Atlas Trail
Eight Malaysian Towns and Cities from Muar to Kota Kinabalu in Order of Recorded Latitude, South to North
These eight places in Malaysia are royal capitals, state capitals and district towns, arranged by the latitude each entity page records, from the southernmost to the northernmost. Every stop is placed by the same recorded latitude coordinate, so the order is a single measure and not a ranking of size.
Stop 1 of 8.
Cities
The page records a latitude of 2.05 degrees north, the southernmost on this trail. Muar sits at the mouth of the Muar River in Johor, was named Bandar Maharani, or Empress Town, in 1887, and is recognized as Malaysia's hub for the furniture industry.
Stop 2 of 8.
Cities
The page records a latitude of 3.0333 degrees north. Klang is the Royal City of Klang on the Klang River, Selangor's state capital until the seat of government moved to Shah Alam in 1977, and its district holds Port Klang.
Stop 3 of 8.
Cities
The page records a latitude of 3.5 degrees north. Pekan is the royal capital of Pahang, home to the palace of the Sultan of Pahang, and the hometown of Malaysia's second prime minister, Tun Abdul Razak Hussein.
Stop 4 of 8.
Cities
The page records a latitude of 4.5972 degrees north. Ipoh is the capital of Perak on the Kinta River, about 200 kilometers north of Kuala Lumpur, and the ninth-largest city in Malaysia by the 2020 census.
Stop 5 of 8.
Cities
The page records a latitude of 4.7667 degrees north. It is the royal town of Perak, where the Kangsar River joins the Perak River, about 25 kilometers northwest of Ipoh.
Stop 6 of 8.
Cities
The page records a latitude of 5.3303 degrees north. This royal and administrative capital of Terengganu stands on the east coast at the estuary of the Terengganu River, where the sultanate was established in 1708 and city status followed in 2008.
Stop 7 of 8.
Cities
The page records a latitude of 5.8388 degrees north. Sandakan faces the Sulu Sea on the eastern coast of Sabah and served as the capital of British North Borneo from 1884 until 1946.
Stop 8 of 8.
Cities
The page records a latitude of 5.975 degrees north, the northernmost on this trail. It is the state capital of Sabah on the northwest coast of Borneo, and Mount Kinabalu to its east gave the city its name.
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