Bukit Rimau

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Bukit Rimau
Township
Nickname(s): Tiger Hill
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Bukit Rimau is located in the state of Selangor
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Bukit Rimau
Location in Peninsula Malaysia
Coordinates: 2°59′52.88″N101°31′44.63″E / 2.9980222°N 101.5290639°E / 2.9980222; 101.5290639
Country Malaysia
State Selangor
Establishment 1996
Area
  Total 1.77 km2 (0.68 sq mi)
Time zone MST (UTC+8)
  Summer (DST) Not observed (UTC)
Postal code 40460
Calling code 03

Bukit Rimau is a township in Shah Alam, Klang District, Selangor, Malaysia.

Township Designation for types of settlement as administrative territorial entities

Township refers to various kinds of settlements in different countries.

Shah Alam City and State Capital in Selangor, Malaysia

Shah Alam is a city and the state capital of Selangor, Malaysia and situated within the Petaling District and a small portion of the neighbouring Klang District. Shah Alam replaced Kuala Lumpur as the capital city of the state of Selangor in 1978 due to Kuala Lumpur's incorporation into a Federal Territory in 1974. Shah Alam was the first planned city in Malaysia after independence from Britain in 1957.

Klang District District of Malaysia in Selangor

The Klang District is a district in Selangor, Malaysia. It is located in the western part of Selangor. It borders the Kuala Selangor District to the north, Petaling to the east, Kuala Langat district to the south and Malacca Straits to the west. The district was further divided into two mukims which is Klang and Kapar that covers 626.78 square km of land with 53.75 km of coastline.

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Together with the adjacent Kota Kemuning township, Bukit Rimau is known as one of the greenest suburbs in Selangor.

Kota Kemuning is a township located in the constituency of Kota Raja, Selangor, Malaysia, just south of Shah Alam. Kota Kemuning borders Putra Heights on its east, across the Klang River.

Occupying over 365 acres of land, part of Bukit Rimau is situated on a gentle, sloping hill. The area comprises a mixture of residential properties, commercial properties, offices, leisure and recreational facilities, educational and cultural facilities and industrial units.

Background

Bukit Rimau was established around 1996. The name is derived from the Malay language words, Bukit Harimau, meaning Tiger Hill.

Malay language Austronesian language

Malay is a major language of the Austronesian family spoken in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore. A language of the Malays, it is spoken by 290 million people across the Strait of Malacca, including the coasts of the Malay Peninsula of Malaysia and the eastern coast of Sumatra in Indonesia, and has been established as a native language of part of western coastal Sarawak and West Kalimantan in Borneo. It is also used as a trading language in the southern Philippines, including the southern parts of the Zamboanga Peninsula, the Sulu Archipelago, and the southern predominantly Muslim-inhabited municipalities of Bataraza and Balabac in Palawan.

Geography

Bukit Rimau is located in between 3 major cities, Subang Jaya, Shah Alam and Klang.

Subang Jaya Municipal in Selangor, Malaysia

Subang Jaya is a Municipality located in the Greater Kuala Lumpur Petaling District, Selangor, Malaysia. It comprises the southern third district of Petaling. Consists of neighbourhoods from SS12 to SS19, PJS7/PJS9/PJS11 of Bandar Sunway, UEP Subang Jaya (USJ), Putra Heights and Batu Tiga, the municipal is governed by Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ), which also governs other areas of the Petaling district, such as Puchong and Seri Kembangan. According to the Subang Jaya Municipal Council, Subang Jaya has a population of 642,100 in the year 2015.

Klang (city) Royal town district in Selangor, Malaysia

Klang or Kelang, officially Royal Town of Klang, is a royal town and former capital of the state of Selangor, Malaysia. It is located within the Klang District. It was the civil capital of Selangor in an earlier era prior to the emergence of Kuala Lumpur and the current capital, Shah Alam. Port Klang, which is located in the Klang District, is the 12th busiest transshipment port and the 12th busiest container port in the world. It also holds the record for the largest AEON in Asia, AEON Bukit Tinggi.

It is well connected to areas in the Klang Valley via a network of major highways including the Shah Alam Expressway (KESAS), Exit 505 - Bukit Rimau Interchange or Exit 506B - Kemuning Interchange and the Kemuning–Shah Alam Highway.

Klang Valley

Klang Valley is an area in Malaysia which is centered in Kuala Lumpur, and includes its adjoining cities and towns in the state of Selangor. A more recent alternative reference to this would be Greater Kuala Lumpur.

Shah Alam Expressway, SAE, , is part of a comprehensive network of road links in the Klang Valley, Malaysia. The 34.5 km (21.4 mi) expressway connects from Pandamaran in Klang, Selangor to Sri Petaling, Kuala Lumpur. Shah Alam Expressway is the third east–west-oriented expressway in the Klang Valley after the Federal Highway and New Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE). This expressway is part of the Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 Scheme.

The Kemuning –Shah Alam Highway, (LKSA), is an expressway in Klang Valley, Selangor, Malaysia. The 28.7 km (17.8 mi) expressway connects Kemuning Interchange of the Shah Alam Expressway E5 near Kota Kemuning until Federal Highway Route 2 Interchange of the Federal Highway Route 2 near Klang.

Bukit Rimau is also situated next to Kota Kemuning.

Greenery

Bukit Rimau consists of at least 43 acres of parklands, pocket gardens, lush tropical vegetation and recreational facilities. The different precincts and parklands are interconnected by continuous pedestrian and cycle pathways.

The streetscape within the residential areas is spaciously laid out with roads that are 50 feet wide, allowing for generous green reserves on both sides.

Bukit Rimau and Kota Kemuning, where up to 45% of the area is covered in greenery, are known as two of the greenest residential areas in Selangor.

Bukit Rimau is also one of the first townships in Malaysia to place all utility services underground, offering neater and cleaner surroundings.

Landmarks

Education

Primary & Secondary
The Chinese Taipei School [2] (CTS) is an international boarding school based in Bukit Rimau. The CTS follows Taiwan's educational schedule and uses Taiwanese teaching materials. Languages used for teaching include English, Mandarin Chinese and Malay language (Bahasa Melayu). The school complex consists of classrooms, an indoor stadium, library, a dormitory, laboratories, language labs, music rooms, cooking rooms, arts and crafts classrooms, dancing rooms and computer rooms. Although a majority of the school's students come from various foreign countries, applications from Malaysian students are accepted.

Tertiary
Nearby is the Malaysian Institute of Technology Academy (MIT Academy).

Training Centre
The Enviro Academy is a certified training provider sanctioned by Malaysia's Department of Environment and offers postgraduate courses.

Healthcare

Healthcare in Bukit Rimau is provided through numerous private institutions, including hospitals, clinics, healthcare centres and Chinese medicine halls.

In 2010, Columbia Asia Hospital, [3] a chain of hospitals in Asia with 28 medical facilities across India, Malaysia, Vietnam and Indonesia was launched in Bukit Rimau.

Due to its proximity to Kota Permai Golf & Country Club and Bukit Kemuning Golf & Country Resort, Bukit Rimau has recently become a hub for specialty clinics that provide chiropractic, physiotherapy and rehabilitative care for spine, joint and sports injuries.

Places of worship

Shah Alam Buddhist Society

Bukit Rimau's Shah Alam Buddhist Society at night during the 2014 Chinese New Year celebrations Shah Alam Buddhist Society.jpeg
Bukit Rimau's Shah Alam Buddhist Society at night during the 2014 Chinese New Year celebrations

The Shah Alam Buddhist Society [4] (SABS) is a major centre for Buddhism in the state. It is also a Wedding Registrar which is popular among Buddhist couples looking to get married.

In 2007, the society embarked on a quest to obtain the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001 Quality Management System.

As a Buddhist society, SABS’s aim was to use ISO as a tool to create a well-documented management system that is guided by the Dharma. After two years of effort, SABS succeeded in achieving the ISO 9001:2008 certification.

The SABS complex consists of several large prayer halls, smaller meditation halls, the Avalokitesvara Gallery, Jivaka Free Chinese Medical Consultation Clinic and Manjushri Library.

Regular activities including Dharma Talks and the Sunday Dharma School are held here.

Sri Maha Mariamman Temple
Sri Maha Mariamman Temple is a Hindu temple serving the Hindu community in Kota Kemuning, Kemuning Utama , Bukit Rimau and Berjaya Park.

Surau An-Namira
Surau An-Namira is a Surau in Bukit Rimau.

Sports & Recreation

The greenery and abundance of cycling paths around Bukit Rimau has led to it becoming a popular destination for solo and group cyclists, who often hold get-togethers in the area.

Bukit Rimau is home to the 18-hole Bukit Kemuning Golf & Country Resort. [5] The resort is sprawled over 150 acres and consists of a pro shop, swimming pool, gymnasium, food and beverage outlets, VIP room, seminar rooms and function room.

Community living in Bukit Rimau is further enhanced by the provision of several indoor and outdoor facilities within a clubhouse that includes a swimming pool, gymnasium, table tennis hall, library, children's playgrounds and a badminton and Sepak Takraw court.

Nearby

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References

  1. "AEON Big Hypermarket". aeonbig.com.my/node/41/.
  2. "Chinese Taipei School". www.cts.edu.my.
  3. "Columbia Asia Hospital". www.columbiaasia.com/bukit-rimau/.
  4. "Shah Alam Buddhist Society". www.sabs.org.my/.
  5. "Bukit Kemuning Golf & Country Resort". www.bkgcr.com.