Kuala Lumpur Geography can be well defined by its central location on the western coast of the Malaysian peninsula. Its geographical location brings in an equatorial climate with south western monsoon influencing the city between the months of September and April.
Kuala Lumpur geography boasts of the Malay civilization in the vast Klang Valley. Surrounded by the Titiwangsa Mountains in the east and the Strait of Mallaca in the west and a number of other mountain regions in the north and the south, the beautiful city can be sited at the confluence of the River Klang and Gombek. Kuala Lumpur is located in the center of the Malaysian Peninsula at a distance of 35 kms from the
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west coast of the Peninsula. Its strategic location on the western coast of the Peninsula, a large part of flat land, acted as a boon for its rapid development. The Kuala Lumpur municipal area covers a land area of 243.65 sq. km. with an average elevation of 21.95 meters or 72 ft.
Surrounded by various mountains from the north, south and east and Sumatra Islands in the west, the beautiful city of Kuala Lumpur, experiences an equatorial type of climate. Thus, the climate of Kuala Lumpur usually remains warm and sunny all over the year except between the months of September and April when the south western monsoon touches the city, bringing in heavy rains.
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