Petaling District
District ofSelangor
Daerah Petaling
Location ofPetaling District inSelangor
Interactive map of Petaling District
Petaling District Location ofPetaling District inMalaysia
Coordinates:3°05′N101°35′E / 3.083°N 101.583°E /3.083; 101.583
Country	Malaysia
State	Selangor
Seat	Shah Alam
Local area government(s)	Petaling Jaya City Council (East) Shah Alam City Council (West) Subang Jaya City Council (South)
Government
• District officer	Misri Idris[1]
• Sultan's Representative	Emran Kadir[2]
Area [3]
• Total	484.32 km2 (187.00 sq mi)
Population  (2020)[4]
• Total	2,298,123
• Density	4,745.1/km2 (12,290/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+8 (Not observed)
Postcode	40xxx, 43xxx, 46xxx, 47xxx, 522xx
Calling code	+6-03-5, +6-03-6, +6-03-7, +6-03-8
Vehicle registration plates	B

ThePetaling District is a district located in the heart ofSelangor inMalaysia. Petaling is not to be confused with the city ofPetaling Jaya located in it, nor themukim of Petaling under Subang Jaya City. The district office is located inSubang.

The district of Petaling was established on 1 February 1974, the same dayKuala Lumpur was declared aFederal Territory. This district is located in the middle of theKlang Valley adjacent to the capital and thus has experienced tremendousurbanisation. Some of the original forests remain in the Bukit Cherakah Forest Reserve (including theNational Botanic Gardens),Kota Damansara Community Forest Park andBukit Gasing. During the 1991 census, it recorded 633,165 people.^{[citation needed]}

The official 2010 census recorded the population of Petaling as 1,660,869 people, excluding foreigners.^[4] Petaling is 484.32 km² in area.^[3] The urban centres are divided into the cities ofShah Alam,Petaling Jaya andSubang Jaya. 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 (also known as townships), electoral constituencies, and the subdivisions ("mukim").

It is host to many thriving townships such as theDamansara area, which hosts several shopping malls including aTesco and anIKEA outlet.Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport is situated inSubang.

The following is based on Department of Statistics Malaysia 2010 census.^[4]

Petaling District is divided into 4mukims. It was formed in 1974 by incorporating mukim Bukit Raja and Damansara (Klang District) with mukim Sungai Buloh and Petaling which was part of Kuala Lumpur district. However, this definition is for historic administrative purposes only and does not reflect the modern rapid growth and subsequent reorganisation in 1997.

Bukit Raja Sungai Buloh Damansara Petaling

The district is highly urbanised, and as such, the administration and maintenance of the public facilities in the district have been divided and delegated to the three local governments.

Shah Alam City Council

TheShah Alam City Council (MBSA) governs the city centre ofShah Alam. It also exercises jurisdiction over some parts of the south ofKlang District,Bukit Raja,Setia Alam,Subang andSungai Buloh area.

Petaling Jaya City Council

Thecity council (MBPJ) administers the area of the city ofPetaling Jaya which includesDamansara (Petaling Jaya Utara, PJU), Petaling Jaya centre and most of Petaling Jaya Selatan (PJS) except PJS7/PJS9/PJS11 (commonly known asBandar Sunway) which is partially jurisdictional and postcode allocated for location purposes, and SS12-SS19 which previously administrates under MBPJ previous incarnation Petaling Jaya Municipal Council (MPPJ), transferred the administration power to Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ) on 1997, the same year MPSJ was upgraded from Petaling District Council.^{[citation needed]}

Subang Jaya City Council

Thecity council governs the southern parts of the district with the main populated areas such asSubang Jaya,UEP Subang Jaya (USJ),Putra Heights,Batu Tiga, parts ofPuchong andSeri Kembangan under its jurisdiction.

List of Petaling district representatives in the Federal Parliament (Dewan Rakyat)

List of Petaling district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly (Dewan Undangan Negeri)

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