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Kajang is a town in the Hulu Langat District of Selangor, Malaysia, southeast of Kuala Lumpur. Kajang, along with much of the Hulu Langat District, is governed by the Kajang Municipal Council. Kajang town is located on the eastern banks of the Langat River. It is surrounded by Cheras, Semenyih, Bangi, Putrajaya and Seri Kembangan (Serdang). According to the 2020 census, the local authority area (which includes Kajang, Cheras, Balakong, Bangi, Semenyih and Pekan Hulu Langat) has a population of 1.05 million people, making it the second largest city in Malaysia.

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Town in Selangor, Malaysia This article is about the town in Malaysia. For other uses, see Kajang (disambiguation). This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.Find sources: "Kajang" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (April 2015) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Town in Selangor, MalaysiaKajangTownKajang TownBandar Kajang SealMotto(s): Kajang Bandar Pilihan untuk Didiami(Kajang: The Ideal City for Living)Interactive map of KajangKajangLocation in MalaysiaShow map of SelangorKajangKajang (Malaysia)Show map of MalaysiaKajangKajang (Southeast Asia)Show map of Southeast AsiaCoordinates: 2°59′35″N 101°47′20″E / 2.99306°N 101.78889°E / 2.99306; 101.78889CountryMalaysiaStateSelangorEstablishment1709Grantedmunicipal status1 January 1997Grantedcity statusTBAGovernment • Yang Di-Pertua(President)Nazli Md TaibArea • Town787 km2 (304 sq mi)Population (2020) • Town236,240 • Density1,326/km2 (3,430/sq mi) • Metro1,047,356Time zoneUTC+8 (MST) • Summer (DST)Not observedPostal codes in Malaysia43000 (Downtown Kajang)43100 (Hulu Langat Town, Sungai Gabai)43200 (Batu 9 Cheras, Bandar Tun Hussein Onn)43500 (Semenyih, Broga-Selangor)43600 (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi Lama)43650 (Bandar Baru Bangi)43700 (Beranang, Kampung Sungai Jai-Selangor)56000 (Damai Perdana)Calling code+60-3-87+60-3-89+60-3-90Websitewww.mpkj.gov.my Kajang is a town in the Hulu Langat District of Selangor, Malaysia, southeast of Kuala Lumpur. Kajang, along with much of the Hulu Langat District, is governed by the Kajang Municipal Council. Kajang town is located on the eastern banks of the Langat River. It is surrounded by Cheras, Semenyih, Bangi, Putrajaya and Seri Kembangan (Serdang). According to the 2020 census, the local authority area (which includes Kajang, Cheras, Balakong, Bangi, Semenyih and Pekan Hulu Langat) has a population of 1.05 million people, making it the second largest city in Malaysia.

Etymology

[edit] The name Kajang is believed to have originated from the language of Temuan tribes (Orang Asli) who populated the Langat valley in the 17th-18th centuries. In their language, kajang referred to their art of weaving screwpine or pandanus leaves, which were prevalent in much of the country. A similar theory stated that settlers from the neighboring domain of Sungai Ujong (Negeri Sembilan) once constructed huts (pondok) in the area with thatched roof made from folded (lipat kajang) screwpine leaves. It is also believed that the name kajang may have originated from the Buginese word berkajang, meaning camp or accommodation.

Transportation

[edit] Car[edit] Kajang is served by a network of tolled expressways and federal highways. Federal Route 1, the premier north–south federal route of Peninsular Malaysia, runs through downtown Kajang as Jalan Cheras from Cheras until Sungai Jernih and Stadium Kajang, and then southwards as Jalan Semenyih from Stadium Kajang until Semenyih, Beranang and neighbouring Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, with the rest of the route terminating in Johor Bahru, Johor – the route's southern terminus. On Federal Route 1, Kajang is 22 km from Kuala Lumpur, 8 km from Semenyih, and 43 km from Seremban. A stretch of Federal Route 1 is concurrent with the Cheras–Kajang Expressway (also known as the Grand Saga Expressway) between Taman Connaught and Bukit Dukung. The Kajang Dispersal Link Expressway (SILK) starts in Seri Kembangan, which then runs through Balakong and then forms a beltway around downtown Kajang before ending near Bandar Baru Bangi. It is the main ring road for Kajang. PLUS Expressway exit 210 (Kajang Interchange) serves the vicinity of Kajang and Bangi. It also links the expressway to the SILK Expressway and the South Klang Valley Expressway (SKVE), as well as Selangor State Route B11, which runs concurrently with the SILK and SKVE expressways from the SKVE's Serdang Interchange at Seri Kembangan until the SILK's Sungai Chua Interchange at Kajang, before being detoured out of the SILK after the interchange. State Route B11 continues on its own separate route until its terminus at Stadium Kajang just before the intersection with Jalan Cheras, Jalan Semenyih and Jalan Reko. From Ampang Jaya, one can reach Kajang with state routes B62 and B52. Public transport[edit] The Kajang railway station is the principal rail station of Kajang. It is an interchange station between the MRT Kajang Line, KTM Batu Caves–Pulau Sebang Line and KTM ETS. The station is the southern terminus of the MRT Kajang Line. Kajang station, though so named, does not directly serve downtown Kajang; the Stadium Kajang MRT station is located in the actual downtown area, along with the Sungai Jernih MRT station. Meanwhile, the Bukit Dukung MRT station directly serves the Sungai Sekamat area and the northern parts of Kajang.

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