Petaling, Selangor
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 Districts of Selangor Darul Ehsan |
||
| Petaling ڤتاليڠ |
||
| District office location |
Subang Jaya | |
|---|---|---|
| District officer | Mazalan Md Noor | |
| Parliamentary seat(s) |
Dewan Rakyat | |
| - P.097 Selayang | BN Chan Kong Choy | |
| - P.102 Serdang | BN Yap Pian Hon | |
| - P.103 Puchong | BN Lau Yeng Peng | |
| - P.104 Kelana Jaya | BN Loh Seng Kok | |
| - P.105 PJ Selatan | BN Lim Siang Chai | |
| - P.106 PJ Utara | BN Chew Mei Fun | |
| - P.107 Subang | BN K.S. Nijhar | |
| State Assembly seat(s) | Dewan Undangan Negeri | |
| Local area government(s) | Majlis Bandaraya Shah Alam Majlis Bandaraya Petaling Jaya |
|
| Area | ||
| - Total | 484.32 km² | |
| Population | ||
| - 2005 estimate | 1,418,700 | |
| - Density | 2929.3/km² | |
| * BN=Barisan Nasional | ||
- For other meaning(s), see Petaling (disambiguation)
Petaling is a district (daerah in Malay) located in the state of Selangor in Malaysia, not to be confused with the city of Petaling Jaya located in it.
The district of Petaling was established on 1 January 1974, the same day Kuala Lumpur was declared a Federal Territory. This district is located in the middle of the Klang Valley and in 2005 has a population of 1,418,700 people over a 484.32km² area. The three main urban centres located in this district are the cities of Shah Alam, Petaling Jaya and the municipality of Subang Jaya (district capital).
It is host to many thriving townships such as the Damansara area, which hosts several commercial complexes including a Tesco outlet, and the largest Ikea outlet in Southeast Asia. In the area of Subang, there is the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport.
The district office (Pejabat Daerah) is located in the town of Subang Jaya
Contents |
[edit] Mukim
The district is further divided to four mukim (counties equivalent)
- Bukit Raja
- Sungai Buluh
- Damansara
- Petaling
[edit] Local Area Government
The district is highly urbanized and as such the actual administration and maintenance of the public facilities in the district have been divided and delegated to the three local area governments
[edit] Majlis Bandaraya Shah Alam
The city council of Shah Alam, state capital. It also exercises jurisdiction over some parts of the district of Klang (Shah Alam selatan). The Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport and the Royal Malaysian Air Force base at Subang are also under this local area government
[edit] Majlis Bandaraya Petaling Jaya
The city council administers the area of the city of Petaling Jaya which includes Damansara, Petaling Jaya and Bandar Sunway (Petaling Jaya Selatan)
[edit] Majlis Perbandaran Subang Jaya
The municipal council of Subang Jaya (formerly known as Majlis Daerah Petaling (MDP)) governs the southern parts of the district with the main population areas of Subang Jaya, USJ, Puchong and Serdang under its jurisdiction.
 |
This Malaysian location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
