Taman Berkeley

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Berkeley
Township
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Berkeley
Location within Malaysia
Coordinates: 3°3′28.4″N101°27′53.8″E / 3.057889°N 101.464944°E / 3.057889; 101.464944
Country Malaysia
State Selangor
District Klang
Government
   Local Authority Majlis Perbandaran Klang
  Yang DipertuaDato' Mohammad Bin Yacob
Time zone UTC+8 (MST)
Postcode
41150
Dialling code +60 33
Police Bandar Baru Klang

Berkeley is an old established township in Klang, Selangor, Malaysia. In the 1970s, Paramount Property Development Sdn Bhd developed one of the earliest housing estates in Klang, Taman Berkeley. [1]

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Background

Before it got its name of Berkeley, it was used to be known as "Taman Bukit Raja" in the early-1970s to the 1980s before having a change in its name. Berkeley Garden's township location is just adjacent to another old township, Taman Eng Ann & the newer township, Bandar Baru Klang (BBK) where most of the business areas & retail outlets including the AEON Bukit Raja Shopping Centre (Bandar Baru Klang) are situated.

Cuisine

Berkeley is famous for its food such as fried porridge, [2] claypot chicken rice, [3] mee hoon kueh [4] and bak kut teh . [5] [6]

Transportation

Berkeley is located near the Federal Highway. The township will be served by the planned BRT Federal Line's Berkeley station once the project starts its operation in 2018. [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] The BRT project was shelved indefinitely following government's plan to build the Bandar Utama-Klang LRT line. [12]

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References

  1. "Cover story: Paramount hopes to revitalise Klang with Berkeley Uptown". The Edge Markets. 2019-03-20. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
  2. "Fried porridge a hit in Berkeley". The Star (Malaysia) .
  3. "Our five favourite claypot chicken rice places in KL, PJ & Klang". Malay Mail . 28 May 2023.
  4. "5 favourite mee hoon kueh stalls in Klang, Subang Jaya & KL". Malay Mail . 28 May 2023.
  5. "KY EATS – SAMY & AH HER BAK KUT TEH, TAMAN BERKELEY, KLANG". KY Speaks.
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