Taman Desa is a housing estate in south-western

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, Malaysia under the postcode 58100. Located off the

East–West Link Expressway The East–West Link Expressway (), also known as the Salak Expressway, is an extension of Malaysia's Federal Highway from Seputeh to Taman Connaught in Cheras. It should not be confused with the East–West Highway route 4 that runs from G ...

and

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, Taman Desa falls under the

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parliamentary constituency.

Features

Taman Desa's construction began in the early 1970s. It is located along

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, and is in proximity to Taman Seputeh,

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and Salak South. Travelling to downtown Kuala Lumpur takes approximately 10 to 15 minutes. The closest railway/metro stations are

and

stations on the

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and

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s respectively on the

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network.

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bus route 650 mainly serves Taman Desa and a MRT Feeder Bus from

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which is T585 serving Taman Desa. Taman Danau Desa is a trendy spot in Taman Desa. The Faber Towers is located here. Business centres like Taman Desa Business Centre, Danau Business Centre, Plaza Danau 2 and the Faber Complex has more shops, clinics, pharmacies, restaurants, bakeries and banks. Also adjacent to Taman Desa is Taman Bukit Desa. There are also a few schools in Taman Desa such as SK Taman Desa, SK Danau Perdana, SMK Taman Desa and SMK Desa Perdana. SMK Taman Desa might be the highest rated school in Taman Desa but that was a long time ago.

Residents

The neighbourhood offers a large concentration of and many types houses ranging from terraced to villas and many condominiums. The local residents have an association called "TDRA" or Taman Desa Residents Association where neighborhood issues such as security and festivities arrangement are met regularly by a committee. In 2011, a new residents association, Taman Desa Phase 1 Residents Association (TDP1RA) was established to represent and put forth the needs of Phase 1 residents of Taman Desa in particular the Safety and Security needs which resulted in a Guarded Security Scheme which has proven to be very effective as petty crimes dropped significantly with almost zero occurrence within the guarded area.

References

Suburbs in Kuala Lumpur {{Malaysia-geo-stub