#KL112 : PoliTweet estimates KL rally crowd at 150,000

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 — The crowd attending yesterday’s opposition-backed Himpunan Kebangkitan Rakyat rally at Stadium Merdeka could have hit the 150,000 mark, independent online research house PoliTweet.org said today in its preliminary study of the event.  PoliTweet.org, which tracks social media use in Malaysian politics, wrote on its Facebook page here that the estimate was based on photographs of the rally in the media and shared by netizens online.
It said that according to visual proof from the photos, the crowd had covered an area of nearly 40,000 square meters inside the stadium (excluding the bleachers) and in the surrounding areas outside the venue.
“Crowd density varies, but if you take an average of 3.5-4 sq.ft. per person, the total is 10,6037 — 12,1185 people outside the stadium.
“Including the 30K reported capacity of the stadium, the estimated size of the crowd is: 13,6037 — 15,1185 people,” the research house wrote in its posting, which included an aerial photograph of Stadium Merdeka.
“Each area will be evaluated separately to determine a more accurate crowd density. Please expect this figure to be revised later this week,” PoliTweet.org added.
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