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Kajang
Kajang is a city in Hulu Langat District, Selangor, Malaysia, located southeast of Kuala Lumpur. Kajang, along with much of Hulu Langat District, is governed by the Kajang Municipal Council. Kajang town is located on the eastern banks of the L ...
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Selangor
Selangor ( ; ), also known by the Arabic language, Arabic honorific Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity", is one of the 13 states of Malaysia. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the e ...
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Malaysia
Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy consisting of States and federal territories of Malaysia, 13 states and thre ...
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township
A township is a form of human settlement or administrative subdivision. Its exact definition varies among countries.
Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...
located in
Kajang
Kajang is a city in Hulu Langat District, Selangor, Malaysia, located southeast of Kuala Lumpur. Kajang, along with much of Hulu Langat District, is governed by the Kajang Municipal Council. Kajang town is located on the eastern banks of the L ...
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Selangor
Selangor ( ; ), also known by the Arabic language, Arabic honorific Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity", is one of the 13 states of Malaysia. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the e ...
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Malaysia
Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy consisting of States and federal territories of Malaysia, 13 states and thre ...
, which was created in 1992. A former Rubber Plantation estate's 480 acres of land was transformed and was named "Beverly Hills of Malaysia". It is considered as the country's first
gated and guarded
country-living community. The population consists of mostly high-income and influential people. Although it is meant to provide safety and security for residents, around 5.7% report instances of criminal activity anyway.
[Osman, M. M., Rabe, N. S., & Bachok, S. (2011, September). An investigation of factors influencing communities decision to reside in gated development in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor. In ''11th International Congress of Asian Planning Schools Association (APSA 2011)'' (pp. 19-21).]
Country Heights Resort
Country Heights Resort and Leisure (CHRL) is a
resort
A resort (North American English) is a self-contained commercial establishment that aims to provide most of a vacationer's needs. This includes food, drink, swimming, accommodation, sports, entertainment and shopping, on the premises. A hotel ...
in the Country Heights township. CHRL offers residents sports, banquet, food and beverage facilities.
Notable residents
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Mahathir Mohamad
Mahathir bin Mohamad (; ; born 10 July 1925) is a Malaysian politician, author and doctor who was respectively the fourth and seventh Prime Minister of Malaysia, prime minister of Malaysia from 1981 to 2003 and from 2018 to 2020. He was the ...
- former
Malaysian Prime Minister
The prime minister of Malaysia (; ) is the head of government of Malaysia. The prime minister directs the executive branch of the federal government. The Yang di-Pertuan Agong appoints the prime minister who is a member of Parliament (MP) wh ...
(1981–2003, 2018-2020)
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Yusry Abdul Halim - Musician, Celebrity, Film Director
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YB Santhara Kumar - Politician, Member of Parliament
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Anwar Ibrahim
Anwar bin Ibrahim (; born 10 August 1947), also known by his abbreviation as DSAI and PMX, is a Malaysian politician who is the 10th prime minister of Malaysia since 2022. A member of the People's Justice Party (Malaysia), People's Justice P ...
- Malaysia 10th Prime Minister
Transportation
Car
Exit 210 on the
PLUS toll road.
Public transportation
The
KTMB tracks run through the eastern boundary of the housing area, but does not stop in the area. The nearest railway stations in this area are MRT/Komuter and Komuter .
References
External links
Country Heights Resort
Townships in Selangor
Kajang
Populated places established in 1992
1992 establishments in Malaysia
Gated communities
Resorts in Malaysia
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