Country Malaysia Seat Subang Jaya Area 484.3 km² | State Selangor Darul Ehsan Vehicle registration B | |
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Postcode 40xxx
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47xxx Calling code +6-03-5, +6-03-6, +6-03-7, +6-03-8 | ||
The Petaling District 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, nor the subdistrict (mukim) of Petaling within Majlis Perbandaran Subang Jaya within Petaling district.
Contents
- Map of Petaling Selangor Malaysia
- Mukim
- Local Area Government
- Majlis Bandaraya Shah Alam
- Majlis Bandaraya Petaling Jaya
- Majlis Perbandaran Subang Jaya
- Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats
- Education
- References
Map of Petaling, Selangor, Malaysia
The district of Petaling was established on 1 February 1974, the same day Kuala Lumpur was declared a Federal Territory. This district is located in the middle of the Klang Valley adjacent the capital, and thus has experienced tremendous urbanization. During the 1991 census, it recorded 633,165 people. In the official 2010 census, it recorded 1,782,375 people. It covers some 484.32 km² in area. The urban centres are divided into the cities of Shah Alam and Petaling Jaya and the town of Subang Jaya (district capital). However, there are numerous town subdivisions, old subdistrict administrations (mukim), all of which share the same names like Damansara, Subang, and Petaling, which add much to the administrative confusion along with the rapid growth. Some five types of subdivisions exist for Petaling District, namely the re-organized municipal council majlis, the majlis subdivisions, the community names (a.k.a. townships), electoral constituencies, and the subdivisions ("mukim").
It is host to many thriving townships such as the Damansara area, which hosts several shopping malls including a Tesco outlet, and the largest IKEA outlet in Southeast Asia. Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport is situated in Subang.
The district office is located in Subang.
Mukim
The district is further divided into 4 mukim (district subdivisions). However, this definition is for historic administrative purpose only and does not reflect modern rapid growth and subsequent reorganization in 1997.
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.
Majlis Bandaraya Shah Alam
The Majlis Bandaraya Shah Alam governs the city centre of Shah Alam. It also exercises jurisdiction over some parts of the south of Klang District, Bukit Raja, Subang, and Sungai Buloh area.
Majlis Bandaraya Petaling Jaya
The city council administers the area of the city of Petaling Jaya ("PJ") which includes Damansara (Petaling Jaya Utara, PJU), Petaling Jaya centre and most part of Petaling Jaya Selatan (PJS) except PJS7/PJS9/PJS11 (commonly known as Bandar Sunway) which is partially jurisdictional and postcode allocated for location purposes, and SS12-SS19 which previously administrates under MBPJ previous incarnation Majlis Perbandaran Petaling Jaya (MPPJ), was transfer the administration power to Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ) on 1997, the same year MPSJ was upgraded from Majlis Daerah Petaling.
Majlis Perbandaran Subang Jaya
The municipal council of Subang Jaya governs the southern parts of the district with the main populated areas such as Subang Jaya, UEP Subang Jaya, Putra Heights, Batu Tiga, Puchong and Seri Kembangan under its jurisdiction.
Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats
List of Petaling district representatives in the Federal Parliament (Dewan Rakyat)
List of Petaling district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly (Dewan Undangan Negeri)
Education
National education is under the purview of the Petaling District Education Office. As of 2005, there were 99 national type primary schools, 16 national type (Chinese) primary schools, 16 national type (Tamil) primary schools, 65 national type secondary schools, one technical secondary school and one special education school.