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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{Short description|Peninsula in Southeast Asia}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Distinguish|Peninsular Malaysia}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Use British English|date=July 2018}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox peninsulas&lt;br /&gt;
| name                    = Malay Peninsula&lt;br /&gt;
| image_map               = Semenanjung Malaka.png&lt;br /&gt;
| map_caption             = Location of the Malay Peninsula&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;{{hlist|{{legend0|#19893f|Southernmost tip of [[Myanmar]]}}|{{legend0|#1071fe|[[Southern Thailand]]}}|{{legend0|#b61c1c|[[Peninsular Malaysia]]}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
| coordinates             = {{Coord|7|00|N|100|00|E|source:kolossus-ruwiki|display=inline,title}}&lt;br /&gt;
| location                = [[Southeast Asia]]&lt;br /&gt;
| waterbody               = [[Indian Ocean]], [[Pacific Ocean]]&lt;br /&gt;
| area_km2                = 242,363.8&lt;br /&gt;
| elevation_m             = 2,187&lt;br /&gt;
| highest_mount           = [[Mount Tahan]]&lt;br /&gt;
| country                 = [[Malaysia]]&lt;br /&gt;
| country_admin_divisions = [[Peninsular Malaysia]]&lt;br /&gt;
| country_largest_city    = [[Kuala Lumpur]]&lt;br /&gt;
| country1                = [[Myanmar]]&lt;br /&gt;
| country1_admin_divisions_title = Region&lt;br /&gt;
| country1_admin_divisions = [[Tanintharyi Region|Tanintharyi]]&lt;br /&gt;
| country1_admin_divisions_title_1 = District&lt;br /&gt;
| country1_admin_divisions_1 = [[Kawthaung District|Kawthaung]]&lt;br /&gt;
| country1_largest_city      = [[Kawthaung]]&lt;br /&gt;
| country2                   = [[Thailand]]&lt;br /&gt;
| country2_admin_divisions   = [[Southern Thailand]]&lt;br /&gt;
| country2_largest_city      = [[Hat Yai]]&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Malay Peninsula&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;{{efn|[[Malay language|Malay]]: &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Semenanjung Tanah Melayu&amp;#039;&amp;#039; or &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Semenanjung Melayu&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}} is located in [[Mainland Southeast Asia]]. The [[landmass]] runs approximately north–south, and at its terminus, [[Tanjung Piai]], it is the southernmost point of the Asian continental mainland. The area contains [[Peninsular Malaysia]], [[Southern Thailand]], and the southernmost tip of [[Myanmar]] ([[Kawthaung District|Kawthaung]]). The [[island country]] of [[Singapore]] also has historical and cultural ties with the region.&lt;br /&gt;
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The [[Titiwangsa Mountains]] are part of the [[Tenasserim Hills]] system and form the backbone of the peninsula and the southernmost section of the central [[cordillera]], which runs from [[Tibet]] through the [[Kra Isthmus]], the peninsula&amp;#039;s narrowest point, into the Malay Peninsula.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;The Physical Geography of Southeast Asia, Avijit Gupta&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The [[Strait of Malacca]] separates the Malay Peninsula from the Indonesian island of [[Sumatra]], and the south coast is separated from the island of Singapore by the [[Straits of Johor]].&lt;br /&gt;
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== Etymology ==&lt;br /&gt;
The Malay term &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Tanah Melayu&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is derived from the word &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Tanah&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (land) and &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Melayu&amp;#039;&amp;#039; ([[Malays (ethnic group)|Malays]]), thus it means &amp;quot;the Malay land&amp;quot;. The term can be found in various Malay texts, of which the oldest dating back to the early 17th century. It is frequently mentioned in the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Hikayat Hang Tuah]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, a well-known classic tale associated with the legendary heroes of [[Malacca Sultanate]]. &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Tanah Melayu&amp;#039;&amp;#039; in the text is consistently employed to refer to the area under Malaccan dominance.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite book |last=Reid |first=Anthony |title=Imperial alchemy : nationalism and political identity in Southeast Asia |url=https://archive.org/details/imperialalchemyn00reid |url-access=limited |publisher=Cambridge University Press |year=2010 |isbn=978-0-521-87237-9 |page=[https://archive.org/details/imperialalchemyn00reid/page/n110 95] |author-link=Anthony Reid (academic)}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In the [[Nagarakretagama|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Negarakertagama&amp;#039;&amp;#039;]] manuscript written in 1365, this area is called &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Hujung Medini&amp;#039;&amp;#039;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite book |last=Pigeaud |first=Theodoor Gautier Thomas |title=Java in the 14th Century: A Study in Cultural History, Volume IV: Commentaries and Recapitulations |publisher=Martinus Nijhoff |orig-date=1st Pub. 1962 |isbn=978-94-017-7133-7 |edition=3rd |location=The Hague }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite book |last=Nugroho |first=Irawan Djoko |title=Meluruskan Sejarah Majapahit |publisher=Ragam Media |year=2009}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In the early 16th century, [[Tomé Pires]], a Portuguese [[apothecary]] who stayed in [[Portuguese Malacca|Malacca]] from 1512 to 1515, uses an almost identical term, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Terra de Tana Malaio&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, with which he referred to the southeastern part of Sumatra, where the deposed sultan of Malacca, [[Mahmud Shah of Malacca|Mahmud Shah]], established his exiled government. The 17th century&amp;#039;s account of Portuguese historian, [[Emanuel Godinho de Erédia]], noted on the region of &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Malaios&amp;#039;&amp;#039; surrounded by the [[Andaman Sea]] in the north, the entire [[Strait of Malacca]] in the centre, a part of [[Sunda Strait]] in the south, and the western part of [[South China Sea]] in the east.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/82001895 |title=Asal Usul Orang Melayu: Menulis Semula Sejarahnya (The Malay Origin: Rewrite Its History) |last=Mohamed Anwar Omar Din |year=2011 |publisher=Jurnal Melayu, [[Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia]] |pages=28–30 |access-date=4 June 2012}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Prior to the foundation of Malacca, ancient and medieval references to a Malay peninsula exist in various foreign sources. According to several Indian and Western scholars, the word &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Malayadvipa]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (&amp;quot;mountain-insular continent&amp;quot;), mentioned in the ancient Indian text, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Vayu Purana]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, may possibly refer to the Malay Peninsula.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite book |last=Pande |first=Govind Chandra |title=India&amp;#039;s Interaction with Southeast Asia: History of Science, Philosophy and Culture in Indian Civilization, Vol. 1, Part 3 |publisher=Munshiram Manoharlal |year=2005 |isbn=978-81-87586-24-1 |page=266 |author-link=Govind Chandra Pande}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite book |last=Mukerjee |first=Radhakamal |title=The culture and art of India |url=https://archive.org/details/cultureartindia00muke |url-access=limited |publisher=Coronet Books Inc |year=1984 |isbn=978-81-215-0114-9 |page=[https://archive.org/details/cultureartindia00muke/page/n211 212] |author-link=Radhakamal Mukerjee}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite book |last=Sarkar |first=Himansu Bhusan |title=Some contributions of India to the ancient civilisation of Indonesia and Malaysia |publisher=Punthi Pustak |year=1970 |location=Calcutta |page=8 |asin=B000PFNF5C}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Gerini, G. E. (1909). [https://books.google.com.my/books?id=FKYcAAAAMAAJ&amp;amp;pg=PA81#v=onepage&amp;amp;q&amp;amp;f=false Researches on Ptolemy&amp;#039;s geography of Eastern Asia (further India and Indo-Malay Archipelago]) (Vol. 1, Asiatic Society monographs). Royal Asiatic Society; Royal Geographical Society&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Another Indian source, an inscription on the south wall of the [[Brihadeeswarar Temple]], recorded the word &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Malaiur&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, referring to a kingdom in the Malay Peninsula that had &amp;quot;a strong mountain for its rampart&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite book |last=Langer |first=William Leonard |title=An Encyclopedia of World History: Ancient, Medieval, and Modern, Chronologically Arranged |publisher=Houghton Mifflin Co |year=1973 |isbn=978-0-395-13592-1 |page=[https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaworl00will/page/362 362] |author-link=William L. Langer}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite book |last1=Kotha |first1=Satchidananda Murthy |title=Life, thought, and culture in India, c. AD 300-1000 |last2=S. |first2=Sankaranarayanan |publisher=Centre for Studies in Civilizations |year=2002 |isbn=978-81-87586-09-8 |page=121 |author-link1=Kotha Satchidanda Murthy}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; [[Ptolemy]]&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Geographia (Ptolemy)|Geographia]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; named a geographical region of the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Golden Chersonese]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; as &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Maleu-kolon&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, a term thought to derive from Sanskrit &amp;#039;&amp;#039;malayakolam&amp;#039;&amp;#039; or &amp;#039;&amp;#039;malaikurram&amp;#039;&amp;#039;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite book |last=Gerini |first=Gerolamo Emilio |title=Researches on Ptolemy&amp;#039;s geography of eastern Asia (further India and Indo-Malay archipelago) |publisher=Oriental Books Reprint Corporation |year=1974 |isbn=81-7069-036-6 |page=101 |author-link=Gerolamo Emilio Gerini}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; [[Tabula Rogeriana]] completed by an Arab geographer [[Muhammad al-Idrisi]], reflects the Malay peninsula as a long island and called it Malai, bordering the Qmer ([[Khmer Empire|Khmer]]) and lying 12 days sail from Sanf ([[Champa]]).&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.sg/sgbicentennial/the-bicentennial-experience/map/al-idrisis-a-guide-to-pleasant-journeys-into-faraway-lands/ al-Idrisi&amp;#039;s A guide to Pleasant Journeys into Faraway Lands]. Singapore Bicentennial Office. November 2019.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Tibbetts, G. (2025). Study of the Arabic Texts Containing Material on South-East Asia. Netherlands: Brill.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; While the Chinese chronicle of the [[Yuan dynasty]] mentioned the word &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Ma-li-yu-er&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, referring to a nation of the Malay Peninsula that was threatened by the southward expansion of the [[Sukhothai Kingdom]] under King [[Ram Khamhaeng]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |url=http://www.guoxue.com/shibu/24shi/yuanshi/yuas_210.htm |title=Chronicle of Mongol Yuan |last=Guoxue |year=2003}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite book |last=Hall |first=Daniel George Edward |title=History of South East Asia |publisher=Macmillan |year=1981 |isbn=978-0-333-24163-9 |page=190 |author-link=D.G.E. Hall}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; During the same era, [[Marco Polo]] made a reference to &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Malauir&amp;#039;&amp;#039; in his [[The Travels of Marco Polo|travelogue]], as a kingdom located in the Malay Peninsula, possibly similar to the one mentioned in the Yuan chronicle.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite book |last=Cordier |first=Henri |title=Ser Marco Polo; notes and addenda to Sir Henry Yule&amp;#039;s edition, containing the results of recent research and discovery |publisher=Bibliolife |year=2009 |isbn=978-1-110-77685-6 |page=105 |author-link=Henri Cordier}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite book |last=Wright |first=Thomas |title=The travels of Marco Polo, the Venetian: the translation of Marsden revised, with a selection of his notes |publisher=Kessinger Publishing, LLC |year=2004 |isbn=978-1-4191-8573-1 |pages=364–365}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The Malay Peninsula was conflated with [[Persia]] in old Japan, and was known by the same name.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Ziro Uraki, Utsuho Monogatari footnotes, p. 2&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In the early 20th century, the term &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Tanah Melayu&amp;#039;&amp;#039; was generally used by the Malays of the peninsula during the rise of [[Early Malay nationalism|Malay nationalism]] to describe uniting all [[Peninsular Malaysia|Malay states]] on the peninsula under one Malay nation, and this ambition was largely realised with the formation of &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Persekutuan Tanah Melayu&amp;#039;&amp;#039; ([[Malay language|Malay]] for &amp;quot;[[Federation of Malaya]]&amp;quot;) in 1948.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite journal |last=Bunnell |first=Tim |year=2004 |title=From nation to networks and back again: Transnationalism, class and national identity in Malaysia |journal=State/Nation/Transnation: Perspectives on Transnationalism in the Asia Pacific |publisher=Routledge |pages=1984 |isbn=0-415-30279-X}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Ecology==&lt;br /&gt;
The Malay Peninsula is covered with [[tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests|tropical moist broadleaf forests]]. Lowland forests are dominated by [[dipterocarpaceae|dipterocarp]] trees, while montane forests are home to evergreen trees in the beech family ([[Fagaceae]]), Myrtle family ([[Myrtaceae]]), laurel family ([[Lauraceae]]), tropical [[conifer]]s, and other plant families.&lt;br /&gt;
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The peninsula&amp;#039;s forests are home to thousands of species of animals and plants. Several large endangered mammals inhabit the peninsula – [[Asian elephant]] (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Elephas maximus&amp;#039;&amp;#039;), [[gaur]] (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Bos gaurus&amp;#039;&amp;#039;), [[tiger]] (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Panthera tigris&amp;#039;&amp;#039;), [[sun bear]] (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Helarctos malayanus&amp;#039;&amp;#039;), [[Malayan tapir]] (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Tapirus indicus&amp;#039;&amp;#039;), [[clouded leopard]] (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Neofelis nebulosa&amp;#039;&amp;#039;), and [[siamang]] (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Symphalangus syndactylus&amp;#039;&amp;#039;).&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Wikramanayake, Eric; Eric Dinerstein; Colby J. Loucks; et al. (2002). &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Terrestrial Ecoregions of the Indo-Pacific: a Conservation Assessment.&amp;#039;&amp;#039; Washington, DC: Island Press.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The [[Sumatran rhinoceros]] (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Dicerorhinus sumatrensis&amp;#039;&amp;#039;) once inhabited the forests, but Malaysia&amp;#039;s last rhinoceroses died in 2019, and the species&amp;#039; few remaining members survive only in [[Sumatra]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |last1= Williams|first1=David|last2= Ko|first2=Stella|date=24 November 2019 |title=The last Sumatran rhino in Malaysia has died and there are less than 80 left in the world|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/24/world/malaysia-sumatra-rhino-death-sci-trnd/index.html|work=[[CNN]] |access-date=27 November 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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The peninsula is home to several distinct [[ecoregion]]s. The [[Tenasserim–South Thailand semi-evergreen rain forests]] cover the northern peninsula, including the [[Tenasserim Hills]] and the Isthmus of Kra, and extend to the coast on both sides of the isthmus.&lt;br /&gt;
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The Kangar-Pattani floristic boundary crosses the peninsula in southern Thailand and northernmost Malaysia, marking the boundary between the large biogeographic regions of [[Mainland Southeast Asia|Indochina]] to the north and [[Sundaland]] and [[Malesia]] to the south. The forests north of the boundary are characterized by seasonally-deciduous trees, while the Sundaland forests have more year-round rainfall and the trees are mostly evergreen. Peninsular Malaysia is home to three terrestrial ecoregions. The [[Peninsular Malaysian montane rain forests]] ecoregion covers the mountains above 1,000 meters elevation. The lowlands and hills are in the [[Peninsular Malaysian rain forests]] ecoregion. The [[Peninsular Malaysian peat swamp forests]] include distinctive waterlogged forests in the lowlands on both sides of the peninsula.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Wikramanayake, Eric; Eric Dinerstein; Colby J. Loucks; et al. (2002). &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Terrestrial Ecoregions of the Indo-Pacific: a Conservation Assessment.&amp;#039;&amp;#039; Washington, DC: Island Press.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Extensive [[mangrove]]s line both coasts. The [[Myanmar Coast mangroves]] are on the western shore of the peninsula, and the [[Indochina mangroves]] on the eastern shore.&lt;br /&gt;
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== List of areas by country ==&lt;br /&gt;
===Malaysia===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Main|Peninsular Malaysia}}&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Map PeninsularMalaysia.png|thumb|Map of Peninsular Malaysia]]&lt;br /&gt;
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|-&lt;br /&gt;
! class=&amp;quot;unsortable&amp;quot; | [[List of Malaysian flags|Flag]]&lt;br /&gt;
! class=&amp;quot;unsortable&amp;quot; | [[Armorial of Malaysia|Emblem /&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;Achievement]]&lt;br /&gt;
! [[States and federal territories of Malaysia|State]]&lt;br /&gt;
! [[List of capitals in Malaysia|Capital]]&lt;br /&gt;
! [[List of capitals in Malaysia|Royal Capital]]&lt;br /&gt;
! Area (km&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;)&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;2010 stats&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.statistics.gov.my/ccount12/click.php?id=2127 |title=Laporan Kiraan Permulaan 2010 |publisher=Jabatan Perangkaan Malaysia |page=27 |access-date=24 January 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101227065717/http://www.statistics.gov.my/ccount12/click.php?id=2127 |archive-date=27 December 2010 |df=dmy-all }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
! Head of State&lt;br /&gt;
! Head of Government&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:Flag of Johor.svg|border|centre|50px|link=Flag of Johor|alt=Flag of Johor]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:Coat of arms of Johor.svg|centre|50px|link=Coat of arms of Johor|alt=Coat of arms of Johor]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Johor]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Johor Bahru]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Muar (town)|Muar]]&lt;br /&gt;
| 19,166&lt;br /&gt;
| align=&amp;quot;right&amp;quot; | [[Sultan of Johor|Sultan]]&lt;br /&gt;
| align=&amp;quot;right&amp;quot; | [[List of Menteris Besar of Johor|Menteri Besar]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:Flag of Kedah.svg|border|centre|50px|link=Flag of Kedah|alt=Flag of Kedah]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:Coat of arms of Kedah.svg|centre|50px|link=Coat of arms of Kedah|alt=Coat of arms of Kedah]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Kedah]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Alor Setar]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Anak Bukit]]&lt;br /&gt;
| 9,492&lt;br /&gt;
| align=&amp;quot;right&amp;quot; | [[Kedah Sultanate|Sultan]]&lt;br /&gt;
| align=&amp;quot;right&amp;quot; | [[List of Menteris Besar of Kedah|Menteri Besar]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:Flag of Kelantan.svg|border|centre|50px|link=Flag of Kelantan|alt=Flag of Kelantan]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:Coat of arms of Kelantan.svg|centre|50px|link=Coat of arms of Kelantan|alt=Coat of arms of Kelantan]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Kelantan]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Kota Bharu]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Kubang Kerian]]&lt;br /&gt;
| 15,040&lt;br /&gt;
| align=&amp;quot;right&amp;quot; | [[Sultan of Kelantan|Sultan]]&lt;br /&gt;
| align=&amp;quot;right&amp;quot; | [[List of Menteris Besar of Kelantan|Menteri Besar]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:Flag of Malacca.svg|border|centre|50px|link=Flag of Malacca|alt=Flag of Malacca]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:Coat of arms of Malacca.svg|centre|50px|link=Coat of arms of Malacca|alt=Coat of arms of Malacca]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Malacca]] {{small|({{langx|ms|Melaka}})}}&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Malacca City]]&lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
| 1,712&lt;br /&gt;
| align=&amp;quot;right&amp;quot; | {{Lang|ms|[[Yang di-Pertua Negeri]]|italic=no}}&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;(Governor)&lt;br /&gt;
| align=&amp;quot;right&amp;quot; | [[List of Chief Ministers of Malacca|Chief Minister]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:Flag of Negeri Sembilan.svg|border|centre|50px|link=Flag of Negeri Sembilan|alt=Flag of Negeri Sembilan]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:Coat of arms of Negeri Sembilan.svg|centre|50px|link=Coat of arms of Negeri Sembilan|alt=Coat of arms of Negeri Sembilan]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Negeri Sembilan]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Seremban]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Seri Menanti]]&lt;br /&gt;
| 6,658&lt;br /&gt;
| align=&amp;quot;right&amp;quot; | [[Yamtuan Besar|Yang di-Pertuan Besar]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;(Grand Ruler)&lt;br /&gt;
| align=&amp;quot;right&amp;quot; | [[List of Menteris Besar of Negeri Sembilan|Menteri Besar]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:Flag of Pahang.svg|border|centre|50px|link=Flag of Pahang|alt=Flag of Pahang]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:Coat of arms of Pahang.svg|centre|50px|link=Coat of arms of Pahang|alt=Coat of arms of Pahang]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Pahang]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Kuantan]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Pekan District|Pekan]]&lt;br /&gt;
| 35,965&lt;br /&gt;
| align=&amp;quot;right&amp;quot; | [[Sultan of Pahang|Sultan]]&lt;br /&gt;
| align=&amp;quot;right&amp;quot; | [[List of Menteris Besar of Pahang|Menteri Besar]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:Flag of Penang (Malaysia).svg|border|centre|50px|link=Flag of Penang|alt=Flag of Penang]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:Coat of arms of Penang.svg|centre|50px|link=Coat of arms of Penang|alt=Coat of arms of Penang]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Penang]] {{small|({{langx|ms|Pulau Pinang)}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
| [[George Town, Penang|George Town]]&lt;br /&gt;
| —&lt;br /&gt;
| 1,049&lt;br /&gt;
| align=&amp;quot;right&amp;quot; | {{Lang|ms|[[Yang di-Pertua Negeri]]|italic=no}}&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;(Governor)&lt;br /&gt;
| align=&amp;quot;right&amp;quot; | [[List of Chief Ministers of Penang|Chief Minister]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:Flag of Perak.svg|border|centre|50px|link=Flag of Perak|alt=Flag of Perak]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:Coat of arms of Perak.svg|centre|50px|link=Coat of arms of Perak|alt=Coat of arms of Perak]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Perak]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Ipoh]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Kuala Kangsar]]&lt;br /&gt;
| 21,146&lt;br /&gt;
| align=&amp;quot;right&amp;quot; | [[Sultan of Perak|Sultan]]&lt;br /&gt;
| align=&amp;quot;right&amp;quot; | [[List of Menteris Besar of Perak|Menteri Besar]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:Flag of Perlis.svg|border|centre|50px|link=Flag of Perlis|alt=Flag of Perlis]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:Coat of arms of Perlis.svg|centre|50px|link=Coat of arms of Perlis|alt=Coat of arms of Perlis]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Perlis]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Kangar]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Arau]]&lt;br /&gt;
| 819&lt;br /&gt;
| align=&amp;quot;right&amp;quot; | [[House of Jamalullail (Perlis)|Raja]]&lt;br /&gt;
| align=&amp;quot;right&amp;quot; | [[List of Menteris Besar of Perlis|Menteri Besar]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:Flag of Selangor.svg|border|centre|50px|link=Flag of Selangor|alt=Flag of Selangor]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:Coat of arms of Selangor.svg|centre|50px|link=Coat of arms of Selangor|alt=Coat of arms of Selangor]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Selangor]]&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;*&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Shah Alam]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Klang (city)|Klang]]&lt;br /&gt;
| 7,951&lt;br /&gt;
| align=&amp;quot;right&amp;quot; | [[Sultan of Selangor|Sultan]]&lt;br /&gt;
| align=&amp;quot;right&amp;quot; | [[List of Menteris Besar of Selangor|Menteri Besar]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:Flag of Terengganu.svg|border|centre|50px|link=Flag of Terengganu|alt=Flag of Terengganu]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Image:Coat of arms of Terengganu.svg|centre|50px|link=Coat of arms of Terengganu|alt=Coat of arms of Terengganu]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Terengganu]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Kuala Terengganu]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Kuala Terengganu]]&lt;br /&gt;
| 12,958&lt;br /&gt;
| align=&amp;quot;right&amp;quot; | [[Sultan of Terengganu|Sultan]]&lt;br /&gt;
| align=&amp;quot;right&amp;quot; | [[List of Menteris Besar of Terengganu|Menteri Besar]]&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;*&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt; Two [[Federal Territories of Malaysia|federal territories]] are embedded within [[Selangor]], which are [[Kuala Lumpur]] and [[Putrajaya]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Thailand===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Main|Southern Thailand}}&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Thailand Southern location map.svg|thumb|Map of southern Thailand]]&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable noresize sortable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center; font-size:95%&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
! class=&amp;quot;unsortable&amp;quot; | [[Administrative divisions of Thailand#Current Provinces|Seal]]&lt;br /&gt;
! [[Provinces of Thailand|Provinces]]&lt;br /&gt;
! Malay name&lt;br /&gt;
! [[List of municipalities in Thailand|Capital]]&lt;br /&gt;
! Area (km&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;)&lt;br /&gt;
! Head of Province&lt;br /&gt;
! Head of Government&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Seal of Chomphon Province.svg|50px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Chumphon province|Chumphon]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Jumbara&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Chumphon]]&lt;br /&gt;
|6,009&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=14 |Governor &lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=14 |[[Provincial Administrative Organization|PAO]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Seal Krabi.svg|50px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Krabi province|Krabi]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Kera&amp;#039;&amp;#039; or &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Kerambit]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Krabi]]&lt;br /&gt;
|4,709&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Seal Nakhon Si Thammarat.svg|50px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Nakhon Si Thammarat province|Nakhon Si Thammarat]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Negara Sri Dharmaraja&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (simply known as &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Ligor&amp;#039;&amp;#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Nakhon Si Thammarat]]&lt;br /&gt;
|9,942.5&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Seal_Narathiwat.png|50px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Narathiwat province|Narathiwat]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Manara&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Narathiwat]]&lt;br /&gt;
|4,475&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Coat of arms of Pattani.png|60px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Pattani province|Pattani]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Patani&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Pattani, Thailand|Pattani]]&lt;br /&gt;
|1,940.4&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Seal Phang Nga.png|50px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Phang Nga province|Phang Nga]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Pangan&amp;#039;&amp;#039; or &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Kuala Bungga&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Phang Nga]]&lt;br /&gt;
|4,170&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Provincial Seal of Phatthalung.svg|50px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Phatthalung province|Phatthalung]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Merdelong&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Phatthalung]]&lt;br /&gt;
|3,424.5&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Seal Phuket (blue).png|50px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Phuket province|Phuket]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Bukit&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Phuket]]&lt;br /&gt;
|543&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Seal Ranong.png|50px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Ranong province|Ranong]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Rundung&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Ranong]]&lt;br /&gt;
|3,298&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Seal of Satun Province (colour version, as the provincial administration used).svg|50px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Satun province|Satun]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Setul&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Satun]]&lt;br /&gt;
|2,479&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Seal of Songkhla.svg|50px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Songkhla province|Songkhla]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Singgora&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Songkhla]]; Largest city: [[Hat Yai]]&lt;br /&gt;
|7,393.9&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Seal Surat Thani.png|50px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Surat Thani province|Surat Thani]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Bentong&amp;#039;&amp;#039; also known as &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Kota Cahaya&amp;#039;&amp;#039; ([[Chaiya district]])&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Surat Thani]]&lt;br /&gt;
|12,891.5&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Seal of Trang.svg|50px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Trang province|Trang]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Terang&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Trang, Thailand|Trang]]&lt;br /&gt;
|4,917.5&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Seal Yala.png|50px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Yala province|Yala]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Jala&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Yala, Thailand|Yala]]&lt;br /&gt;
|4,521.1&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Myanmar===&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Tanintharyi Region]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== See also ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Extreme points of Asia]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Geography of Malaysia]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Golden Chersonese]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[List of peninsulas]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Malay Archipelago]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Malaya (disambiguation)]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Malaysia–Thailand border]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Tenasserim Hills]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Notes ==&lt;br /&gt;
{{notelist}}&lt;br /&gt;
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== References ==&lt;br /&gt;
{{reflist}}&lt;br /&gt;
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== External links ==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Commons category-inline|Malay Peninsula}}&lt;br /&gt;
* {{Cite NSRW|wstitle=Malakka|short=x}}&lt;br /&gt;
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