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Melaka City

Malacca City
Bandar Melaka
City and State Capital
Other transcription(s)
 • Jawi بندارايا ملاک
 • Simplified Chinese 马六甲市
 • Tamil மலாக்கா மாநகரம்
Clockwise from top right:Taming Sari Tower, St. Francis Xavier statue in front of St. Paul's Church, Malacca city centre, Chinatown, clock tower and fountain near the Stadthuys and A Famosa.
Clockwise from top right:
Taming Sari Tower, St. Francis Xavier statue in front of St. Paul's Church, Malacca city centre, Chinatown, clock tower and fountain near the Stadthuys and A Famosa.
Flag of Malacca City
Flag
Official seal of Malacca City
Seal
Nickname(s): Bandaraya Bersejarah
Historical City
Malacca City is located in Peninsular Malaysia
Malacca City
Malacca City
Location in Peninsular Malaysia
Coordinates: 2°12′20.49″N 102°15′22.09″E / 2.2056917°N 102.2561361°E / 2.2056917; 102.2561361Coordinates: 2°12′20.49″N 102°15′22.09″E / 2.2056917°N 102.2561361°E / 2.2056917; 102.2561361
Country  Malaysia
State  Malacca
District Central Malacca
Founded 1396
Granted city status 2003
Government
 • Mayor Zainal Hussin
Area
 • City and State Capital 277 km2 (107 sq mi)
 • Metro 307.86 km2 (118.87 sq mi)
Elevation 6 m (20 ft)
Population (2010)
 • City and State Capital 484,885
 • Demonym Malaccans
Time zone MST (UTC+8)
 • Summer (DST) Not observed (UTC)
Postal code 75xxx to 78xxx
Area code(s) 06
Vehicle registration M
Website mbmb.gov.my
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Malacca and George Town, Historic Cities of the Straits of Malacca
Name as inscribed on the World Heritage List
2016 Malakka, Plac Holenderski (04).jpg
Location Malaysia
Type Cultural
Criteria ii, iii, iv
Reference 1223
UNESCO region Asia-Pacific
Inscription history
Inscription 2008 (32nd Session)

Malacca City (Malay: Bandar Melaka, Jawi: بندر ملاک‎, Chinese: 马六甲市; pinyin: Mǎliùjiǎ shì, Tamil: மலாக்கா மாநகரம்), is the capital city of the Malaysian state of Malacca. As of 2010 it has a population of 484,885. It is the oldest Malaysian city in the Straits of Malacca, having become a successful entrepôt in the era of the Malacca Sultanate. The present-day city was founded by Parameswara, a Sumatran prince who escaped to the Malay Peninsula when Srivijaya fell to the Majapahit. Following the establishment of the Malacca Sultanate, the city drew the attention of traders from the Middle East, South Asia, and East Asia, as well as the Portuguese, who intended to dominate the trade route in Asia. After Malacca was conquered by Portugal, the city became an area of conflict when the sultanates of Aceh and Johor attempted to take control from the Portuguese.

Following a number of wars between these territories, Aceh declined in influence while Johor survived and expanded its influence over territory previously lost to Aceh in Sumatra when Johor co-operated with the Dutch who arrived to establish dominance over Java and Maluku Islands. However, due to royal internal strife between the Malay and Bugis, the Johor-Riau Empire was divided into the sultanates of Johor and Riau-Lingga. This separation became permanent when the British arrived to establish their presence in the Malay Peninsula. The Dutch, who already felt threatened in the presence of the British, began conquering the Riau-Lingga Sultanate along with the rest of Sumatra, while Johor came under British influence following the signing of the Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824.


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