The Mukim Batu is an administrative division (

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) located in the

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and

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. The administrative division was created on 1973, one year before

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was declared a Federal Territory.

Locations

Selangor

Mukim Batu is within the Gombak region, covering

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and parts of

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Federal Territory

Mukim Batu covers northwestern Kuala Lumpur, including the entirety of

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and Batu constituencies, and the northern half of Segambut constituency including

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town and

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References

{{Cite web, url=https://www.selangor.gov.my/gombak.php/pages/view/18, title = Portal Rasmi PDT Gombak Profil Gombak 1973 establishments in Malaysia Batu