Wangsa Maju

Wangsa Maju
Township
Aerial view of Wangsa Maju
Wangsa Maju
Location within Malaysia
Coordinates: 3°12′2″N 101°44′23″E / 3.20056°N 101.73972°E / 3.20056; 101.73972
Country Malaysia
State Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur
Constituency Wangsa Maju
Government
 • Local Authority Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur
 • Mayor Tan Sri Hj. Mhd. Amin Nordin bin Abd. Aziz
Time zone UTC+8 (MST)
Postcode 53000-53300
Dialling code +603-402, +603-403, , +603-410, +603-413, +603-414, +603-416
Police Wangsa Maju

Wangsa Maju (Chinese: 旺沙玛珠) is a counstituency in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This area is surrounded by Setapak, Taman Melati and Gombak district in Selangor.

Wangsa Maju in recent years has seen a lot of development, transforming this once traditional Chinese-majority township into a bustling urban areas with more and more high rise buildings being built to cater the increasing population. unbelievable. Although it's a relatively small area compared to its neighbouring Setiawangsa and Gombak, it has a very high concentration of Chinese temples and cultural activities taking place at all time. For example, there are usually over 10 'getai' or mega fest organised for Hungry Ghost Festival celebration in the 7th month of Chinese calendar.

History

The present site of Wangsa Maju was previously occupied by Setapak rubber estates from the 1900s until the 1980s, when the township was formed in 1984. Following the opening of Tunku Abdul Rahman University College (TARC) & Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR), Wangsa Maju has since become a major residential area for the students of TARC & UTAR.

Most residents are from the low to middle income group.[1]

Facilities

Wangsa Link, one of the commercial areas in Wangsa Maju.

Transport

Public transport

Wangsa Maju LRT

Wangsa Maju is home to two RapidKL LRT stations,  KJ3  Wangsa Maju LRT Station and  KJ4  Sri Rampai LRT Station.

Car

Wangsa Maju is well served by federal routes and expressways. Jalan Genting Klang links downtown Kuala Lumpur with Wangsa Maju and Setapak areas. Motorists from Ampang and Pandan Indah will instead opt for the MRR2 . The DUKE E33 cuts through the southern part of Wangsa Maju. The old road to Gombak and Bentong (road ) also begins nearby.

Wangsa Maju Member of Parliament

The area was carved out of Setiawangsa Parliementary seat (P115) in 2004, resulting an independent Wangsa Maju Parliementary seat (P116). The area was represented by Datuk Yew Teong Loke (MCA) in 2004.[3] In 2008 he lost to Wee Chee Keong (PKR) by merely 151 votes.[4]

The incumbent MP is Datin Paduka Dr Tan Yee Kew of Pakatan Harapan-PKR (former MCA member) who won with majority of 24,238 votes in the 14th general elections, she was the MP for Klang before 2008.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "A choice place to live with many high-rise and low-cost flats projects - Metro News | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
  2. ↑ "Setapak Central". setapakcentral.com.my.
  3. ↑ "Pilihan Raya Umum Malaysia". pmo.gov.my.
  4. ↑ "Pilihan Raya Umum Malaysia". pmo.gov.my.
  5. ↑ "Pilihan Raya Umum Malaysia". pmo.gov.my.

Coordinates: 3°11′58″N 101°44′24″E / 3.199495°N 101.7400196°E / 3.199495; 101.7400196

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