Puchong is a main town in Petaling district, Selangor in Malaysia. Puchong used to be a rubber estate and tin-mining town about 40 years ago. Up until about 20 years ago, Puchong consists of only one two-lane road running through estates and villages. Since then, urbanization has occurred rapidly in recent years with many industrial parks, commercial centres and residential areas mushrooming along Jalan Puchong, the main road. Petaling is a district located in the state of Selangor in Malaysia, not to be confused with the town of Petaling Jaya located in it. ... State motto: Dipelihara Allah State anthem: Duli Yang Maha Mulia Capital Shah Alam Royal capital Klang Ruling party Barisan Nasional  - Sultan Sultan Sharafuddin  - Menteri Besar Dr Mohd Khir Toyo History    - Federated into FMS 1895   - Japanese occupation 1942   - Accession into Federation of Malaya 1948  Area  - Total 7,956 km² Population  - 2005... This article is about the metallic chemical element. ...

Puchong is situated midway between the Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia's commercial capital, and Putrajaya, the administrative capital. Due to its location, Puchong is expected to witness further developments in the near future. Puchong already serves as a residential suburb for two cities, Kuala Lumpur and Petaling Jaya. New townships, such as Bandar Puchong Jaya, Pusat Bandar Puchong and Bandar Puteri Puchong, are sprouting from once-abandoned lands, ex-plantation land and cleared-forest areas, contributing to the population boom witnessed in recent years in Puchong. At an estimate, Puchong boasts a population of about 400,000 (the largest township is Puchong Jaya with a population of about 50,000). Nickname: Motto: Maju dan makmur (English: Progress and Prosper) Location in Malaysia Coordinates: , Country State Establishment 1857 Granted city status 1974 Government  - Mayor (Datuk Bandar) Datuk Abdul Hakim Borhan From 14 December 2006 Area  - Total 243. ... Motto: Bandar raya Taman, Bandar raya Bestari (English :Garden City, Intelligent City ) Coordinates: , Country State Establishment 1995, October 19th Made into Federal Territory 2001, February 1st Government  - Administered by Perbadanan Putrajaya Putrajaya Corporation  - Chairman Samsudin Osman Area  - City 46 km²  (17. ... Nickname: Motto: Mesra, Cepat, Tepat (English: Friendly, Expedient, Precise) Country Malaysia State Selangor Establishment 1954 Granted city status 2006, June 20 Government  - Mayor Tn. ...

The local government of Puchong is Subang Jaya Municipal Council and Sepang Municipal Council.

Transport

Puchong is well-linked to other parts of Klang Valley via the Damansara-Puchong Expressway(LDP) and Puchong-Sungai Besi Highway. Puchong is also accessible via Federal Highway (exit at Motorola); Shah Alam Expressway and New Pantai Expressway (NPE). There are also bus services connecting Puchong to Kuala Lumpur, Petaling Jaya, Putrajaya and Cyberjaya. Klang Valley is the area in central Selangor, Malaysia comprising Kuala Lumpur and its surroundings and suburbs naturally delineated by hilly areas and the Port Klang coastline. ... The cable bridge of Damansara-Puchong Expressway spanning over its intersection with Federal Highway in Petaling Jaya. ... Puchong-Sungai Besi Highway route 25 List of Interchange Selangor Turf Club and SBE E9 Kuala Lumpur-Seremban Expressway and NSE Southern route E2 Kompleks Sukan Negara and Technology Park Malaysia Bukit Jalil (FTKL-Selangor Border) Bandar Kinrara Puchong Jaya and LDP E11 ... The Shah Alam Expressway, SAE, (Malay: Lebuhraya Shah Alam) is part of a comprehensive network of road links in the Klang Valley . ... Nickname: Motto: Mesra, Cepat, Tepat (English: Friendly, Expedient, Precise) Country Malaysia State Selangor Establishment 1954 Granted city status 2006, June 20 Government  - Mayor Tn. ... Cyberjaya is a new planned township with a science park as the core that forms a key part of the Multimedia Super Corridor in Malaysia. ...

Bus services are provided by RapidKL, KotaRaya, Metrobus, Sri Kota and SJ bus which have routes along Jalan Puchong to various destinations around Klang Valley. Puchong has a near route to the federal territory of Kuala lumpur. One of the nearest housing estate to the city, Taman Kinrara is just about 30 metres to the border between Selangor and Kuala Lumpur. RapidKL, short for Rangkaian Pengangkutan Integrasi Deras Sdn Bhd is a government-owned company which was formed in 2004 as part of the restructuring of the public transport system in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysias capital. ... Metrobus may refer to: MCW Metrobus, a bus model manufactured by MCW in the 1970s and 1980s. ... Nickname: Motto: Maju dan makmur (English: Progress and Prosper) Location in Malaysia Coordinates: , Country State Establishment 1857 Granted city status 1974 Government  - Mayor (Datuk Bandar) Datuk Abdul Hakim Borhan From 14 December 2006 Area  - Total 243. ...

Puchong townships under Subang Jaya Municipal Council

• Puchong Batu 14
• Puchong Hartamas
• Puchong Jaya
• Puchong Perdana
• Puchong Utama
• Puchong Prima
• Puchong Permai
• Taman Tasik Prima
• Taman Puchong Prima
• Taman Tenaga
• Taman Dato' Tan Yew Lai
• Taman Kinrara
• Bandar Kinrara
• Puchong Indah
• Puchong Intan
• Pusat Bandar Puchong
• Bandar Bukit Puchong 1
• Bandar Puteri Puchong
• Taman Bukit Kuchai Phase 1 & 2
• Puchong Tekali
• Saujana Puchong
• Vista Prima
• Lestari Puchong
• KOI Tropika
• Lake Edge
• Taman Mutiara Puchong
• Taman Mutiara Indah
• Taman Sri Puchong
• Taman Puchong Permata
• The Lake Residency

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Puchong townships under Sepang Municipal Council

• Bandar NusaPutra
• Taman Putra Perdana
• Taman Danau Putra
• Taman Amanputra
• Desa Ayer Hitam
• Taman Tasik Puchong
• Taman Putra Prima
• Taman Putra Impiana
• Taman Mas Puchong
• Taman Meranti Jaya
• Taman Meranti Permai
• Taman Meranti Indah
• Taman Prima Tropika
• Bandar Bukit Puchong 2
• KiPark Puchong
• Desaria Villa

Commerce

Puchong boasts of its wide presence of banks; both local and foreign banks. There are numerous bank branches all along Jalan Puchong primarily. The various banks that can be found in Puchong are HSBC, United Overseas Bank, Bumiputra-Commerce Bank, Bank Simpanan Nasional, Maybank, Public Bank, Southern Bank, Affin Bank, EON Bank, AmBank, Al-Rajhi Bank, CitiBank, Standard Chartered Bank, OCBC Bank. HSBC Holdings plc (traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ) (LSE:HSBA, SEHK: 0005, NYSE: HBC, Euronext: HSBC, BSX: 1077223879), or The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Holdings plc, is the worlds largest corporation and the worlds largest bank, as calculated by the annual Forbes list of the worlds largest firms... United Overseas Bank Limited SGX: U11 (Simplified Chinese: 大华银行有限公司; Pinyin: Dàhuá Yínháng YÇ’uxìan GōngsÄ«), abbreviated as UOB (Simplified Chinese: 大华银行; Pinyin: Dàhuá Yínháng) is a bank incorporated in Singapore. ... Bumiputra-Commerce Holdings (BCHB) Berhad or BCB is one of the largest local bank in Malaysia and was established in 1924. ... dear admin plz delete this page tq. ... Maybank, a trade name for Malayan Banking Berhad is the largest bank and financial group in Malaysia, with significant personal banking operations in Brunei, Singapore and the Philippines as well. ... Public Bank Berhad is a bank based in Malaysia owned by a Malaysian ethnic Chinese. ... dear admin plz delete this page as this bank has been aquired. ... This article lacks information on the importance of the subject matter. ... AMMB Holdings (which trades as AmBank Group) specializes in Islamic financial services products. ... The Al-Rajhi Bank (Arabic: مصرف الراجحي) (known as the Al Rajhi Banking and Investment Corporation until a February 23, 2006 name change[1]) is the worlds largest Islamic bank, and a major investor in Saudi Arabias business world. ... Citibank is a major international bank, founded in 1812 as the City Bank of New York. ... Standard Chartered Bank (LSE: STAN, SEHK: 2888) is a British bank headquartered in London with operations in more than fifty countries. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

There is a new wet market, Puteri Mart at Bandar Puteri beside the MBA Stadium and the Town Park where residents can shop for their groceries. Residents of Puchong can also do their shopping in Tesco, IOI Mall (which has a multiplex and bowling alley), Giant, Jusco, Puchong Parade and Puchong Plaza shopping malls. , For other uses, see Tesco (disambiguation). ... Giant Hypermarket is a major supermarket and retailer chain in Malaysia. ... A JUSCO store in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. ...

Healthcare

A new private hospital, Columbia Asia Medical Center, is located at Bandar Puteri Puchong. This 78-bed medical center offers acute care multi-disciplinary services to residents of Puchong. There are also clinics of general practitioners and other specialists as well as dentists and eye specialist too.

Education

There are many schools in Puchong. One of the school is SMK Batu Lapan which is located in the vicinity of Bandar Puchong Jaya. Other schools in Puchong are SMK Puchong Perdana, SK Puchong Perdana, SMK Puchong Batu 14, SK(T)Batu 14, SMK Puchong Utama, SK Puchong Utama, SK Bukit Kuchai, SMK Bandar Puchong Jaya (B), SMK Bandar Puchong Jaya (A), and SK Puchong Jaya.

Binary University College is also located in Puchong. They specialize in management and entrepreneurship courses.

Recreation

The MBA Stadium, in Bandar Puteri Puchong, is Malaysia's biggest badminton stadium. A Rakan Muda Sports Complex also serves residents of Puchong. Golden Screen Cinema can be found in IOI Mall.

External links

• Bandar Nusaputra Community Portal
• Bandar Bukit Puchong Community Portal

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