In conjunction with Vinayagar Chaturthi celebration, DOSM is promoting Census 2020 as per below:

Date: 22 August 2020 (Saturday)
Time: 8.00 am to 12.00 pm
Location: Court Hill Ganesh Temple, Jalan Persiaran Maybank, Bukit Bintang, 50200 Kuala Lumpur

Purpose: To educate Malaysian on the implementation of Census 2020 and its importance for the coming generation. Census is implemented every 10 years, is crucial to portray the real picture of Malaysia's population that would serve as a source of reference and basis in the planning of the country's development. Through the census, size, distribution, composition and the population socioeconomic characteristics and housing will be identified.