	Pengerang Municipal Council	Majlis Perbandaran Pengerang	MPP	2020
Pahang	Bentong Municipal Council	Majlis Perbandaran Bentong	MPB	2005
	Kuantan Municipal Council	Majlis Perbandaran Kuantan	MPK	1979
	Temerloh Municipal Council	Majlis Perbandaran Temerloh	MPT	1997
Terengganu	Dungun Municipal Council	Majlis Perbandaran Dungun	MPD	2008
Terengganu	Kemaman Municipal Council	Majlis Perbandaran Kemaman	MPK	2002
Kelantan	Kota Bharu Municipal Council[Note 3]	Majlis Perbandaran Kota Bharu Bandaraya Islam	MPKB	1979
Sabah	Sandakan Municipal Council	Majlis Perbandaran Sandakan	MPS	1982
Sabah	Tawau Municipal Council	Majlis Perbandaran Tawau	MPT	1982
Sarawak	Bintulu Development Authority[Note 4]	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	MPS	1981

District council

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

State	Name in English	Local name	est
Kedah	Baling District Council	Majlis Daerah Baling	1978
	Bandar Baharu District Council	Majlis Daerah Bandar Baharu	1978
	Padang Terap District Council	Majlis Daerah Padang Terap	1978
	Pendang District Council	Majlis Daerah Pendang	1978
	Sik District Council	Majlis Daerah Sik	1978
	Yan District Council	Majlis Daerah Yan	1978
Perak	Batu Gajah District Council	Majlis Daerah Batu Gajah	1980
	Central Perak District Council	Majlis Daerah Perak Tengah	1979
	Gerik District Council	Majlis Daerah Gerik	1980
	Kampar District Council	Majlis Daerah Kampar	1980
	Kerian District Council	Majlis Daerah Kerian	1977
	Lenggong District Council	Majlis Daerah Lenggong	1980
	Pengkalan Hulu District Council	Majlis Daerah Pengkalan Hulu	1980
	Selama District Council	Majlis Daerah Selama	1978
	Tanjong Malim District Council	Majlis Daerah Tanjong Malim	1978
	Tapah District Council	Majlis Daerah Tapah	1978
Selangor	Hulu Selangor District Council	Majlis Daerah Hulu Selangor	1978
	Kuala Selangor District Council	Majlis Daerah Kuala Selangor	1978
	Sabak Bernam District Council	Majlis Daerah Sabak Bernam	1978
Negeri Sembilan	Jelebu District Council	Majlis Daerah Jelebu	1978
	Kuala Pilah District Council	Majlis Daerah Kuala Pilah	1978
	Rembau District Council	Majlis Daerah Rembau	1978
	Tampin District Council	Majlis Daerah Tampin	1980
Johor	Kota Tinggi District Council	Majlis Daerah Kota Tinggi	1976
	Labis District Council	Majlis Daerah Labis	1979
	Mersing District Council	Majlis Daerah Mersing	1976
	Pontian District Council	Majlis Daerah Pontian	1976
	Simpang Renggam District Council	Majlis Daerah Simpang Renggam	1976
	Tangkak District Council	Majlis Daerah Tangkak	1977
	Yong Peng District Council	Majlis Daerah Yong Peng	1976
Pahang	Bera District Council	Majlis Daerah Bera	1998
	Cameron Highlands District Council	Majlis Daerah Cameron Highlands	1980
	Jerantut District Council	Majlis Daerah Jerantut	1980
	Lipis District Council	Majlis Daerah Lipis	1980
	Maran District Council	Majlis Daerah Maran	1983
	Pekan District Council	Majlis Daerah Pekan	1988
	Raub District Council	Majlis Daerah Raub	1980
	Rompin District Council	Majlis Daerah Rompin	1988
Kelantan	Bachok District Council	Majlis Daerah Bachok	1979
	Dabong District Council	Majlis Daerah Dabong	1982
	Gua Musang District Council	Majlis Daerah Gua Musang	1979
	Jeli District Council	Majlis Daerah Jeli	1986
	Ketereh District Council[Note 5]	Majlis Daerah Ketereh Perbandaran Islam	1979
	Kuala Krai District Council	Majlis Daerah Kuala Krai	1979
	Machang District Council	Majlis Daerah Machang	1978
	Pasir Mas District Council	Majlis Daerah Pasir Mas	1979
	Pasir Puteh District Council	Majlis Daerah Pasir Puteh	1979
	Tanah Merah District Council	Majlis Daerah Tanah Merah	1979
	Tumpat District Council	Majlis Daerah Tumpat	1979
Terengganu	Besut District Council	Majlis Daerah Besut	1979
	Hulu Terengganu District Council	Majlis Daerah Hulu Terengganu	1979
	Marang District Council	Majlis Daerah Marang	1979
	Setiu District Council	Majlis Daerah Setiu	1979
Sabah	Beaufort District Council	Majlis Daerah Beaufort	1964
	Beluran District Council	Majlis Daerah Beluran	1953
	Keningau District Council	Majlis Daerah Keningau	1971
	Kinabatangan District Council	Majlis Daerah Kinabatangan	1995
	Kota Belud District Council	Majlis Daerah Kota Belud	1956
	Kota Marudu District Council	Majlis Daerah Kota Marudu	1962
	Kuala Penyu District Council	Majlis Daerah Kuala Penyu	1978
	Kudat Town Board[Note 6]	Lembaga Bandaran Kudat	1963
	Kunak District Council	Majlis Daerah Kunak	1988
	Lahad Datu District Council	Majlis Daerah Lahad Datu	1951
	Nabawan District Council	Majlis Daerah Nabawan	1956
	Papar District Council	Majlis Daerah Papar	2008
	Penampang District Council	Majlis Daerah Penampang	1998
	Pitas District Council	Majlis Daerah Pitas	2010
	Putatan District Council	Majlis Daerah Putatan	2010
	Ranau District Council	Majlis Daerah Ranau	1958
	Semporna District Council	Majlis Daerah Semporna	2006
	Sipitang District Council	Majlis Daerah Sipitang	1983
	Tambunan District Council	Majlis Daerah Tambunan	1949
	Tenom District Council	Majlis Daerah Tenom	1949
	Tongod District Council	Majlis Daerah Tongod	2018[4]
	Tuaran District Council	Majlis Daerah Tuaran	1949
Sarawak	Bau District Council	Majlis Daerah Bau	1955
	Betong District Council	Majlis Daerah Betong	1957
	Dalat and Mukah District Council	Majlis Daerah Dalat dan Mukah	1947
	Kanowit District Council	Majlis Daerah Kanowit	1951
	Kapit District Council	Majlis Daerah Kapit	1953
	Lawas District Council	Majlis Daerah Lawas	1957
	Limbang District Council	Majlis Daerah Limbang	1954
	Lubok Antu District Council	Majlis Daerah Lubok Antu	1949
	Lundu District Council	Majlis Daerah Lundu	1946
	Maradong and Julau District Council	Majlis Daerah Maradong dan Julau	1946
	Marudi District Council	Majlis Daerah Marudi	1942
	Matu and Daro District Council	Majlis Daerah Matu dan Daro	1957
	Saratok District Council	Majlis Daerah Saratok	1952
	Sarikei District Council	Majlis Daerah Sarikei	1940
	Serian District Council	Majlis Daerah Serian	1957
	Sibu Rural District Council	Majlis Daerah Luar Bandar Sibu	1967
	Simunjan District Council	Majlis Daerah Simunjan	1959
	Sri Aman District Council	Majlis Daerah Sri Aman	1946
	Subis District Council	Majlis Daerah Subis	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	Municipal council
Johor	South East Development Authority	Lembaga Bandaran Johor Tenggara	District council
Pahang	Tioman Development Authority	Lembaga Pembangunan Tioman	District council
Kedah	Kulim Hi-Tech Industrial Park Local Authority	Pihak Berkuasa Tempatan Taman Perindustrian Hi-Tech Kulim	Municipal council

Notes

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.
Hammim, Rizalman (22 November 2020). "Sultan of Johor proclaims Pasir Gudang a city | New Straits Times". NST Online. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
"Kuala Langat to become municipality | The Star". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
"Majlis Daerah Tongod mula operasi 1 Jan". Utusan Borneo. Retrieved 16 October 2020.

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

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

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

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

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

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

[4] "Kuala Langat to become municipality | The Star". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2 September 2020.

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

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 M Pengerang M Pontian D 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 Melaka 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 M 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 D Kajang M Klang M Kuala Langat D Kuala Selangor D 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