AUTHORITY
The Petaling Jaya Municipal Council or MPPJ is the local authority responsible for the administration and development of Petaling Jaya.
BEGINNING
Petaling Jaya has a humble beginning of a
little town that grew, starting from 1952 with an area of only 2.12 sq. km.
COUNCILLORS
The MPPJ has 24 councillors, headed by the
Yang Dipertua (President) who is appointed by the
Selangor Darul Ehsan State Government.
DISTRICT
Petaling Jaya or better known as PJ is an
area located in the district of
Petaling.
ESTABLISHMENT
The original reason for the establishment
of Petaling Jaya was to alleviate the increasing
congestion of Kuala Lumpur, the capital city of
Malaysia.
FIRST
Petaling Jaya goes into record as the first
planned town of Malaysia, and the authorities has
pledged to make it a model for
progress.
GROWTH
The growth of Petaling Jaya has been phenomenal ever since it obtained municipality status in 1977.
HOTELS
There are four international-class hotels
and two 3-star hotels besides other budget hotels
in Petaling Jaya today.
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INDUSTRY
Petaling Jaya plays an important role as
Malaysia's first commercial and industrial
centre.
JAYA
'Jaya' a local word for success was added
to its name in 1953 to reflect the continued
growth of the township.
KENNEDY
The Petaling Jaya local authority was
set up in 1954, with N.A.J. Kennedy as its first
administrator.
LANDMARK
The most notable landmark of Petaling Jaya
is the ultra-modern 27 storey Menara
MPPJ.
METROPOLITAN
Petaling Jaya today is a metropolitan
centre with about 500,000 residents within 51.4
sq.km.
NATURAL
Petaling Jaya has managed to preserve its
natural beauty and efforts are being made to
maintain its "garden city" concept.
OPPORTUNITIES
Petaling Jaya with its large and skilled
population and well-developed infrastructure,
offers excellent investment
opportunities.
PROGRESS
Petaling Jaya today has become a planned
town that symbolises the progress and prosperity
of Selangor Darul Ehsan in particular and the
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QUALITY
The Petaling Jaya Municipal Council (MPPJ)
won a series of distinction awards including the
Local Authority Quality Award.
RESIDENTS
Today, Chinese from 55 per cent of
Petaling Jaya residents while 30 per cent are
Malays, 13 per cent Indians and 2 per cent
comprise other races.
SUBANG
PARADE
The
pride of Petaling Jaya, Subang Parade is the
longest shopping complex in Asia.
TRADE
ZONE
The
Selangor State Government gazetted a 0.34 sq.km
area in Sungai Way as a free trade zone in
1972.
UNIVERSITY
There are now 30 primary schools, 16
secondary schools, 23 private colleges and universities including
International Islamic University campus branch, Universiti Institute Technology Mara campus branch, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (Utar) campus branch, Universiti Tun Abdul Razak (Unitar) and Malaysia University of Science and Technology (MUST) in Petaling
Jaya.
VISION
In line with the country's Vision 2020,
PJ's rapid growth into a cosmopolitan center will
see the redevelopment of PJ Old Town at a cost of
RM28 million.
WEEK
The MPPJ Week which was first held in 1992 and will continue thereafter is to enhance relations with rate payers and members of the corporate sector.
YP for Bukit Gasing is Dr. Lim Thuang Seng. He is also a MPPJ councillor.
ZONE
The new Petaling District and part of Klang District Structural Plan has divided it into 10 zones. |
