List of twin towns and sister cities in Malaysia

The following is a list of twin towns and sister cities of towns and cities in Malaysia.

Johor

Johor Bahru

Shantou, China[1][2]
Shenzhen, China[3]
Kuching, Malaysia[4]
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia[4]
Singapore[5]
Istanbul, Turkey[6][7]

Kedah

Langkawi

Kish Island, Iran[8]

Kelantan

Kota Bharu

Kasaoka, Japan[9]

Klang Valley (Selangor and Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur)

Kuala Lumpur

Chennai, India[10]
Isfahan, Iran[11]
Mashhad, Iran[12]
Shiraz, Iran[13]
Osaka, Japan[14]
Malacca City, Malaysia[15]
Karachi, Pakistan[16]
Ankara, Turkey[7][17]

Petaling Jaya

Guangzhou, China[18][19]
Bandung, Indonesia[18][19]
Miyoshi, Japan[18][19]
Asan, South Korea[18]

Shah Alam

Surabaya, Indonesia[20]
Hanam, South Korea[21]

Klang

Ürümqi, China[22]
Yongzhou, China[23]

Malacca

Malacca City

Valparaíso, Chile[24]
Changsha, China[23]
Guangdong, China[25]
Haikou, China[26]
Nanjing, China[27][28]
Kota Tua, Jakarta, Indonesia[29][30]
Kirishima, Japan[31]
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia[15]
Hoorn, Netherlands[15][32][33]
Vigan, Philippines[34]
Lisbon, Portugal[15][32][35][36]

Negeri Sembilan

Seremban

Bukittinggi, Indonesia[37]

Pahang

Kuantan

Qinzhou, China[38]

Penang

George Town

City of Adelaide, Australia[39][40]
Xiamen, China[39][41]
Medan, Indonesia[39][42]
Taipei, Taiwan[43]
Bangkok, Thailand[44]
Phuket City, Thailand[45]

Perak

Ipoh

Nanning, China[46]
Fukuoka, Japan[47]

Teluk Intan

Muar, Johor, Malaysia

Sabah

Kota Kinabalu

City of Rockingham, Australia[48]
Heyuan, China[49]
Vladivostok, Russia[50]
Yongin, South Korea[51]
Ratchaburi Province, Thailand[52]
Portland, United States[53]

Sandakan

Burwood, Australia[54]
Zamboanga, Philippines[55]

Tawau

Zhangping, China[56]
Pare-Pare, Indonesia[57]

Sarawak

Kuching

Dali, China[58]
Kunming, China[59]
Xiamen, China[60]
Zhenjiang, China[61]
Pontianak, Indonesia[4]
Johor Bahru, Malaysia[4]
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia[4]
Guro District, Seoul, South Korea[62]

Miri

Guangning County, China[63]
Hualien County, Taiwan[64][65]

Sibu

Bozhou, China[66]
Fuqing, China[67][68]
Fuzhou, China[69]
Guangning County, China[70]
Gulou District, Fuzhou, China[67][68]
Gutian County, China[71]
Jintang County, China[72]
Minqing County, China[73]
Nanping, China[74]
Ningde, China[75]
Pingnan County, China[67][68]
Putian, China[75]
Puyang County, China[76]
Qinghe County, Hebei, China[77]
Wuyishan, Fujian, China[78]

Uma Bawang

Berkeley, United States[79][80]

Terengganu

Kuala Terengganu

Makassar, Indonesia[81][82]

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