Lembah Pantai

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Pantai Valley
Suburb of Kuala Lumpur
Lembah Pantai
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   Jawi لمبه ڤنتاي
   Chinese 班底谷
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Skyline of Lembah Pantai from the University of Malaya
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Pantai Valley
Location within Malaysia
Coordinates: 3°6′40″N101°40′15″E / 3.11111°N 101.67083°E / 3.11111; 101.67083
Country Malaysia
State Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur
Constituency Lembah Pantai
Government
   Local Authority Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur
   Mayor Mhd Amin Nordin Abdul Aziz
Time zone UTC+8 (MST)

Lembah Pantai is a sub-district and parliamentary constituency in south-western Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Constituencies adjacent to Lembah Pantai are Seputeh, Segambut and Bukit Bintang. The total number of population is 148,094 as of 2020 census.

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Demographics

Ethnic composition of Lembah Pantai (2020)
Ethnicities / NationalityPercentage
Malays
54.16%
Other Bumiputeras
0.95%
Chinese
24.44%
Indians
12.86%
Others
0.79%
Non-Malaysians
6.79%
Ethnicity 2020
Pop.%
Malays 8020654.16%
Other Bumiputeras 14060.95%
Chinese 3620124.44%
Indians 1905112.86%
Others11770.79%
Malaysian total13804193.21%
Non-Malaysian100536.79%
Total148094100.00%

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Divisions

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Bangsar in Lembah Pantai

Bangsar

One of the more popular areas which come under Lembah Pantai constituency is Bangsar, a popular upmarket residential and entertainment area.

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High-rise buildings in the southern part of Pantai Dalam

Pantai Dalam

Pantai Dalam is a residential area located south of Bangsar. There are many smaller residential areas that form the larger residential area of Pantai Dalam, including:

Pantai Dalam is a perfect watershed between two groups of urban Malays: the affluent and the working class. The former live mainly in gleaming, whitewashed condominiums like the Andalusia Condominium in Pantai Hillpark, or in luxury bungalows in Kampung Pantai and Pantai Halt.

For the working class, the luxury apartments located further uphill are perhaps symbols of what one can aspire to. Most of them live in the low-cost apartments.

Most of the area's residents are:

Some squatters are still waiting to buy homes under this project, which was announced by Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi prior to the 12th Malaysian general election, 2008.

Pantai Dalam is well connected to the other parts of Klang Valley via the New Pantai Expressway and the Federal Highway.

Other divisions which are part of the Lembah Pantai constituency are Bangsar South, Bukit Aman, Bukit Persekutuan, KL Eco City, Mid Valley City and Perdana Botanical Gardens.

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Politics

The current Member of Parliament for the Lembah Pantai parliamentary constituency is Fahmi Fadzil from Pakatan Harapan, who won the seat in the 2018 Malaysian general election.

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