Federal Territories (Malaysia)

States and Territories of Malaysia Federal Territories Wilayah Persekutuan
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Constituent	Kuala Lumpur Labuan Putrajaya
Made into Federal Territory	Kuala Lumpur: 1 February 1974 Labuan: 16 April 1984 Putrajaya: 1 February 2001
Consolidated under the Ministry	27 March 2004
Government
– Minister	Raja Nong Chik Zainal Abidin
Area
– Total	381.65 km2 (147.4 sq mi)
Population (2004)
– Total	1,602,388
– Density	4,198.6/km2 (10,874.3/sq mi)
National postal code	Kuala Lumpur 50xxx to 60xxx 68xxx Labuan 87xxx Putrajaya 62xxx
Area code(s)	03a 087b
State motto	Maju dan Sejahtera
State anthem	Maju dan Sejahtera
Administered by	Ministry of the Federal Territories
License plate	W1 L2 PUTRAJAYA3
Website	www.kwp.gov.my
a Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya b Labuan 1 Kuala Lumpur 2 Labuan 3 Putrajaya

The Federal Territories in Malaysia comprise three territories: Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Labuan, governed directly by the federal government of Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur is the national capital of Malaysia, Putrajaya is the administrative capital, and Labuan is an offshore international financial centre. Both Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya are enclaves in the state of Selangor, while Labuan is an island off the coast of Sabah.

Administrations

The territories fall under the jurisdiction of the Ministry for the Federal Territories, which was formed under Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's administration on March 27, 2006. The first^{[citation needed]} Minister for the Federal Territories was Tan Sri Mohd Isa Abdul Samad. Currently, Raja Nong Chik Zainal Abidin has been the minister since 10 April 2009.

History

The federal territories were originally part of two states - Selangor and Sabah . Both Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya were part of Selangor, while Labuan was part of Sabah.

Kuala Lumpur, the state capital of Selangor, became the national capital of the Federation of Malaya (and later Malaysia) in 1948. Since independence in 1957, the federal as well as the Selangor state ruling party had been the Alliance (later the Barisan Nasional). However, in the 1969 elections the Alliance, while retaining control of the federal government, lost its majority in Selangor to the opposition. The same election also resulted in a major race riot in Kuala Lumpur.

It was realised that if Kuala Lumpur remained part of Selangor, clashes between the federal and the Selangor state government might arise when they are controlled by different parties. The solution was to separate Kuala Lumpur from the state and place it under direct federal rule. On February 1, 1974, Kuala Lumpur became the first federal territory of Malaysia. The Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Salahuddin cried after signing the cession agreement as he was very fond and proud of the city.

The cession of Kuala Lumpur had the effect of securing the Selangor state government for the Barisan Nasional until the 2008 general election, on which both the voters in Kuala Lumpur and other parts of Selangor tend to vote for the opposition. The separation of Kuala Lumpur also means that Kuala Lumpur voters could only vote for representation in the Parliament of Malaysia, and not the Selangor State Assembly.

Labuan, an island off coast of mainland Sabah, was chosen by the federal government for development into an offshore financial centre. Labuan became the second federal territory in 1984.

Putrajaya is a planned city, designed to replace Kuala Lumpur as the seat of the federal government. Sultan Salahuddin of Selangor was asked again to cede land to the federal government. Putrajaya became the third federal territory on February 1, 2001.

In the recent years, efforts were made to forge a common identity for the three federal territories. A flag of Federal Territory was introduced to represent the federal territories as a whole. During the 2006 Sukma Games in Kedah, Kuala Lumpur, Labuan and Putrajaya merged into the unified contingent of Federal Territories.

Flag and anthem

Main article: Flag of Federal Territory

The official anthem of the territories is Maju dan Sejahtera, which means "Progress and Prosperity."

Apart from the flag of Federal Territories, each federal territory has its own flag.

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  Flag of Putrajaya

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  Flag of Kuala Lumpur

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  Flag of Labuan

Sport associations in the Federal Territories

Kuala Lumpur

• Kuala Lumpur FA

Putrajaya

• Putrajaya FA

Labuan

• Labuan FA

Others

• Majlis Sukan Wilayah Persekutuan

Sport complexes in the Federal Territories

Kuala Lumpur

• National Stadium
• Merdeka Stadium

Putrajaya

Labuan

Holidays

Main article: Federal Territory Day

External links

• Malaysian Ministry of Federal Territories