Petaling, Selangor
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 Districts of Selangor Darul Ehsan |
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| Petaling ڤتاليڠ |
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| District seat | Subang Jaya |
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| District officer | Zulkepli Ahmad |
| Parliament and State Assembly Seat(s) | List of Petaling district Parliamentary and State seats |
| Local area government(s) | List of Petaling district local area governments |
| Area | |
| - Total | 484.32 km² |
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| - 2005 estimate | 1,418,700 |
| - Density | 2929.3/km² |
| District calling code | 03 |
- For other meaning(s), see Petaling (disambiguation)
Petaling is a district (daerah in Malay) located in the state of Selangor in Malaysia, not to be confused with the city of Petaling Jaya located in it.
The district of Petaling was established on 1 January 1974, the same day Kuala Lumpur was declared a Federal Territory. This district is located in the middle of the Klang Valley and in 2005 has a population of 1,418,700 people over a 484.32km² area. The three main urban centres located in this district are the cities of Shah Alam, Petaling Jaya and the municipality of Subang Jaya (district capital).
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. In the area of Subang, there is the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport.
The district office (Pejabat Daerah) is located in the town of Subang Jaya
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[edit] Mukim
The district is further divided to four mukim (district subdivisions).
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[edit] Local Area Government
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 area governments.
[edit] Majlis Bandaraya Shah Alam
The city council of Shah Alam, state capital. It also exercises jurisdiction over some parts of the district of Klang (Shah Alam selatan). The Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport and the Royal Malaysian Air Force base at Subang are also under this local area government
[edit] Majlis Bandaraya Petaling Jaya
The city council administers the area of the city of Petaling Jaya which includes Damansara, Petaling Jaya and Bandar Sunway (Petaling Jaya Selatan)
[edit] Majlis Perbandaran Subang Jaya
The municipal council of Subang Jaya (formerly known as Majlis Daerah Petaling (MDP)) governs the southern parts of the district with the main population areas of Subang Jaya, USJ, Puchong and Serdang under its jurisdiction.
[edit] Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats
List of Petaling district representatives in the Federal Parliament (Dewan Rakyat)
| Parliament | Seat Name | Member of Parliament | Party |
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| P102 | Serdang | Teo Nie Ching | DAP |
| P103 | Puchong | Gobind Singh Deo | DAP |
| P104 | Kelana Jaya | Gwo-Burne Loh | PKR |
| P105 | Petaling Jaya Selatan | Hee Loy Sian | PKR |
| P106 | Petaling Jaya Utara | Tony Pua Kiam Wee | DAP |
| P107 | Subang | Sivarasa K. Rasiah | PKR |
| P108 | Shah Alam | Khalid Abd Samad | PAS |
| P109 | Kapar | Manikavasagam Sundaram | PKR |
| P111 | Kota Raja | Siti Mariah Mahmud | PAS |
List of Petaling district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly (Dewan Undangan Negeri)
| Parliament | State | Seat Name | State Assemblyman | Party |
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| P102 | N28 | Sri Kembangan | Ean Yong Hian Wah | DAP |
| P103 | N29 | Sri Serdang | Mohamad Satim Diman | BN |
| P103 | N30 | Kinrara | Teresa Kok Suh Sim | DAP |
| P104 | N31 | Subang Jaya | Yeoh Tseow Suan | DAP |
| P104 | N32 | Seri Setia | Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad | PKR |
| P105 | N33 | Taman Medan | Haniza Talha | PKR |
| P105 | N34 | Bukit Gasing | Edward Lee Poh Lin | DAP |
| P106 | N35 | Kampung Tunku | Lau Weng San | DAP |
| P106 | N36 | Damansara Utama | Cheah Wing Yin | DAP |
| P107 | N37 | Bukit Lanjan | Wong Keat Ping | PKR |
| P107 | N38 | Paya Jaras | Muhammad Bushro Mat Johor | BN |
| P107 | N39 | Kota Damansara | Mohd Nasir Hashim | PKR |
| P108 | N40 | Kota Anggerik | Yaakob Sapari | PKR |
| P108 | N41 | Batu Tiga | Rodziah Ismail | PKR |
| P108 | N42 | Meru | Abd Rani Osman | PAS |
| P111 | N50 | Sri Muda | Mat Shuhaimi Shafiei | PKR |
[edit] 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, one technical secondary school and one special education school.
[edit] External links
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