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Kajang | |
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| Kajang Town Bandar Kajang | |
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| Motto(s): Kajang Bandar Pilihan untuk Didiami (Kajang: The Ideal City for Living) | |
 Location inMalaysia | |
  Kajang  Kajang  Kajang | |
| Coordinates:2°59′35″N101°47′20″E / 2.99306°N 101.78889°E /2.99306; 101.78889 | |
| Country | Malaysia |
| State | Selangor |
| Establishment | 1709 |
| Granted municipal status | 1 January 1997 |
| Granted city status | TBA |
| Government | |
| • Yang Di-Pertua (President) | Nazli Md Taib |
| Area | |
• Town | 787 km2 (304 sq mi) |
| Population (2020[2]) | |
• Town | 236,240 |
| • Density | 1,326/km2 (3,430/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,047,356[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | Not observed |
| Postal codes in Malaysia | 43000 (Downtown Kajang) 43100 (Hulu Langat Town, Sungai Gabai) 43200 (Batu 9 Cheras, Bandar Tun Hussein Onn) 43500 (Semenyih, Broga-Selangor) 43600 (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi Lama) 43650 (Bandar Baru Bangi) 43700 (Beranang, Kampung Sungai Jai-Selangor) 56000 (Damai Perdana) |
| Calling code | +60-3-87 +60-3-89 +60-3-90 |
| Website | www |
Kajang is a town inHulu Langat District,Selangor,Malaysia, located southeast ofKuala Lumpur. Kajang, along with much of Hulu Langat District, is governed by theKajang Municipal Council. Kajang town is located on the eastern banks of theLangat River. It is surrounded byCheras,Semenyih,Bangi,Putrajaya andSerdang.
According to the 2020 census, the local authority area (which includes Kajang, Cheras, Balakong, Bangi, Semenyih and Pekan Hulu Langat) has a population of 1.05 million people, making it the second largest city in Malaysia.[3]
The nameKajang is believed to have originated from the language ofTemuan tribes (Orang Asli) who populated theLangat valley in the 17th-18th centuries. Intheir languagekajang referred to their art of weavingscrewpine orpandanus leaves, which were prevalent in much of the country. A similar theory stated that settlers from the neighboring domain ofSungai Ujong (Negeri Sembilan) once constructed huts (pondok) in the area withthatched roof made from folded (lipat kajang) screwpine leaves.[4]
It is also believed that the namekajang may have originated from theBuginese wordberkajang, meaningcamp oraccommodation.[5]
Kajang is about 22 km (14 miles), about a half hour's drive, from Kuala Lumpur's central business district, primarily throughJalan Cheras and theGrand Saga Expressway; both routes are part of theMalaysia Federal Route 1 system. By railway, it is about 40 minutes' ride fromKL Sentral on the MRTKajang line.
The first planned township built and developed just outside Kajang isBandar Baru Bangi which was first developed in 1974 by the Selangor state government. As asatellite town to Kajang proper, some government offices including the district land office begin operating out of the township. The Kajang bus and taxi terminal calledHentian Kajang is also located at the eastern end of the township.[6]
More townships were developed closer to Kajang town in recent years, such as Taman Prima Saujana, Sungai Chua and Taman Kajang Perdana (Kajang Highlands). High-end developments in Kajang include Twin Palms, Sri Banyan, Country Heights, Jade Hills, Saujana Impian, TTDI Grove, Tropicana Heights and Prima Paramount. Areas surrounding these townships are accessible via theSILK Expressway,Kajang-Seremban Expressway,Grand Saga Expressway and theNorth–South Expressway Southern Route.
Some adjacent areas in the neighbouringSepang region including Kampung Sungai Merab, Desa Pinggiran Putra and Kampung Dato Abu Bakar Baginda, though rarely regarded as part of Kajang, are included in Kajang's postal code of 43000 due to their proximity to Kajang than toSepang town itself.[7][8][9][10]
The townships in Bandar Seri Putra and Bukit Mahkota, while closer toBangi Lama (Bangi old town) also use the postal code of Kajang. Bangi Lama, Bandar Seri Putra and Bukit Mahkota are located in Mukim Kajang.[11]
Orang Asli tribes had already established settlements in what is now Kajang as early as the 16th century, however the first recorded settlement was found in 1709 by additional Orang Asli settlers who relocated from theKlang valley.[12] Kajang town in its present form was founded in the 1870s, in the aftermath of theKlang War. In its early days, it was settled byMandailings andMinangkabau people fromSumatra in the then-Dutch East Indies, followed byChinese tin miners.[13]
As with other towns in Selangor, Kajang as a modern town owes its rise in particular totin mines and plantations which were opened around the 1890s. A famous coffee estates wasInch Kenneth Estate managed by the Kindersley brothers, who were among the first to plant rubber in the country on a commercial basis.[14]
During theJapanese invasion, Kajang was bombed on 12 January 1942, a day after thefall of Kuala Lumpur. The bombs, meant for therailway station, missed its target, and hit a nearby church instead.[15]
In 1948, aCommunist insurgency against British forces and their allies across Malaya began, which led to theMalayan Emergency with fighting soon spreading to Kajang. Guerrilla leaderLau Yew died in combat just outside Kajang in July 1948; British forces photographed his corpse and printed the image onto leaflets to distribute around Kajang.[16]
Kajang was granted municipal status on 1 January 1997. Previously it was under the jurisdiction of the Hulu Langat District Council (Majlis Daerah Hulu Langat, MDHL). Kajang was theadministrative centre of the Hulu Langat region until it was relocated toBandar Baru Bangi in 1992.[17]
In the 2020 census, the Kajang Municipal Council is home to 1.05 million people, making it Malaysia's second most populous local authority afterKuala Lumpur. Over 350,000 people reside in Kajang town itself and its immediate suburbs.[18][19]
Kajang's main population centres are Sg. Sekamat, Taman Saujana Impian, Sg. Kantan, Sg. Jelok, Sg. Ramal, Sungai Chua, Jalan Reko, Jalan Bukit, Taman Jenaris, Taman Prima Saujana, Taman Kantan Permai, Taman Kajang Perdana, Taman Sri Ramal, Taman Bukit Mewah, Kajang Prima, Bandar Teknologi Kajang, Hillpark and Bandar Baru Bangi.
| Malay | 43.66% | |||
| Other Bumiputeras | 2.46% | |||
| Chinese | 35.34% | |||
| Indians | 9.74% | |||
| Others | 0.6% | |||
| Non-Malaysians | 8.2% | |||
The city centre of Kajang is the colonial quarter near theStadium Kajang MRT station, including the streets of Jalan Mendaling, Jalan Stadium, Jalan Sulaiman and Jalan Raja Haroun. The buildings in the area were constructed around the 1900s to 1930s.[20] The architecture of these shophouses are a combination of traditional Chinese and European designs. The ground floor was used mostly for commercial activities and the upper floor as the family living quarters.
One of Kajang's landmarks is Kajang Stadium which is situated in the heart of the town. The stadium can accommodate up to 5,000 people and is used throughout the year for the community soccer competitions.
Another landmark is the Kajang Jamek Mosque, which is recognisable by its bright yellow facade.
Kajang is served by a network of tolled expressways and federal highways.
Federal Route 1, the premier north–south federal route of Peninsular Malaysia, runs through downtown Kajang as Jalan Cheras fromCheras until Sungai Jernih and Stadium Kajang and then southwards as Jalan Semenyih from Stadium Kajang untilSemenyih,Beranang and neighbouringSeremban,Negeri Sembilan with the rest of the route terminating inJohor Bahru,Johor - the route's southern terminus. On Federal Route 1, Kajang is 22 km fromKuala Lumpur, 8 km fromSemenyih and 43 km fromSeremban.
A stretch of Federal Route 1 is concurrent with theCheras-Kajang toll road (aka theGrand Saga Expressway) betweenTaman Connaught and Bukit Dukung. TheSILK Expressway starts inSerdang, which then runs throughBalakong and then forms a beltway around downtown Kajang before ending nearBandar Baru Bangi. It is the main ring road for Kajang.
PLUS Expressway exit 210 (Kajang Interchange) serves the vicinity of Kajang and Bangi. It also links the expressway toSILK Expressway andSKVE Expressway as well asB11 which runs concurrently with SILK and SKVE from SKVE's Serdang Interchange at Seri Kembangan until SILK's Sungai Chua Interchange at Kajang, before being detoured out of SILK after the interchange.B11 continues on its own separate route until its terminus at Stadium Kajang just before the intersection withJalan Cheras,Jalan Semenyih andJalan Reko
FromAmpang Jaya, one can reach Kajang with state routesB62 andB52.
Kajang railway station is the principal rail station of Kajang. It is an interchange station between theMRT Kajang Line,KTM Seremban Line andKTM ETS. The station is the southern terminal of the MRT line.
Kajang station, though so named, does not directly serve downtown Kajang;Stadium Kajang MRT is located in the actual downtown area, along withSungai Jernih MRT.
Kajang is famous for itssatay, a form of skewered barbecued meat. Informally, Kajang is known as theSatay Town.[21]
The Malaysia Prison Complex (Kompleks Penjara Kajang),Prison Department of Malaysia is headquartered in Kajang.[22][23]
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Kajang has multiple shopping complexes, amongst them is the Billion Shopping Center formerly in Kajang town, which now has relocated to Bandar Teknologi Kajang. Other shopping centres located in Kajang are Plaza Metro Kajang, Metro Point and Kompleks Kota Kajang. Metro Avenue is a new shopping district located opposite SMJK Yu Hua Kajang and Kajang High School.
Kajang Hospital is the primarypublic hospital in the city.
Private medical centres function 24 hours and include facilities such asPoliklinik MUC @Metro Point,Klinik Mediviron Prima Saujana,Kajang Plaza Medical Centre (KPMC) andKPJ Kajang Specialist Hospital.
The Hulu Langat District Police Headquarters are located in the town centre, across the Highway 1 junction from the Post Office. Federal government agencies with their branch in Kajang include the National Registration Department, Immigration Department, Transportation Department, and Hulu Langat Education Office.
Kajang is home to institutions of higher learning, which includes:
Kajang is a state seat in theSelangor State Legislative Assembly and one of three state seats within theBangi parliamentary seat in theDewan Rakyat of theParliament besidesBalakong andSungai Ramal. Bangi has been represented byMember of Parliament (MP)Syahredzan Johan ofPakatan Harapan (PH) since 2022 and Kajang has been represented byMember of the Legislative Assembly (MLA)David Cheong Kian Young of PH since 2023.
Before that, Kajang was one of the state seats within theHulu Langat parliamentary seat in the Dewan Rakyat of the Parliament besidesSemenyih andDusun Tua.
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