City in Selangor, Malaysia
City in Selangor, Malaysia
Subang Jaya
is a
city
in
Petaling District
,
Selangor
,
Malaysia
. It comprises the southern third district of
Petaling
. It consists of the neighbourhoods from SS12 to SS19,
UEP Subang Jaya
(USJ),
Putra Heights
,
Batu Tiga
as well as PJS7, PJS9 and PJS11 of
Bandar Sunway
, the latter of which are partially jurisdictional within
Petaling Jaya
under the
MBPJ
. The city is governed by
Subang Jaya City Council
(MBSJ), which also governs other areas of the Petaling district, such as
Puchong
and
Seri Kembangan
. According to
Subang Jaya City Council
,
[2]
Subang Jaya has a population of 968,930 in 2020,
[1]
which makes it
the sixth largest city in Malaysia by population
.
[2]
History
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Before 1974, what is today Subang Jaya was part of
Klang District
.
[3]
Development on Subang Jaya began on 21 February 1976 and was concluded in 1988 by
Sime UEP Properties Berhad
, the property development arm of the Malaysian conglomerate
Sime Darby
. The site was formerly a rubber plantation called Seafield Estate under the municipality of
Petaling Jaya
. Upon completion of Subang Jaya in the same year, Sime UEP began clearing land for the development of
USJ
. In 1999,
Sime UEP
began the development of
Putra Heights
which is located on the southern end of Subang Jaya.
[
citation needed
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In 1997, Subang Jaya received the status of a municipality, elevating the Petaling District Council to Subang Jaya Municipal Council.
[4]
[5]
The municipal comprise the areas administered by the former Petaling District Council, as well as some areas transferred from
Petaling Jaya
,
Puchong
and
Shah Alam
. This means that the MPSJ municipal holds local government authority not only in the Subang Jaya city centre, but also
USJ
,
Putra Heights
,
Batu Tiga
,
Bandar Sunway
,
Puchong
,
Bandar Kinrara
,
Seri Kembangan
, and
Balakong
. In parliamentary terms, Subang Jaya's municipal area covers the parliamentary constituency of
Puchong
and
Subang
in its entirety, as well as parts of
Kota Raja
which mainly cover Putra Heights. On the west side of Subang Jaya,
Batu Tiga
covers areas like Subang Hi-Tech Industrial Park, Taman Mutiara Subang, Taman Subang Mas and Tropicana Metropark. Subang Jaya city itself lies within the Subang constituency, while Seri Kembangan and Puchong fall within the Puchong constituency. In December 2019, it was officially announced that Subang Jaya's municipality will be upgraded to a city council after a long 5-year wait since MPSJ's application in 2014.
[6]
Governance
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Since 2013, the
Dewan Rakyat
parliamentary constituency of
Subang
(P104, formerly as Kelana Jaya) is represented by
Wong Chen
of the
Pakatan Harapan
-
People's Justice Party
(PKR) while the Selangor State Assembly seat of Subang Jaya is represented by
Michelle Ng Mei Sze
from the
Pakatan Harapan
-
Democratic Action Party
(DAP).
Demographics
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As of 2020
[update]
, Subang Jaya was populated by 902,086 residents, making it Malaysia's fourth most populous city. Subang Jaya which is its core city consists of major towns like Puchong, Seri Kembangan and Seri Serdang. Most of the population are Chinese followed by Malays, Indians and others.
Commerce
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Subang Parade
,
Empire Subang
,
Sunway Pyramid
, Aeon Big Subang and SS15 Courtyard are the main shopping attractions around the areas of the Subang Jaya city centre. In the adjacent township of
Bandar Sunway
, there is
Sunway Lagoon
, an amusement water theme park which is a tourist landmark across the nation. The commercial district of SS15 serves as Subang Jaya's central entertainment and business area. Within the area, there is also an abundance of international F&B outlets, cafes, dining restaurants, boutique outlets and banks. There are plenty of high-rise office buildings and serviced residences surrounding the area as well.
In
USJ
, there are shopping malls such as Da Men, Main Place, One City, The Summit, The 19 USJ City Mall,
Giant USJ
and
Mydin USJ
to provide more shopping options. The main commercial hub of the USJ township is USJ Taipan which is a bustling business area. There are many small-scale commercial areas scattering around the neighbourhoods of USJ to provide amenities and conveniences as well.
Recreation
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The largest recreation park in Subang Jaya is the Subang Ria Park, situated nearby the Sime Darby Medical Centre in SS12. During its heyday in the 1990s, the park was a boating place with tennis court, paintball and go-karting arenas. As of 2015, it was a park mainly used for jogging activities, with a deterioration in the condition of other resources in the park after a number of years of neglect.
[7]
Recently in 2023, Subang Ria Park has been upgraded with better facilities.
[8]
For an urban park experience, there is Tropicana Metropark which contains a 9.2 acres (3.7 ha) central park with features like a human-made lake with a bio-filtration system to prevent mosquito breeding, a pedestrian promenade and a food-and-beverage strip for alfresco indulgence.
[9]
The MBSJ Stadium in USJ 5 comprises a large football turf and an athletic running field. Hypermedia library, petting zoo and art gallery can be found at
Kompleks 3C MPSJ
in SS13. There are many indoor soccer centres, squash, tennis and badminton courts in Subang Jaya. Golf clubs include the Subang Racquet and Golf Club, Subang National Golf Club Glenmarie Golf & Country Club and Saujana Golf and Country Club.
Economy
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Subang Jaya is renowned as a light industrial hub in the Klang Valley. The main industrial areas in the city are Subang Industrial Park SS13, Sime UEP Industrial Park, Subang Hi-Tech Industrial Park and USJ 1 through USJ 8, involving in both light and heavy industry.
The Malaysia headquarters of
Proton Holdings
, the Centre of Excellence;
[10]
Lotus Cars, Faber-Castell and many other major international companies are located in Sime UEP Industrial Park.
[11]
Education
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Subang Jaya is the site of many large international private colleges and universities. It also consists of over 30 primary and secondary schools including local, private and international.
Primary schools
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- At-tamimi International Islamic School
- Fairview International School
- GEMS International School
- Kingsley International School
- Sekolah Kebangsaan Sri Subang Jaya (SS14)
- Sekolah Kebangsaan Seri Selangor (USJ4)
- Sekolah Kebangsaan Subang Jaya (SS14)
- Sekolah Wawasan (USJ 15)
- Sekolah Kebangsaan Bandar Sunway
- Sekolah Kebangsaan Dato Onn Jaafar
- Sekolah Cina Tun Tan Cheng Lock
- Sekolah Tamil Tun Sambathan
- Sekolah Kebangsaan Seafield 3
- Sekolah Kebangsaan USJ 12
- Sekolah Kebangsaan Perdana Jaya SS19
- Sekolah Kebangsaan SS19
- Sekolah Tamil Seafield
- Sekolah Kebangsaan Seafield (USJ 6)
- Sekolah Kebangsaan USJ 2
- Sekolah Cina Chee Wen (USJ 1)
- Sekolah Cina Lick Hung (SS19)
- Sekolah Kebangsaan USJ 20
- Sekolah Rendah Islam Integrasi Masjid Darul Ehsan (SS15)
- UCSI International School
- Sri UCSI (Primary)
- Sri Kuala Lumpur Primary School
- Sunway International School
Secondary schools
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Higher education
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Healthcare
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Healthcare in Subang Jaya is provided by two private hospitals. They are Sime Darby Medical Centre Subang Jaya, (formerly known as Subang Jaya Medical Centre (SJMC)) in SS12 along with
Sunway Medical Centre
in
Bandar Sunway
.
Under the
9th Malaysian Plan
, Subang Jaya has its first public health clinic called the 1 Malaysia Healthcare located in Taman Subang Mewah area of USJ 1. Its primary objective is to provide cheaper healthcare for lower to middle-income population.
[12]
Places of worship
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The Hindu Temple Sri Varatharajah Perumal Temple and Gurdwara Sahib Subang are located in SS13, near the intersection between
Kesas Highway
and
Persiaran Kewajipan
. Kuil Sri Subramaniar Bandar Sunway is a prominent Hindu temple located at Bandar Sunway and is dedicated to Subramaniar (Lord Murugan)
Darul Ehsan Mosque
in SS15 is the main worshipping place of Muslims in Subang Jaya. There are other alternative mosques in the city in USJ 1, USJ 9 and USJ 17.
The
Church of St Thomas More, Subang Jaya
(STM), is a Roman Catholic parish, located in UEP Industrial Park,
USJ
. The Church was officially dedicated and opened on Sunday, 10 April 2011, by Most Rev. Murphy Pakiam,
Archbishop
of Kuala Lumpur. The other main church of Subang Jaya is First Baptist Church in SS17. Kingdom Life Church International, a non-denominational New Testament church, is located in Jalan USJ Sentral 2, USJ 1
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
: With a strong congregation in Subang Jaya.
Acts Church
is also another
Non-denominational church
located in Summit
USJ
. The
church
was founded by Pr. Kenneth Chin in the year 2000.
Subang Jaya Buddhist Association (SJBA) commenced its activities in August 1989 and SJBA eventually became a community and spiritual center for many Buddhists in and around Subang Jaya. One of the memorable achievements of the Association is the successful building of the present Vihara (Temple) in 1997 on a 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) land obtained from the Selangor Government. The Vihara has been well utilized over these years.
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Development
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Presently, there are three large mixed commercial projects under development in Subang Jaya which are SJCC Subang, SJ7 Trans-City and Tropicana Metropark.
[15]
SJCC Subang and SJ7 Trans-City are two large mixed developments by Sime Darby that are set to be integrated with highly advanced public transportation. Da Men and Empire Remix are located in USJ 1. Da Men is a mixed commercial development sprawling over 8.6 acres (3.5 ha) of prime land comprising two blocks of serviced apartments, retail lots and a 6-story shopping podium.
[16]
On the other hand, Empire Remix is also a mixed commercial development which consists of a few blocks of office buildings, serviced apartments and a shopping mall.
Tropicana Metropark is an 88.5 acres (35.8 ha) development comprising more than 10 high-rise buildings which include office suites, SOHO, office towers, business suites, villas, shopfronts and a shopping mall. It is situated near the upscale neighbourhoods of USJ Heights and Subang Heights, and is strategically located off the Federal Highway.
[17]
A new access from
Federal Highway
will be completed by 2016 to improve the traffic flow around the area.
[18]
On top of that, Bandar Raya Developments Bhd (BRDB) is developing an RM2 billion 24 acres of integrated mixed development around the same area.
[19]
Transportation
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Subang Jaya is well-connected to the cities of
Kuala Lumpur
,
Shah Alam
and the townships of
Petaling Jaya
such as
Ara Damansara
,
Kota Damansara
,
Bandar Utama
,
Damansara Utama
and
Mutiara Damansara
via a network of major highways, namely the
Federal Highway
,
Shah Alam Expressway
(KESAS),
NKVE
,
NPE
,
North South Expressway
and
LDP
. There are three exits connecting
Federal Highway
to Subang Jaya. The two main exits are at exit 17.9 km through
Persiaran Kewajipan
and exit 18.2 km through
Persiaran Tujuan
, while the alternative exit is through Persiaran Teknologi Subang at Tropicana Metropark's direct interchange.
Persiaran Kewajipan
and
Persiaran Tujuan
serve as the two major roads in Subang Jaya. The alternative route from
USJ
and Subang Jaya to Kuala Lumpur and Petaling Jaya is the
Subang?Kelana Jaya Link
, which also connects the Persiaran Kewajipan roundabout of the
New Pantai Expressway
towards the
Subang Airport
expressway (route 15) of
Federal Highway
Federal Route 2
.
Subang Jaya's public transport system is highly developed, boasting 2 light rail transit (LRT) lines, 1 KTM commuter line, 1 BRT line, bus and taxi services. Since 30 June 2016, many new LRT stations of the extended
Kelana Jaya Line
have opened, connecting various areas in Subang Jaya with Kuala Lumpur city centre and
Petaling Jaya
. The LRT stations are strategically located within walking distance from shopping malls, commercial centres and residential areas and supported by feeder buses. The
Kelana Jaya Line
had been extended from the existing route from the Subang LRT Depot, running through the Dana 1 commercial centre in
Kelana Jaya
, to Kelana Centre Point, then to
Subang Parade
(interchange with
KTM
Subang Jaya commuter station) which covers three stations within the town centre. Within USJ, the LRT line continues from SS18 to USJ 7 (Da Men and Summit), USJ Taipan, Wawasan (USJ 15), USJ 21 (One City and Main Place), and ends at the main interchange station hub in
Putra Heights
, which connects with another LRT line, the
Sri Petaling Line
to
Puchong
,
Bukit Jalil
and
Sri Petaling
. In addition, six
MRT Putrajaya line
stations are located in southern part of Subang Jaya City Council area serving
Seri Kembangan
and Serdang.
On the other hand, public bus transportation is provided by two companies,
RapidKL
and
Metrobus
. These buses provide access around the town and also to Kuala Lumpur. Alternatively, there is a BRT line connecting the
Setia Jaya Komuter station
through
Bandar Sunway
to the
USJ7 LRT Station
. The
BRT Sunway Line
started operating on 1 June 2015, when it was officially launched by Malaysia prime minister,
Najib Razak
.
[20]
The BRT service is a public-private partnership project between Prasarana and Sunway Group which aims to provide eco-friendly electric bus services on elevated tracks for residents in Bandar Sunway and USJ.
As for commuter train services, Subang Jaya is served by an urban-suburb rail link, the
KTM
Komuter, which provides transportation towards
Port Klang
and
Kuala Lumpur
.
The
Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport
is located at
Subang
,
Shah Alam
. It serves as the main hub for turboprop airlines
Firefly
(a low-cost carrier subsidiary of Malaysia Airlines), Malindo Air and
Berjaya Air
and is the premier hub for corporate and private aviation in Southeast Asia.
Public Facilities
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The City has 2 public library which are located at Persiaran Puteri 1, Bandar Puteri, Puchong and Kompleks 3C, Jln PJS 11/2.
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There is a crematorium in Batu 14, Puchong.
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Sister cities
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References
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b
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.
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b
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.
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(PDF)
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. Retrieved
10 December
2013
.
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.
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.
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.
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2020
.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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External links
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Rank
|
Name
|
State
|
Municipal pop.
|
Rank
|
Name
|
State
|
Municipal pop.
|
|
Kuala Lumpur
Kajang
|
1
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Federal Territory
|
1,982,112
|
11
|
Ipoh
|
Perak
|
759,952
|
Seberang Perai
Subang Jaya
|
2
|
Kajang
|
Selangor
|
1,047,356
|
12
|
Seremban
|
Negeri Sembilan
|
681,541
|
3
|
Seberang Perai
|
Penang
|
946,092
|
13
|
Iskandar Puteri
|
Johor
|
575,977
|
4
|
Subang Jaya
|
Selangor
|
902,086
|
14
|
Kuantan
|
Pahang
|
548,014
|
5
|
Klang
|
Selangor
|
902,025
|
15
|
Sungai Petani
|
Kedah
|
545,053
|
6
|
Johor Bahru
|
Johor
|
858,118
|
16
|
Ampang Jaya
|
Selangor
|
531,904
|
7
|
Shah Alam
|
Selangor
|
812,327
|
17
|
Kota Kinabalu
|
Sabah
|
500,425
|
8
|
George Town
|
Penang
|
794,313
|
18
|
Malacca City
|
Malacca
|
453,904
|
9
|
Petaling Jaya
|
Selangor
|
771,687
|
19
|
Sandakan
|
Sabah
|
439,050
|
10
|
Selayang
|
Selangor
|
764,327
|
20
|
Alor Setar
|
Kedah
|
423,868
|
|
|