Setiawangsa is an eastern suburb in
Kuala Lumpur
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, located less than 4 kilometres from the city centre and located right next to
Ampang. There are 4 main residentials within this area;
# Taman Setiawangsa
# Tiara Setiawangsa
# Bukit Setiawangsa
# Puncak Setiawangsa
While Taman Setiawangsa and Tiara Setiawangsa are located on the busier, flatter and more visible front part of the suburb, Puncak Setiawangsa and Bukit Setiawangsa are neighborhoods positioned higher up on the hills in a quieter surrounding.
The residential was developed by Island & Peninsular (I&P) Group Sdn Bhd. The foothill and mid-hill areas were originally part of Bukit Dinding, developed in stages in the 1980s and renamed as Bukit Setiawangsa. Final phase of the development was Puncak Setiawangsa, which was completed in 1995.
The lists of tenants here is changing daily, due possibly to the easier traffic flow (helped by the new
Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway (DUKE)), competitive rentals and accessibility between KL, Petaling Jaya and other suburbs. Firms such as
Texas Instruments
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, I & P, Right Balance Group, Fidin Universal, Tanjung and RB Helicopters all have their operational bases in Setiawangsa. Japanese retailer
JUSCO also has one outlet operating here in AU2 since 2008.
Setiawangsa's
parliamentary constituency
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is currently led by
Nik Nazmi of
PKR.
Natural disasters
28 December 2012
Incident: slope failure / fallen retainer wall
The engineered slope holding up Puncak Setiawangsa which has been standing tall at 10–11 berms, totalling over 50m high, since the early 1990s failed dramatically at the 2200 hour on Friday, 28 December 2012. Three families were ordered to evacuate from the bungalows at Puncak Setiawangsa. 13 retailers at the row of shoplots across the retainer wall were also asked to evacuate.
17 November 2020
Incident: Flashflood
Heavy rain that caused a flashflood from Bukit Dinding onto the residentials at Bukit Setiawangsa.
February 2022
Incident: Landslide at the side of the earlier fallen retainer wall
A landslide happened at the side of the earlier fallen retainer wall after heavy rain. Vegetation was removed and DBKL superficially cemented the wall to avoid further erosion and for aesthetic purpose.
Education
SK Setiawangsa is classified as
Top Performance School in Kuala Lumpur.
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Additionally, a secondary school SMK Taman Setiawangsa is located in Setiawangsa hill and DUKE. Alumni of the school include rapper and actor
Juzzthin and filmmaker and actor
Pierre Andre, filmmaker and LoneWvlf music label owner Al Bakri Harith.
Brighton International School - is the only International school within Setiawangsa.
Transportation
Public transport
Setiawangsa is served by
the station of the same name () on the
Kelana Jaya Line
The LRT Kelana Jaya Line is a medium-capacity light rapid transit (LRT) line and the first fully automated and driverless rail system in the Klang Valley, Malaysia. It forms a part of the Klang Valley Integrated Transit System in and around ...
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Car
The last entry route to Setiawangsa/AU2 area is the
MRR2 . The
DUKE
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which connects Setiawangsa to
Segambut
Segambut is a sub-district and a parliamentary constituency in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
From the high-end condominiums of Mont Kiara and Sri Hartamas to the middle-class areas of Taman Sri Segambut and Bandar Manjalara, and the rural areas ...
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Mont Kiara, starts here.
References
External links
Setiawangsa.net Website
Suburbs in Kuala Lumpur
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