Mukim Batu | |
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Location of Mukim Batu in Kuala Lumpur | |
Coordinates: 3°12′N101°40′E / 3.200°N 101.667°E | |
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Government | |
• Local Authority | Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur |
• Mayor | Mhd Amin Nordin Abdul Aziz |
Time zone | UTC+8 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+8 (Not observed) |
Vehicle registration plates | V and W (for all vehicles except taxis) HW (for taxis only) |
The Mukim Batu is an administrative division (Mukim) located in the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur and Selangor. The administrative division was created on 1973, one year before Kuala Lumpur was declared a Federal Territory. [1]
Mukim Batu is within the Gombak region, covering Batu Caves and parts of Selayang.
Mukim Batu covers northwestern Kuala Lumpur, including the entirety of Kepong and Batu contituencies, and the northern half of Segambut constituency including Segambut town and Mont Kiara.
Hulu Langat District is a district located in the southeastern corner of Selangor, between Kuala Lumpur and Negeri Sembilan. It is bordered by the state of Pahang to the east and north, Gombak district to the north-west, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur and Petaling district to the west, Sepang district to the south-west, and state of Negeri Sembilan to the south.
The Gombak District is an administrative district located in the state of Selangor, Malaysia. The district was created on February 1, 1974, the same day when Kuala Lumpur was declared a Federal Territory. Until 1997, Rawang was the district capital; the capital has been moved to Bandar Baru Selayang. Gombak borders Kuala Lumpur to the southeast and the Genting Highlands to the east. Both Gombak and Kuala Lumpur, along with some other districts in Selangor, are situated within the Klang Valley. Other localities that are situated in Gombak district include Batu Arang, Kuang, Rawang, Kundang, Gombak Town, Selayang, Batu Caves and Hulu Kelang.
Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2, Federal Route 28, is a ring road built by the Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR) to connect neighborhoods near the boundary of Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur and Selangor. Altogether, the 65.0 km (40.4 mi) of the entire system consists of Federal Route 28, Damansara–Puchong Expressway Damansara–Puchong Expressway and Shah Alam Expressway Shah Alam Expressway. However, the Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 is generally referred to as Route 28 since Route 28 occupies about two-thirds of the system.
Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway, is the main expressway network in Klang Valley, Malaysia. The 18 km (11 mi) expressway connects New Klang Valley Expressway's Jalan Duta Interchange (E1) to Taman Hillview Interchange on Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 28 in Ulu Klang. The expressway was constructed to provide the "missing link" between New Klang Valley Expressway (E1), Kuala Lumpur–Karak Expressway (E8), and Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 (JKR28). This expressway is also known as the Kuala Lumpur Northeast Dispersal Link Scheme. It was proposed by Tan Sri Datuk Lim Kang Hoo, a chairman of Ekovest Berhad.
The Kuala Lumpur City Hall is the city council which administers the city of Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. This council was established after the city was officially granted city status on 1 February 1972. Their jurisdiction covers an area of 243 square kilometres.
Segambut is a sub-district and a parliamentary constituency in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Setapak is a mukim in Gombak District, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Formerly a tin-mining and rubber estate area, in Malay tapak means 'step' so Setapak means 'one step', probably referring to the close proximity of the suburb to Kuala Lumpur. Another explanation of the origin of its name traces to its historical roots.
Kepong is a town in northern Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The name is a Malay word meaning "Enclose" or "Surround", as the town is surrounded by a mountain range.
Ampang Jaya, more commonly known as just Ampang, is a town, a mukim and a parliamentary constituency straddling parts of the Hulu Langat District and Gombak District, in eastern Selangor, Malaysia. It is located just outside the eastern border of Kuala Lumpur Federal Territory.
The geography of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia is characterized by a huge valley — known as the Klang Valley — bordered by the Titiwangsa Mountains in the east, several minor ranges in the north and the south and the Malacca Straits in the west. The name Kuala Lumpur literally means muddy confluence; Kuala Lumpur is located at the confluence of the Klang and Gombak Rivers, facing the Malacca Straits.
Selayang is a town in Gombak District, Selangor, Malaysia.
Kampung Sungai Penchala is a small Malay village in the Segambut constituency in northwestern Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, with the postcode 60000 KUALA LUMPUR, lying along the Federal Territory–Selangor border. This village is next to Taman Tun Dr Ismail in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia which also shares the same 60000 KUALA LUMPUR postcode, and adjacent to Mutiara Damansara and Bandar Utama that were once part of a large oil palm plantation across the interstate border.
Jalan Ipoh is a major road in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The road is named after the city of Ipoh in Perak. Its English name is called Ipoh Road.
Batu Caves is a mukim and town in Gombak District, Selangor, Malaysia. The town is experiencing an increase in residences due to a housing boom in the center of the city.
Greater Kuala Lumpur is the geographical term that determines the boundaries of metropolitan Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. Though similar to the term "Klang Valley", there remains a variation between the two. It is similar to Greater London and Greater Toronto. The metropolitan area covers 5,194.72 square km of land.
Gombak is a town and locality in the mukim of Setapak in the coterminous Gombak District, Selangor, Malaysia.
The following is an alphabetical list of articles related to Selangor.
Taman Sri Sinar is a township in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is located in the northwest of the Segambut constituency and is surrounded by Taman Sri Bintang, Segambut Jaya, Taman Seri Kepong Baru, Taman Bukit Segambut, Taman Segambut Aman and Taman Segambut Damai. It has an estimated population of 40,000 as of 2010. This township is in the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur with Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) as its local authority.
Kampung Padang Balang or Padang Balang is the oldest surviving traditional village in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was circumferenced by Gombak Road, Jalan Kampung Bandar Dalam, Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway (DUKE), Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 and Gombak River.