Subang Jaya | |
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| City of Subang Jaya Bandaraya Subang Jaya | |
     .jpg) From top, left to right: Subang Jaya City Centre (SJCC) at SS16,Sunway Pyramid,Sunway Lagoon,Bandar Sunway skyline,Putra Heights, andSubang Parade | |
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| Motto: Gemilang Bersama(in Malay) "Glorious Together" | |
 Location of Subang Jaya in Selangor | |
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| Coordinates:3°3′52″N101°35′37″E / 3.06444°N 101.59361°E /3.06444; 101.59361 | |
| Country |  Malaysia |
| State |  Selangor |
| District | Petaling |
| Establishment | 1974 |
| Establishment of the district council | 1 January 1977 |
| Municipality status | 1 January 1997 |
| City status | 20 October 2020 |
| Government | |
| • Type | City council |
| • Body | Subang Jaya City Council |
| • Mayor | Mohd Fauzi bin Mohd Yatim |
| Area | |
• Total | 70.41 km2 (27.19 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 771,687[1] |
| • Density | 10,960/km2 (28,390/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (MST) |
| Postcode | 47500, 47600, 47610, 47620, 47630 |
| Area codes | +603-56, +603-80 |
| Website | portal |
Subang Jaya is acity inPetaling District,Selangor,Malaysia. It comprises the southern third district ofPetaling. It consists of the neighbourhoods from SS12 to SS19,UEP Subang Jaya (USJ),Putra Heights,Batu Tiga as well as PJS7, PJS9 and PJS11 ofBandar Sunway, the latter of which are partially jurisdictional withinPetaling Jaya under theMBPJ. The city is governed bySubang Jaya City Council (MBSJ), which also governs other areas of the Petaling district, such asPuchong andSeri Kembangan. According toSubang Jaya City Council,[2] Subang Jaya has a population of 968,930 in 2020,[1] which makes itthe sixth largest city in Malaysia by population.[2]
The site was formerly a rubber plantation called Seafield Estate. Originally part ofKlang District,[3] it would later be handed over by the municipality ofPetaling Jaya.
Developed bySime UEP Properties Berhad, the property development arm of the Malaysian conglomerateSime Darby,[4] construction of Subang Jaya began on 21 February 1976[5] with 342 units of terrace and shophouses.[4] Sime UEP completed all residential developments in the township in June 1988 and commercial development continued after that.[4] Meanwhile, Sime UEP began clearing land for the development ofUSJ. In 1999, Sime UEP began the development ofPutra Heights which is located on the southern end of Subang Jaya.[citation needed]
The population of Subang Jaya in 1988 was estimated to be around 55,000 to 70,000.[4]
In 1997, Subang Jaya received the status of a municipality, elevating the Petaling District Council to Subang Jaya Municipal Council.[6][7] The municipal comprise the areas administered by the former Petaling District Council, as well as some areas transferred fromPetaling Jaya,Puchong andShah Alam. This means that the MPSJ municipal holds local government authority not only in the Subang Jaya city centre, but alsoUSJ,Putra Heights,Batu Tiga,Bandar Sunway,Puchong,Bandar Kinrara,Seri Kembangan, andBalakong. In parliamentary terms, Subang Jaya's municipal area covers the parliamentary constituency ofPuchong andSubang in its entirety, as well as parts ofKota Raja which mainly cover Putra Heights. On the west side of Subang Jaya,Batu Tiga covers areas like Subang Hi-Tech Industrial Park, Taman Mutiara Subang, Taman Subang Mas and Tropicana Metropark. Subang Jaya city itself lies within the Subang constituency, while Seri Kembangan and Puchong fall within the Puchong constituency. In December 2019, it was officially announced that Subang Jaya's municipality will be upgraded to a city council after a long 5-year wait since MPSJ's application in 2014.[8]
Since 2013, theDewan Rakyat parliamentary constituency ofSubang (P104, formerly as Kelana Jaya) is represented byWong Chen of thePakatan Harapan-People's Justice Party (PKR) while the Selangor State Assembly seat of Subang Jaya is represented byMichelle Ng Mei Sze from thePakatan Harapan-Democratic Action Party (DAP).
As of 2020[update], Subang Jaya was populated by 902,086 residents, making it Malaysia's fourth most populous city. Subang Jaya which is its core city consists of major towns like Puchong, Seri Kembangan and Seri Serdang. Most of the population are Chinese followed by Malays, Indians and others.
| Chinese | 41.06% | |||
| Malay | 37.15% | |||
| Other Bumiputeras | 1.13% | |||
| Indians | 10.24% | |||
| Others | 0.81% | |||
| Non-Malaysians | 9.61% | |||
Subang Parade,Empire Subang,Sunway Pyramid, Aeon Big Subang and SS15 Courtyard are the main shopping attractions around the areas of the Subang Jaya city centre. In the adjacent township ofBandar Sunway, there isSunway Lagoon, an amusement water theme park which is a tourist landmark across the nation. The commercial district of SS15 serves as Subang Jaya's central entertainment and business area. Within the area, there is also an abundance of international F&B outlets, cafes, dining restaurants, boutique outlets and banks. There are plenty of high-rise office buildings and serviced residences surrounding the area as well.
InUSJ, there are shopping malls such as Da Men, Main Place, One City, The Summit, The 19 USJ City Mall,Giant USJ andMydin USJ to provide more shopping options. The main commercial hub of the USJ township is USJ Taipan which is a bustling business area. There are many small-scale commercial areas scattering around the neighbourhoods of USJ to provide amenities and conveniences as well.
The largest recreation park in Subang Jaya is the Subang Ria Park, situated nearby the Sime Darby Medical Centre in SS12. During its heyday in the 1990s, the park was a boating place with tennis court, paintball and go-karting arenas. As of 2015, it was a park mainly used for jogging activities, with a deterioration in the condition of other resources in the park after a number of years of neglect.[9] Recently in 2023, Subang Ria Park has been upgraded with better facilities.[10] For an urban park experience, there is Tropicana Metropark which contains a 9.2 acres (3.7 ha) central park with features like a human-made lake with a bio-filtration system to prevent mosquito breeding, a pedestrian promenade and a food-and-beverage strip for alfresco indulgence.[11]
The Malaysia headquarters ofProton Holdings, the Centre of Excellence;[12] Lotus Cars, Faber-Castell and other major international companies are located in Sime UEP Industrial Park.[13]
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Subang Jaya is the site of many large international private colleges and universities. It also consists of over 30 primary and secondary schools including local, private and international.
Healthcare in Subang Jaya is provided by two private hospitals. They are Sime Darby Medical Centre Subang Jaya, (formerly known as Subang Jaya Medical Centre (SJMC)) in SS12 along withSunway Medical Centre inBandar Sunway.
Under the9th Malaysian Plan, Subang Jaya has its first public health clinic called the 1 Malaysia Healthcare located in Taman Subang Mewah area of USJ 1. Its primary objective is to provide cheaper healthcare for lower to middle-income population.[14]
Presently, there are three large mixed commercial projects under development in Subang Jaya which are SJCC Subang, SJ7 Trans-City and Tropicana Metropark.[15] SJCC Subang and SJ7 Trans-City are two large mixed developments by Sime Darby that are set to be integrated with highly advanced public transportation. Da Men and Empire Remix are located in USJ 1. Da Men is a mixed commercial development sprawling over 8.6 acres (3.5 ha) of prime land comprising two blocks of serviced apartments, retail lots and a 6-story shopping podium.[16] On the other hand, Empire Remix is also a mixed commercial development which consists of a few blocks of office buildings, serviced apartments and a shopping mall.
Tropicana Metropark is an 88.5 acres (35.8 ha) development comprising more than 10 high-rise buildings which include office suites, SOHO, office towers, business suites, villas, shopfronts and a shopping mall. It is situated near the upscale neighbourhoods of USJ Heights and Subang Heights, and is strategically located off the Federal Highway.[17] A new access fromFederal Highway will be completed by 2016 to improve the traffic flow around the area.[18] On top of that, Bandar Raya Developments Bhd (BRDB) is developing an RM2 billion 24 acres of integrated mixed development around the same area.[19]
Subang Jaya is well-connected to the cities ofKuala Lumpur,Shah Alam and the townships ofPetaling Jaya such asAra Damansara,Kota Damansara,Bandar Utama,Damansara Utama andMutiara Damansara via a network of major highways, namely theFederal Highway,Shah Alam Expressway (KESAS),NKVE,NPE,North South Expressway andLDP. There are three exits connectingFederal Highway to Subang Jaya. The two main exits are at exit 17.9 km throughPersiaran Kewajipan and exit 18.2 km throughPersiaran Tujuan, while the alternative exit is through Persiaran Teknologi Subang at Tropicana Metropark's direct interchange.
Persiaran Kewajipan andPersiaran Tujuan serve as the two major roads in Subang Jaya. The alternative route fromUSJ and Subang Jaya to Kuala Lumpur and Petaling Jaya is theSubang–Kelana Jaya Link, which also connects the Persiaran Kewajipan roundabout of theNew Pantai Expressway towards theSubang Airport expressway (route 15) ofFederal HighwayFederal Route 2.
Subang Jaya's public transport system is highly developed, boasting 2 light rail transit (LRT) lines, 1 KTM commuter line, 1 BRT line, bus and taxi services. Since 30 June 2016, many new LRT stations of the extendedKelana Jaya Line have opened, connecting various areas in Subang Jaya with Kuala Lumpur city centre andPetaling Jaya. The LRT stations are strategically located within walking distance from shopping malls, commercial centres and residential areas and supported by feeder buses. TheKelana Jaya Line had been extended from the existing route from the Subang LRT Depot, running through the Dana 1 commercial centre inKelana Jaya, to Kelana Centre Point, then toSubang Parade (interchange withKTM Subang Jaya commuter station) which covers three stations within the town centre. Within USJ, the LRT line continues from SS18 to USJ 7 (Da Men and Summit), USJ Taipan, Wawasan (USJ 15), USJ 21 (One City and Main Place), and ends at the main interchange station hub inPutra Heights, which connects with another LRT line, theSri Petaling Line toPuchong,Bukit Jalil andSri Petaling. In addition, sixMRT Putrajaya line stations are located in southern part of Subang Jaya City Council area servingSeri Kembangan and Serdang.
On the other hand, public bus transportation is provided by two companies,RapidKL andMetrobus. These buses provide access around the town and also to Kuala Lumpur. Alternatively, there is a BRT line connecting theSetia Jaya Komuter station throughBandar Sunway to theUSJ7 LRT Station. TheBRT Sunway Line started operating on 1 June 2015, when it was officially launched by Malaysia prime minister,Najib Razak.[20] The BRT service is a public-private partnership project between Prasarana and Sunway Group which aims to provide eco-friendly electric bus services on elevated tracks for residents in Bandar Sunway and USJ.
As for commuter train services, Subang Jaya is served by an urban-suburb rail link, theKTM Komuter, which provides transportation towardsPort Klang andKuala Lumpur.
TheSultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport is located atSubang,Shah Alam. It serves as the main hub for turboprop airlinesFirefly (a low-cost carrier subsidiary of Malaysia Airlines), Malindo Air andBerjaya Air and is the premier hub for corporate and private aviation in Southeast Asia.
The city has 2 public libraries.[21]
There is a crematorium in Batu 14, Puchong.[22]
Hioki, Kagoshima, Japan[23]
Subang Jaya travel guide from WikivoyagePlaces adjacent to Subang Jaya | |
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