The smallest constituency with the highest population


Packed with residents: Pengkalan Kota is the smallest constituency with the highest population density of 21,061 persons per sq km. — KT GOH/The Star

PUTRAJAYA: Pengkalan Kota, a state constituency in Penang, is the smallest constituency with the highest population density of 21,061 persons per sq km according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia’s (DOSM) Subnational State Legislative Assembly (SLA) 2023 report.

It is followed by Pandan Indah in Selangor with 14,686 persons per sq km and Sungai Pinang in Penang with 13,851 persons per sq km.

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