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Malacca

State of Malaysia

Also known as Melaka · Melaka Negeri Bersejarah · Historic State of Malacca

Country: Malaysia
, Portuguese Empire(1511–1641)
Located in: Malaysia
Population: 998,400(2020)
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, 788,706
Area: 1,720 km²
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Founded: 1948
Time zone: UTC+08:00
Postal code: 75000–78999
Website: melaka.gov.my

Overview

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Malacca, officially the Historic State of Malacca, is a state in Malaysia located in the southern region of the Malay Peninsula, facing the Strait of Malacca. The state is bordered by Negeri Sembilan to the north and west and Johor to the south and east. The exclave of Tanjung Tuan borders Negeri Sembilan to the north. Its capital is Malacca City, which was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site alongside George Town in 2008.

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Twinned administrative body: Valparaíso
Lisbon
Local dialing code: 06
Flag: flag of Melaka
Capital: Malacca
Shares border with: Negeri Sembilan direction relative to location: north
Johor direction relative to location: east
Vehicle registration plate code: M
Language used: Kristang
Malaccan Creole Malay
Malay
Different from: Q97198034
Geoshape: Data:Malaysia/Melaka.map
Located in or next to body of water: Strait of Malacca direction relative to location: southwest
Official language: Malay

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33 identifiers linking Malacca across the web's reference databases

2.2000, 102.2510OpenStreetMap ↗

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