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Kepong is a town in northern Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The name is a Malay word meaning "Enclose" or "Surround",[1] as the town is surrounded by a mountain range.
Kepong | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Jawi | كڤوڠ |
| • Chinese | 甲洞 |
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  Kepong Location within Malaysia | |
| Coordinates: 3°12′51.2″N 101°38′20.1″E / 3.214222°N 101.638917°E | |
| Country | Malaysia |
| State | Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur |
| Constituency | Kepong |
| Government | |
| • Local Authority | Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur |
| • Mayor | Mahadi Che Ngah |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (MST) |
| Postcode | 52xxx, 51xxx |
| Dialling code | +603-62 |
Places of interest
edit- FRIM Kepong (Forest Research Institute Malaysia)[2]
- Temasek Pewter Factory, Jalan Kuang Bulan, Taman Kepong[citation needed]
- Chinese Temples in Kepong
- Samnak Sambodhi Buddhist Temple
- Kepong Metropolitan Park, 90 hectares in total size, one of the largest parks in Kuala Lumpur. Easy access from Batu Caves direction of Middle Ring Road 2, exit to Kepong before elevated bridge, visible from the highway[citation needed]
- Taman Rekreasi (Lake Gardens) Bandar Menjalara[citation needed]
- Central Park in Desa Park City [3]
Infrastructure
editDUKE Highway Phase 2, a 7.4 km elevated tolled highway which connects Bandar Sri Damansara and Segambut. This highway has interchanges located at Menjalara and Segambut.[4]
Transportation
editPublic transport
editThere are two KTM stations: KA06 Kepong station and the later built KA07 Kepong Sentral station (which is a connecting station to the MRT Putrajaya line). Both stations are located on the KTM Komuter Port Klang Line. Kepong Sentral is also served by a limited number of ETS services (KL to Ipoh).
The MRT Putrajaya line has five stations serving Kepong, which are PY08 Sri Damansara Timur (connecting station to Kepong Sentral KTM), PY09 Metro Prima, PY10 Kepong Baru, PY11 Jinjang and PY12 Sri Delima stations. The stations opened in June 2022 as part of the line's Phase One operation.[5][6]
RapidKL, SJ Bus and Selangor Omnibus provides bus transport in the area.
Politics
editKepong is one of the 11 parliamentary constituencies of the federal territory of Kuala Lumpur represented in the Malaysian Parliament. The current Member of Parliament representing the constituency is Lim Lip Eng[7] from the Pakatan Harapan-Democratic Action Party.
Community organisations
edit- Ti-Ratana Community Centre – Kepong
- Kepong Methodist Youth Fellowship
- Christ Evangelical Reformed Church - Kepong Growth Group
References
edit- ^ "Google Translate". translate.google.com.
- ^ https://www.frim.gov.my/
- ^ "8 parks in KL you should visit". 5 January 2015.
- ^ "What Time Is It In Sadakan Malaysia Just Now". malaysiandigest.com. Archived from the original on October 23, 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Putrajaya MRT on track to open". The Star Online. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- ^ "JLN Ipoh-Segambut-JLN Kuching-Kepong corridor: New developments to be catalysts | New Straits Times". 28 December 2017.
- ^ "Portal Rasmi Parlimen Malaysia - Profile Ahli Dewan".