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Coordenadas : 4 ° 0′N 102 ° 30′E / 4.000°N 102.500°E / 4.000; 102.500

Mosaico Landsat de falso color de Malasia peninsular

Malasia peninsular ( malayo : Semenanjung Malaysia ), también conocida como Malaya o Malasia occidental , es la parte de Malasia que ocupa la mitad sur de la península malaya y las islas circundantes. Su área totaliza 132,265 km 2 (51,068 millas cuadradas), que es casi el 40% del área total del país; el otro 60% es el este de Malasia . En comparación, es un poco más grande que Inglaterra (130.395 km²). Comparte una frontera terrestre con Tailandia al norte. [1]

Across the Strait of Malacca to the west lies the island of Sumatra (Indonesia) and across the South China Sea to the east lies the Natuna Islands of Indonesia. At the southern tip across the Strait of Johor lies the island and country of Singapore. Peninsular Malaysia accounts for the majority (roughly 81.3%) of Malaysia's population and economy; as of 2017 its population is roughly 26 million (92% of total population).

Estados y territorios [ editar ]

Un mapa de Malasia.

Malasia peninsular consta de 11 de los 13 estados y dos de los tres territorios federales de Malasia. La ciudad capital, Kuala Lumpur, también se encuentra en Malasia peninsular.

Etymology[edit]

See also: Malaysia § Etymology
The topography of Peninsular Malaysia.

Peninsular Malaysia is also known as West Malaysia (Malaysia Barat) or the States of Malaya (Negeri-negeri Tanah Melayu).[2][3]

Demographics[edit]

Further information: Demographics of Malaysia

Ethnicity in Peninsular Malaysia (2020)

  Bumiputera (Malay) (66.7%)
  Chinese (23.9%)
  Indian (8.3%)
  Indigenous (Aslian) / Non - Malay Bumiputera (0.4%)
  Others (0.7%)
Religion in Peninsular Malaysia – 2020 est.
ReligionPercent
Islam
 
67.2%
Buddhism
 
20.3%
Hinduism
 
7.2%
Christianity
 
2.9%
Chinese folk religion
 
0.8%
Others
 
1.6%

The majority of people on Peninsular Malaysia are ethnic Malays, predominantly Muslim.[4] Large Chinese and Indian populations exist. The Orang Asli are the indigenous people of Peninsular Malaysia; they number around 140,000 and mostly live in inland parts of the region.[citation needed]

Economy[edit]

As of 2012, Peninsular Malaysia oil production stood at 520,000 barrel of oil equivalent per day.[5]

Other features[edit]

East Coast and West Coast[edit]

The term East Coast is particularly used in Malaysia to describe the following states in Peninsular Malaysia facing the South China Sea, a component of the Pacific Ocean:

  • Kelantan
  • Pahang
  • Terengganu

The term West Coast refers informally to a collection of states in Peninsular Malaysia situated towards the western coast generally facing the Strait of Malacca which is a component of the Indian Ocean, as opposed to the East Coast. Unlike the East Coast, the West Coast is partitioned further into three regions (as seen in #States and territories), including:

  • The Northern Region: Perlis, Kedah, Penang and Perak.
  • The Central Region: Selangor and the federal territories of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya.
  • The Southern Region: Negeri Sembilan, Melaka and Johor.

Even though Johor has a coastline facing the South China Sea on the Pacific Ocean, it is not generally regarded as an East Coast state, since the main coastline of the state is located on the Straits of Johor of the Indian Ocean.

West and East Malaysia[edit]

The distinction between West and East Malaysia (Sabah and Sarawak) goes beyond the sphere of geography. Being separate regions administratively before the formation of the Malaysia, there exists more autonomy than the original States of Malaya, e.g. in having a different judicial court structure and separate immigration regulations. These rights were granted as part of Sarawak's 18-point agreement and Sabah's 20-point agreement with the Federation of Malaya during the formation of expanded federation.

See also[edit]

  • Malaya (disambiguation)
  • Malayan dollar

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Malaya". Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ Mohamed Anwar Omar Din (2012). "Legitimacy of the Malays as the Sons of the Soil". Asian Social Science. Canadian Center of Science and Education: 80–81. ISSN 1911-2025.
  3. ^ Reid, Anthony (2010). Imperial alchemy : nationalism and political identity in Southeast Asia. Cambridge University Press. p. 95. ISBN 978-0-521-87237-9.
  4. ^ "Some aspects of Malay-Muslim Ethnicity in Malaya". June 1981. JSTOR 25797648. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. ^ "Petronas sees growth slowdown until 2014". The Star (Malaysia). 6 March 2012. Archived from the original on 1 September 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.

External links[edit]

Media related to Peninsular Malaysia at Wikimedia Commons

  • Peninsular Malaysia travel guide from Wikivoyage