Petaling District

Petaling District
Malaysia District of Malaysia
Daerah Petaling
Other transcription(s)
 • Jawi ڤتاليڠ‬
 • Chinese 八打灵县
 • Tamil பெட்டாலிங்

Location of Petaling District in Selangor
Petaling District
Location of Petaling District in Malaysia
Coordinates: 3°05′N 101°35′E / 3.083°N 101.583°E / 3.083; 101.583Coordinates: 3°05′N 101°35′E / 3.083°N 101.583°E / 3.083; 101.583
Country  Malaysia
State  Selangor
Seat Subang
Largest city Petaling Jaya
Local area government(s) Petaling Jaya City Council
(East)
Shah Alam City Council
(West)
Subang Jaya Municipal 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 (2010)[4]
 • Total 1,660,869
 • Density 3,400/km2 (8,900/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+8 (Not observed)
Postcode 40xxx, 43xxx, 46xxx, 47xxx
Calling code +6-03-5, +6-03-6, +6-03-7, +6-03-8
Vehicle registration plates B

The Petaling District is a district located in the heart of Selangor in Malaysia, not to be confused with the city of Petaling Jaya located in it, nor the mukims) of Petaling within Subang Jaya Municipal Council within Petaling district.

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 1,660,869 people. (exclude foreign)[4] It covers some 484.32 km² in area.[3] The urban centres are divided into the cities of Shah Alam and Petaling Jaya and the municipal of Subang 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 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.

Administrative divisions

Petaling District is divided into 4 mukims. However, this definition is for historic administrative purposes only and does not reflect modern rapid growth and subsequent reorganization in 1997.

  1. Bukit Raja
  2. Sungai Buloh
  3. Damansara
  4. Petaling

    Government

    Petaling District and Land Office
    3 local government jurisdictions of Petaling District, red is Petaling Jaya, Upper white is Shah Alam (there is spillover to Klang District not shown), and lower white is Subang Jaya.

    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 governments.

    Shah Alam City Council

    The Shah Alam City Council (MBSA) governs the city centre of Shah Alam. It also exercises jurisdiction over some parts of the south of Klang District, Bukit Raja, Setia Alam, Subang and Sungai Buloh area.

    Petaling Jaya City Council

    The city council (MBSJ) administers the area of the city of Petaling Jaya 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 Petaling Jaya Municipal Council (MPPJ), was transfer the administration power to Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ) on 1997, the same year MPSJ was upgraded from Petaling District Council.

    Subang Jaya Municipal Council

    The municipal council governs the southern parts of the district with the main populated areas such as Subang Jaya, UEP Subang Jaya (USJ), Putra Heights, Batu Tiga, parts of Puchong and Seri Kembangan under its jurisdiction.

    Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats


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

    ParliamentSeat NameMember of ParliamentParty
    P102 SerdangOng Kian MingDAP (PR)
    P103 PuchongGobind Singh DeoDAP (PR)
    P104 Kelana JayaWong ChenPKR (PR)
    P105 Petaling Jaya SelatanHee Loy SianPKR (PR)
    P106 Petaling Jaya UtaraTony Pua Kiam WeeDAP (PR)
    P107 SubangSivarasa K. RasiahPKR (PR)
    P108 Shah AlamKhalid Abd SamadPAS (PR)
    P109 KaparManivannan GowindasamyPKR (PR)
    P111 Kota RajaSiti Mariah MahmudPAS (PR)


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

    ParliamentStateSeat NameState AssemblymanParty
    P102 N28Sri KembanganEan Yong Hian WahDAP (PR)
    P103 N29Sri SerdangNoor Hanim Binti ISmailPAS (PR)
    P103 N30KinraraNg Sze HanDAP (PR)
    P104 N31Subang JayaYeoh Tseow SuanDAP (PR)
    P104 N32Seri SetiaNik Nazmi Nik AhmadPKR (PR)
    P105 N33Taman MedanHaniza Binti Mohamed TalhaPKR (PR)
    P105 N34Bukit GasingRajiv RishyakaranDAP (PR)
    P106 N35Kampung TunkuLau Weng SanDAP (PR)
    P106 N36Damansara UtamaYeo Bee YinDAP (PR)
    P107 N37Bukit LanjanWong Keat PingPKR (PR)
    P107 N38Paya JarasMohd Khairuddin Bin OthmanPAS (PKR)
    P107 N39Kota DamansaraHalimaton Saadiah BohanBarisan Nasional (BN)
    P108 N40Kota AnggerikYaakob SapariPKR (PR)
    P108 N41Batu TigaRodziah IsmailPKR (PR)
    P108 N42MeruAbd Rani OsmanPAS (PR)
    P111 N50Sri MudaMat Shuhaimi ShafieiPKR (PR)

    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, 35 international and private schools, one technical secondary school and one special education school.

    See also

    References

    1. ↑ "Portal Rasmi PDT Petaling Senarai Pegawai Daerah Petaling". www2.selangor.gov.my.
    2. ↑ "Portal Rasmi PDT Petaling Orang Besar Daerah". www2.selangor.gov.my.
    3. 1 2 "Portal Rasmi PDT Petaling Sejarah Daerah Petaling". www2.selangor.gov.my.
    4. 1 2 "Population Distribution and Basic Demographic Characteristics, 2010" (PDF). Department of Statistics, Malaysia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
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