The Petaling District is a district located in the heart of

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. Petaling is not to be confused with the city of

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located in it, nor the '' mukim'' of Petaling under Petaling Jaya City. The district office is located in

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. The district of Petaling was established on 1 February 1974, the same day

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was declared a Federal Territory. This district is located in the middle of the Klang Valley adjacent to the capital and thus has experienced tremendous

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. Some of the original forests remain in the Bukit Cherakah Forest Reserve (including the National Botanic Gardens),

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and

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. During the 1991 census, it recorded 633,165 people. The official 2010 census recorded the population of Petaling as 1,660,869 people, excluding foreigners. Petaling is 484.32 km² in area. The urban centres are divided into the cities of

Shah Alam 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 ...

and Subang Jaya. However, there are numerous town subdivisions, old subdistrict administrations (mukim), all of which share the same names like Damansara, Subang, and Petaling, which add much to the administrative confusion along with the rapid growth. Some five types of subdivisions exist for Petaling District, namely the re-organized municipal council majlis, the majlis subdivisions, the community names (also known as townships), electoral constituencies, and the subdivisions ("mukim"). It is host to many thriving townships such as the Damansara area, which hosts several shopping malls including a

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and an IKEA outlet. Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport is situated in

Population

The following is based on Department of Statistics Malaysia 2010 census.

Administrative divisions

Petaling District is divided into 4 '' mukims''. However, this definition is for historic administrative purposes only and does not reflect the modern rapid growth and subsequent reorganisation in 1997.

Government

The district is highly urbanised, and as such, the administration and maintenance of the public facilities in the district have been divided and delegated to the three local governments. Shah Alam City Council The Shah Alam City Council (MBSA) governs the city centre of

. It also exercises jurisdiction over some parts of the south of Klang District,

Bukit Raja Bukit Raja ( Jawi: بوكيت راج; zh, 武吉拉惹) can be referred a mukim in Petaling District, Selangor, Malaysia, that contains several areas in northern Shah Alam which are western part of Section 7 of Shah Alam, Setia Alam (U13), Den ...

, Setia Alam,

and

Sungai Buloh Sungai Buloh, or Sungei Buloh, is a town, a mukim (commune) and a parliamentary constituency in the northern part of Petaling District, Selangor, Malaysia. The name itself means ''bamboo river'' in the Malay language. It is located 16 km NW ...

area. Petaling Jaya City Council The

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(MBPJ) administers the area of the city of

which includes Damansara (Petaling Jaya Utara, PJU), Petaling Jaya centre and most of Petaling Jaya Selatan (PJS) except PJS7/PJS9/PJS11 (commonly known as Bandar Sunway) which is partially jurisdictional and postcode allocated for location purposes, and SS12-SS19 which previously administrates under MBPJ previous incarnation Petaling Jaya Municipal Council (MPPJ), transferred the administration power to Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ) on 1997, the same year MPSJ was upgraded from Petaling District Council. Subang Jaya City Council The

governs the southern parts of the district with the main populated areas such as Subang Jaya,

UEP Subang Jaya UEP Subang Jaya (commonly called "USJ") is a major affluent township located in Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. It is located within the Mukim (sub-district) of Damansara in the district of Petaling. History The construction of USJ started in 1 ...

(USJ),

Putra Heights Putra Heights is a residential township in Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. It is located within the '' mukim'' of Petaling District. The township is visible by the tall Bukit Cermin in Putra Heights. Transportation Highways and expressways ...

, Batu Tiga, parts of

Puchong Puchong is a major town and a parliamentary constituency in Petaling District, Selangor, Malaysia. It is bordered by Subang Jaya in the north, Sepang and Putrajaya in the south, Serdang in the east and Putra Heights in the west. History ...

and

Seri Kembangan Seri Kembangan, formerly known as Serdang New Village, is a town located in Petaling District, Selangor, Malaysia. The town is now a considerable city in size. It is located near the northern end of the PLUS Expressway Southern Route . Histor ...

under its jurisdiction.

Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats

List of Petaling district representatives in the Federal Parliament (Dewan Rakyat)

List of Petaling district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly (Dewan Undangan Negeri)

Education

National education is under the purview of the Petaling District Education Office. As of 2005, there were 99 national type primary schools, 16 national types (Chinese) primary schools, 16 national types (Tamil) primary schools, 65 national type secondary schools, 35 international and private schools, one technical secondary school and one special education school.

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