Damansara Utama is a suburb of Petaling Jaya , Selangor , Malaysia . The suburb is divided into two sections, SS20 in the east and SS21 in the west which are separated in the middle by the Damansara–Puchong Expressway , a heavily used six-lane expressway. It has a population of about 142,000 people.
16-1124: It is also within the Sungai Buloh mukim (subdivision) of the Petaling District . The Uptown in SS21 is the commercial hub of Damansara Utama, which houses offices, restaurants, opticians, fashion houses and other miscellaneous goods. There are major and foreign banks that have set up their branches in the area. Damansara Utama has its own shopping mall known as The Starling opened in 2016. There are several other shopping complexes that are located in areas nearby such as 3 Damansara (formerly Tropicana City Mall ) in SS2 ; 1 Utama in Bandar Utama Damansara ; The Curve , IKEA , IPC Shopping Centre (formerly Ikano Power Centre) in Mutiara Damansara ; and Atria Shopping Gallery (formerly The Atria) at neighbouring Damansara Jaya . Primary and secondary education
32-613: A modern hospital. There are clinics and pharmacies in Damansara Utama closer to Uptown square. Residents practice Islam, Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Confucianism, Taoism and others. Damansara Utama is accessible via Rapid KL buses and taxis. Rapid KL buses which operate through Damansara Utama are as follows: The street known as Jalan SS20/1 and Jalan SS20/10 spans Damansara Utama and Damansara Kim; Jalan SS20/21 separates Damansara Utama from Damansara Kim and bisects Jalan SS20/1 and Jalan SS20/10. Jalan SS20/10 in Damansara Utama
48-554: Is a street with residential units only while Jalan SS20/10 in Damansara Kim boasts residential and commercial units. The units along Jalan SS20/21 in Damansara Utama are odd-numbered while the units in Damansara Kim are even-numbered. Damansara Kim is a nickname for Damansara Utama opposite Tropicana City Mall . 3°08′06″N 101°37′29″E / 3.1349888°N 101.6246825°E / 3.1349888; 101.6246825 Sungai Buloh Sungai Buloh , or Sungei Buloh ,
64-569: Is a town, a mukim (commune) and a parliamentary constituency in the northern part of Petaling District , Selangor , Malaysia . The name itself means bamboo river in the Malay language . It is located 16 km NW of downtown Kuala Lumpur and 8 km north of the Subang Airport , along the Kuala Selangor highway . Bordering Damansara , Kepong , Kuang and Kuala Selangor , Sungai Buloh
80-583: Is notable for its colonial-era leper colony , one of the largest in the country. No clear historical records regarding Sungai Buloh's founding and settlement were available, though railway services had reached Sungai Buloh by the 1890s. Many believe that Sungai Buloh got its name from Sungai Buloh river that flows from the Straits of Malacca through Kuala Selangor District . A town in Jeram in Kuala Selangor where
96-510: Is printed on only one side in English, Chinese, and Tamil. These notes depict a kingfisher sitting on a rock with the Sun rising in the background. They are printed on both sides. The 5-cent and 10-cent notes have a border pattern on the back with the numbers '5' and '10' at both ends, respectively. The $ 1 has a water buffalo -drawn cart on the back with the number '1' in a border pattern at both ends of
112-532: Is provided by the Sekolah Kebangsaan Damansara Utama/Damansara Utama Primary school and SMK Damansara Utama /Damansara Utama Secondary School respectively. KDU (Kolej Damansara Utama) is in the vicinity. The Damansara Specialist Hospital is in the adjacent suburb of [Damansara Kim] along Jalan SS 20/10. The hospital is managed by Kumpulan Perubatan (Johor) Sdn Bhd. It provides all the services, facilities and amenities of
128-444: Is the main railway station serving the town with services by the 2 KTM Komuter Port Klang Line and the 12 Putrajaya line . Limited ETS KTM ETS high speed rail services are also available. The Kepong-Kuala Selangor highway Federal Route 54 runs through Sungai Buloh area, intersecting with Federal Route 15 (to Subang Airport and Subang Jaya ). North–South Expressway Northern Route exit 113 serves
144-589: The Survey Department , Federated Malay States . They have never been listed in the Standard Catalog of World Paper Money . The 1936 issue are all inscribed 'SUNGEI BULOH SETTLEMENT VALID FOR GOODS WORTH ( x denomination ) WITHIN THE SUNGEI BULOH SETTLEMENT ONLY' in English , Chinese , Arabic , and Tamil . This issue consisted of a single denomination— a 5- cents banknote bearing the date 4 February 1935. It
160-513: The aircraft and 2 on the ground. One of the fatalities is Pahang assemblyman Datuk Seri Johari Harun from Pelangai , Bentong . Sungai Buloh is located at the northern quarter of the Petaling District , bordering Damansara , Subang , Kuang and Kepong (across the Selangor- Federal Territory border). Neighbourhoods and residential areas of Sungai Buloh include: Most of these neighbourhoods are guarded and gated to provide
176-464: The city. Due to its unclear geographical definition, what is considered as Sungai Buloh, falls under jurisdiction of four local authorities : Sungai Buloh lends its name to, and is represented by the Sungai Buloh parliamentary constituency . The bulk of Sungai Buloh town is within the Paya Jaras state constituency, which is also one of two state seats in the parliamentary constituency; though part of
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#1733085817198192-410: The estuary of Sungai Buloh begins was also named after the river. In 1930, in an isolated valley of Bukit Lagong, Sungai Buloh, a group of Malays, Chinese, Indians, Eurasians and Turks set up a contained community in the wake of the 1926 Leper Enactment Act , which required the segregation and treatment of those with the disease. Sungai Buloh was at one point, the second biggest leprosy settlement in
208-567: The safest hospitality for the residents. Though often included as part of Sungai Buloh, the wards of Matang Pagar, Bandar Saujana Utama and Bandar Seri Coalfields, are actually part of the neighbouring towns of Kuang and Kuala Selangor respectively. The nearby township of Kota Damansara , though rarely included as part of Sungai Buloh, falls under the same parliamentary constituency as Sungai Buloh itself. Public Primary Schools Public Secondary Schools Private Schools KA08 PY04 Sungai Buloh railway station
224-564: The subsequent fire. The newer Bandar Baru Sungai Buloh was built on portions of the Sungai Buloh reserve forest with the land space of 1,588 hectares at a cost of RM 1 billion. It was launched in July 1993. Sungai Buloh was also the site of the 2023 Elmina plane crash . A Learjet private plane crashed onto a major feeder road leading into the housing project just before landing at Subang Airport nearby; 10 people were killed, including 8 people on
240-662: The town also spills into neighbouring Selayang constituency . Banknotes of the Sungei Buloh Settlement The banknotes of the Sungei Buloh Settlement were issued as leprosy colony money in 1935 and 1936, at Sungai Buloh , Selangor , British Malaya when it was a leper colony . The currency ( near money , actually scrip or vouchers ) was pegged to the Straits Settlements dollar . These notes are extremely scarce. They were all printed by
256-574: The world. It was equipped with advanced facilities and remained a research centre for leprosy until today. Sungei Buloh was a pioneer project based on the "enlightened policy" of segregating leprosy patients in a self-supporting community following the principles of a garden city. In 1935 and 1936, scrip (voucher) was issued specifically for the settlement. Sungai Buloh was the site of the Bright Sparklers Firework factory explosion in May 1991 and
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