Suburb of Kuala Lumpur in Segambut, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Mont Kiara
, often stylized as
Mont' Kiara
and
MK
, is an affluent suburb at the northwest of downtown
Kuala Lumpur
,
Malaysia
, in the constituency of
Segambut
. It consists mainly of high-rise residential condominiums and office complexes which were mostly developed by UEM Sunrise Berhad, a well-known property development arm of
UEM Group
.
[1]
It is located in the heart of
Klang Valley
, halfway between
Kepong
and downtown Kuala Lumpur. It is adjacent to
Sri Hartamas
in the south and
KL Metropolis
in the east, and is heavily populated by
expats
.
While the name "North Kiara" refers to the area near Bukit Segambut as it is located north of Mont Kiara, the name has been used by developers up till now to link their property developments to the suburb.
[2]
History
[
edit
]
Mont Kiara was originally a rubber estate.
[3]
However, development started in 1990s by the
Sunrise Berhad
property developer founder, Datuk Alan Tong Kok Mau whom he bought 12 parcels of land in the area. The 40.47ha was developed and renamed it to Mont Kiara. Following Sunrise’s successful Mont Kiara Pines and Mont Kiara Palma projects in 1993 and 1994, other developers witnessed the rise of Mont Kiara, leading to further expansion of the area.
[3]
Plaza Mont Kiara
[
edit
]
Plaza Mont Kiara is a resort office-retail complex in Mont Kiara that attracts a high number of
expatriates
, representing more than 30 nationalities; particularly the Japanese,
Koreans
and
Singaporeans
, who comprise almost half the total residential population in Mont Kiara
[
citation needed
]
. Plaza Mont Kiara is made up of restaurants, cafes, gyms as well as several banks serving the neighborhood.
Plaza Mont Kiara organises the Mont Kiara Funday "Arts, Bric-a-Brac & Crafts" (ABC) Market launched in March 2000, showcasing 100 exhibitor stalls spread over a 38,000 sq ft (3,500 m
2
) fountain courtyard in its plaza. The ABC Market epitomises the "Made-in-Asia" dream featuring an amalgam of culture, arts and crafts where there are antiques, books, vintage apparel, clothing, household decorative items, educational toys, children wears, crafts, jewellery, bags and shoes, potted plants, fruits, and Asian food. The daytime market is held on Sundays. The ABC Market attracts at least 3,000 people throughout the day. Operated by Sunrise Berhad,
[4]
it serves mainly to promote Malaysian arts and crafts to the public. Over the years the market has become part of the lifestyle of residents in Plaza Mont Kiara. A night market called
Fiesta Nite
at Plaza Mont Kiara is held at the fountain courtyard every Thursday.
Shopping and retail
[
edit
]
Mont Kiara's commercial projects include Publika Shopping Gallery, 1 Mont Kiara, Plaza Mont Kiara, 163 Retail Park, Solaris Mont Kiara, Solaris Dutamas and Arcoris Mont Kiara.
Education
[
edit
]
The area is served by two
international schools
, the British
Garden International School
[5]
and the American
Mont'Kiara International School
. The
French School of Kuala Lumpur
, Lycee Francais Kuala Lumpur (LFKL), is within 3 km at the dead end of Jalan Dutamas Raya opposite Anggun Puri.
Accessibility
[
edit
]
Mont Kiara is located right next to the intersection of four expressways ?
New Klang Valley Expressway
E1,
North?South Expressway Northern Route
E1,
Duta?Ulu Klang Expressway
(DUKE) E33 and
Sprint Expressway
E23. The Jalan Duta toll plaza, the beginning of the northern sector of PLUS Expressway, is located just outside the northern end of Mont Kiara. The DUKE expressway connects Mont' Kiara to either
Ampang
,
Ulu Klang
or
Gombak
, which interchanges with the
Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2
28 and
East Coast Expressway
E8. The
Kerinchi Link
, part of the Sprint network, enables motorists travelling from Mont Kiara or Kepong to reach the industrial city of
Petaling Jaya
while bypassing downtown Kuala Lumpur completely.
Public transport
[
edit
]
The nearest rail station to Mont Kiara is the
KA05
Segambut Komuter station
, about 10?15 minutes' drive away.
RapidKL
bus route 190 (formerly U7) links Mont Kiara to Segambut KTM Komuter station.
Alternately, RapidKL bus route T818 connects Desa Sri Hartamas (across the
Sprint Expressway
from Mont Kiara proper) to the
KG14
Semantan MRT station
.
Since 1 December 2017 Mont Kiara is directly served by RapidKL bus route
T852
, also to Semantan MRT station.
The area is planned to be served by the
CC03
Mont Kiara MRT station
in the future which will be an underground station as part of the proposed
MRT Circle Line
.
Politics
[
edit
]
Mont Kiara is part of the
Segambut
constituency of the
Dewan Rakyat
in the
Malaysian Parliament
. The current representative is
Hannah Yeoh
of the
Democratic Action Party
since May 2018.
References
[
edit
]
External links
[
edit
]
Places adjacent to Mont Kiara
|
---|
|
|
---|
Parliamentary
constituencies
| |
---|
Suburbs
by constituency
| |
---|
|