Federal Territory (Malaysia)
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States and Territories of Malaysia Wilayah Persekutuan Federal Territories |
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Kuala Lumpur Labuan Putrajaya |
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| Made into Federal Territory | Kuala Lumpur: 1 February 1974 Labuan: 16 April 1984 Putrajaya: 1 February 2001 |
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| Consolidated under the Ministry | 27 March 2004 | |
| Government | ||
| • Minister | Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 381.65 km2 (147.36 sq mi) | |
| Population (2004) | ||
| • Total | 1,602,388 | |
| • Density | 4,198.6/km2 (10,874/sq mi) | |
| National postal code | Kuala Lumpur 50xxx to 60xxx 68xxx Labuan 87xxx Putrajaya 62xxx |
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| Area code(s) | 03a 087b |
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| State motto | Maju dan Sejahtera | |
| State anthem | Wilayah Persekutuan Maju dan Sejahtera | |
| Administered by | Ministry of the Federal Territories | |
| License plate | W and V1 L2 PUTRAJAYA and F3 |
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| Website | www |
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The Federal Territories in Malaysia comprise three territories: Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Labuan, governed directly by the federal government of Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur is the national capital of Malaysia, Putrajaya is the administrative capital, and Labuan is an offshore international financial centre. Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya are enclaves in the state of Selangor, while Labuan is an island off the coast of Sabah.
The territories fall under the jurisdiction of the Ministry for the Federal Territories, which was formed under Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's administration on 27 March 2006. The first Minister for the Federal Territories was Mohd. Isa Abdul Samad.Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor has been the minister since May 2013.
The federal territories were originally part of two states - Selangor and Sabah. Both Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya were part of Selangor, while Labuan was part of Sabah.
Kuala Lumpur, the state capital of Selangor, became the national capital of the Federation of Malaya (and later Malaysia) in 1948. Since independence in 1957, the federal as well as the Selangor state ruling party had been the Alliance (later the Barisan Nasional). However, in the 1969 elections the Alliance, while retaining control of the federal government, lost its majority in Selangor to the opposition. The same election also resulted in a major race riot in Kuala Lumpur.
It was realised that if Kuala Lumpur remained part of Selangor, clashes between the federal and the Selangor state government might arise when they are controlled by different parties. The solution was to separate Kuala Lumpur from the state and place it under direct federal rule. On 1 February 1974, Kuala Lumpur became the first federal territory of Malaysia. The Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Salahuddin cried after signing the cession agreement as he was very fond and proud of the city.
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