How many subdivisions does Malaysia have?

Malaysia has 16 subdivisions defined in ISO 3166-2:MY, including 3 federal territorys, 13 states.

What is the ISO 3166-2 code format for Malaysia?

Malaysia subdivision codes follow the format MY-XX, where MY is the country's alpha-2 code and XX is the subdivision identifier. For example, MY-01 represents Johor.

How to get Malaysia subdivisions in JavaScript?

Install @koshmoney/countries via npm, then use subdivision.getByCountry('MY') to get all 16 subdivisions, or import directly from '@koshmoney/countries/subdivision/MY' for tree-shaking.

🇲🇾Malaysia Subdivisions

All 16 Malaysia subdivisions with ISO 3166-2:MY codes - Asia / South-eastern Asia

Total

16 subdivisions

Types

Federal territory, State

ISO Standard

ISO 3166-2:MY

Code Example

import { subdivision } from '@koshmoney/countries';

// Get all Malaysia subdivisions
const subs = subdivision.getByCountry('MY');
// => 16 subdivisions

// Look up a specific subdivision
subdivision.get('MY-01');
// => { code: 'MY-01', name: 'Johor', type: 'State' }

// Validate a subdivision code
subdivision.isValidCode('MY-01');  // true
subdivision.isValidRegion('MY', '01');  // true

Tree-Shaking Tip

Import only Malaysia subdivisions to minimize bundle size:

// Import only Malaysia subdivisions for smaller bundles
import { subdivisions } from '@koshmoney/countries/subdivision/MY';

Object.entries(subdivisions);
// => 16 entries

All Malaysia Subdivisions

Federal territorys (3)

Code	Name
MY-14	Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur
MY-15	Wilayah Persekutuan Labuan
MY-16	Wilayah Persekutuan Putrajaya

States (13)

Code	Name
MY-01	Johor
MY-02	Kedah
MY-03	Kelantan
MY-04	Melaka
MY-05	Negeri Sembilan
MY-06	Pahang
MY-07	Pulau Pinang
MY-08	Perak
MY-09	Perlis
MY-10	Selangor
MY-11	Terengganu
MY-12	Sabah
MY-13	Sarawak

FAQ

How many subdivisions does Malaysia have?: Malaysia has 16 subdivisions defined in ISO 3166-2:MY, including 3 federal territorys, 13 states.
What is the ISO 3166-2 code format for Malaysia?: Malaysia subdivision codes follow the format MY-XX, where MY is the country's alpha-2 code and XX is the subdivision identifier. For example, MY-01 represents Johor.
How to get Malaysia subdivisions in JavaScript?: Install @koshmoney/countries via npm, then use subdivision.getByCountry('MY') to get all 16 subdivisions.

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Use Malaysia subdivision data in your project

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