Batang Kali is a town and

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in Hulu Selangor District, Selangor, Malaysia. The city is designated as a transit point to

Genting Highlands Genting Highlands is a hill station located on the peak of Mount Ulu Kali in the Titiwangsa Mountains, central Peninsular Malaysia, at 1800 metres elevation. Located in the state of Pahang, it was established in 1965 by the late Malaysian busi ...

, a renowned

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. Originally just a small town gaining traction due to the development of Ligamas, Batang Kali is now quickly emerging as one of the fastest-growing suburb in Hulu Selangor District.

History

The downtown of Batang Kali, Bandar Utama Batang Kali is primarily a

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, developed on what originally is an oil palm plantations by Ligamas, Ltd. After the initial development by Ligamas in the early 2000, Batang Kali quickly took off with many new inhabitants moving into the town. From time to time, more investors and developers lay their foundation in the town. A newer latex thread factory, built by Filmax Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Heveafil Sdn Bhd, opened on 23 February 1990. Built at a cost of RM 50 million, the factory began producing latex thread in November 1989 and was expected to produce 26,000 tonnes of latex, equivalent to Malaysia's 50% share in the production capacity of the product, compared to the old factory which produce 13,000 tonnes of latex.

Geography

Batang Kali is a name for both a mukim and the city. The mukim has a total area of -. Nearby mukims are Ulu Yam and Rasa mukims. The location of Batang Kali being at the base of Titiwangsa Mountains and near the major resort city

, made it an attractive location to tourists all around the country. Many recreational parks and

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have been opened all around it, especially along the route connecting Batang Kali and Genting Highlands.

Bandar Utama Batang Kali

Batang Kali's biggest development that thus denotes as the downtown of the city, Bandar Utama Batang Kali, is where all the businesses reside. Bandar Utama Batang Kali is situated at the core of the city with shopping, restaurants and residential services. Bandar Utama Batang Kali is steadily expanding with new sections being added as new developments are being constructed, such as the Pusat Perdagangan Ara. As of 2023, many businesses are present in and around Batang Kali. :

Transportation

Rail services

Batang Kali is connected to KTM Port Klang line by Batang Kali railway station.

Major roads

Federal Route

Notable events

The Batang Kali massacre occurred at this location on 12 December 1948 during the period of the

Malayan Emergency The Malayan Emergency, also known as the Anti–British National Liberation War, was a guerrilla warfare, guerrilla war fought in Federation of Malaya, Malaya between communist pro-independence fighters of the Malayan National Liberation Arm ...

. On 16 December 2022, a

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hit campsites in Father's Organic Farm at Jalan Genting (Selangor State Route ) near the town, killing 31 people, 8 of them are children.

Education

Schools within the township boundary of Batang Kali include: Elementary: *Sekolah Kebangsaan Kampung Kuantan *Sekolah Kebangsaan Batang Kali *Sekolah Kebangsaan Bandar Baru Batang Kali *Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Tamil) Ladang Batang Kali *Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Cina) Kampung Gurney *Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Cina) Choong Chee *Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Cina) Batang Kali *Sekolah Rendah Agama Batang Kali Secondary: *Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Syed Mashor *Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Bandar Baru Batang Kali

References

{{Selangor Hulu Selangor District Towns in Selangor