Kota Bharu has a population of 568,900, making it the 11th largest place we list in Malaysia. It is in Kelantan.
Kota Bharu holds 1.6% of Malaysia's 36,385,115 people. Kuala Lumpur, the largest place we list there, is 2.6 times its size.
568,900
population
#11
in Malaysia
Nearby in size
| Place | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Pelentong | Johor | 583,640 |
| Malacca | Melaka | 579,000 |
| Iskandar Puteri | Johor | 575,977 |
| Kuantan | Pahang | 548,014 |
| Kota Kuala Muda | Kedah | 544,984 |
| Sungai Petani | Kedah | 544,851 |
Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant) where the UN lists the country separately; the handful it reports under a parent state keep a GeoNames figure and are marked as such. Sources & method.