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States and Federal Territories of Malaysia

The states and federal territories of Malaysia are the principal administrative divisions of Malaysia. Malaysia is a federation comprising thirteen states (Negeri) and three federal territories (Wilayah Persekutuan).

Eleven states and two federal territories are located on the Malay Peninsula, collectively called Peninsular Malaysia (Semenanjung Malaysia) or West Malaysia. Two states are on the island of Borneo, and the remaining one federal territory consists of islands offshore of Borneo; they are collectively referred to as Sabah and Sarawak (Sabah dan Sarawak), East Malaysia or Malaysian Borneo.

States

States	Administrative capital	Royal capital	Historical capital
Johor	Johor Bahru	Johor Bahru (Pasir Pelangi)	Johor Lama, Kota Tinggi
Kedah	Alor Setar	Alor Setar (Anak Bukit)	Lembah Bujang
Kelantan	Kota Bharu	Kota Bharu	Kota Lama
Malacca	Malacca City	-
Negeri Sembilan	Seremban	Seri Menanti
Pahang	Kuantan	Pekan	Kuala Lipis (1898–1953)
Penang	George Town	-
Perak	Ipoh	Kuala Kangsar	Teluk Intan (1528–1877), Taiping (1875–1937)
Perlis	Kangar	Arau
Sabah	Kota Kinabalu	-	Kudat (1882–1883), Sandakan (1883–1946)
Sarawak	Kuching	-
Selangor	Shah Alam	Klang	Kuala Selangor, Jugra, Klang, Kuala Lumpur (1880–1978)
Terengganu	Kuala Terengganu	Kuala Terengganu