Place details
Place nameKuala Lumpur
CountryMalaysia
Latitude3.167
Longitude101.7
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Thrived as center for tin collecting 19th cen.; grew rapidly after 1882 under influence of British resident Sir Frank Swettenham; controlled by Japanese in WW II from 1942 to 1945; neighboring districts have tin mines & rubber plantations.