There may be different ways of writing addresses in Malaysia.

Address format

The format in

Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...

generally follows this order:street number, street name, region, and

town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ...

city A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...

state State may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Literature * ''State Magazine'', a monthly magazine published by the U.S. Department of State * ''The State'' (newspaper), a daily newspaper in Columbia, South Carolina, United States * ''Our S ...

. The name of town or city is actually the name of the

post office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post offices may offer additional ser ...

which is responsible for managing the incoming mail, not the municipal name (even though by writing the municipality, the address can still be understood, provided that the correct postcode is given). For example, addresses in

Simpang Pulai Simpang Pulai ( Jawi: سيمڤڠ ڤولاي; ; Tamil: சிம்பாங் புலாய்) is a town in Kinta District, Perak, Malaysia. Transportation Car As mentioned earlier, highway Federal Route 1, the premier north–south fed ...

in Perak should be written as "Kampung Kepayang", even though Kampung Kepayang is now a

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. This is simply because the incoming mails are handled by the Kampung Kepayang post office which has moved to Simpang Pulai. However, there are also some people who write "Simpang Pulai", " Ipoh" (which is the nearest city and also the municipality) or even " Kinta" (the district or ''daerah'' in Malay"). Another example is the writing of addresses in

Chemor Chemor ( Jawi: چيمور; ) is a main town in Kinta District, Perak, Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirtee ...

, which is under the

Ipoh City Council The Ipoh City Council ( ms, Majlis Bandaraya Ipoh, abbreviated MBI) is the city council which administers the city of Ipoh in the state of Perak, Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutio ...

, yet their addresses are written as "Chemor" instead of "Ipoh". This is because they have their own post office to handle their incoming mails, which also covers

Kuala Kuang Kuala is a town and administrative district of Langkat Regency in northern Sumatra, Indonesia. It borders Selesai to the north, Salapian to the west, and Sei Bingai to the south and east. Most people in Kuala are Javanese people, with a signi ...

, Kanthan, and

Klebang Klebang is a coastal town in Melaka Tengah District, Malacca, Malaysia. It is located along the Malacca Strait. Tourist attractions * 1Malaysia Square - A town square near Klebang Beach and Submarine Museum, which was officiated by sixth Prim ...

. One more example is the addresses of certain places e.g.

Pandan Indah Pandan Indah ( Jawi: ڤندان اينده; ) is a major township in Ampang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is located between Ampang proper and Cheras. Pandan Indah has the basic facilities of a modern Malaysian township - it has a police station, ...

Bukit Lanjan Bukit Lanjan is a hill in Petaling District, Selangor, Malaysia. Bukit Lanjan is part of the Damansara parliamentary constituency. The Bukit Lanjan state constituency includes Bandar Utama Damansara, Bandar Sri Damansara, Mutiara Damansara, Dam ...

Taman Melawati Taman Melawati is an affluent, self-contained town located in Ulu Klang, Selangor, Malaysia. Although the township's postcode is 53100, which gives it a Federal Territory postal address, it is actually in the Gombak constituency of Selangor, admi ...

, etc. These belong to

Selangor Selangor (; ), also known by its Arabic language, Arabic honorific Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity", is one of the 13 Malaysian states. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the east ...

state, but their addresses are written as "

Kuala Lumpur , anthem = ''Maju dan Sejahtera'' , image_map = , map_caption = , pushpin_map = Malaysia#Southeast Asia#Asia , pushpin_map_caption = , coordinates = , sub ...

", because they fall under the Kuala Lumpur post office.

References

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Address format

See also

References