Bandar Tun Hussein Onn Explained

Bandar Tun Hussein Onn should not be confused with Desa Tun Hussein Onn.

Bandar Tun Hussein Onn is a township in 11th-Mile Cheras (Batu 11 Cheras) in Bangi constituency, Selangor, Malaysia. It is primarily a residential area, established in the early 1990s. It is situated about 13 km southeast of central Kuala Lumpur and 7.5 km north of Kajang.

UDA Holdings Bhd is the developer of the Bandar Tun Hussein Onn township, established in 1971 by the government with authority to develop this area. In 1989, UDA Holdings acquired a piece of land in Cheras known as Bandar Tun Hussein Onn. It is known as the largest housing development in Cheras Selatan. In 1995, Bandar Tun Hussein Onn won the FIABCI Award of Distinction for Residential Property. Upon completion, the total population has increased up to 35,000, consisting of 6,000 residential units.

Bandar Tun Hussein Onn is resided by 20,000 to 35,000 people or 6,000 housing units, where 80 per cent of the residents are Muslim (in 2013).

Facilities

Local Authority - Majlis Perbandaran Kajang as a local authority has an office in BTHO, located at Jalan Suasana 2/7.

Fire Station - A new fire station was built at Jalan Suakasih - Persiaran Suakasih intersection towards SILK Highway.

Banks - Town Park 1 house many banking facilities such as recently opened Tabung Haji in 2018, Citibank, Hong Leong and Pusat Zakat Selangor. Meanwhile, Maybank, CIMB, and HSBC are located adjacent to the township in Dataran Cheras of the Cheras Perdana township.

Others - There are many other things in Bandar Tun Hussein Onn such as Lake Valley which has a 1 Mile walk and play grounds. Other than that, there are many other play grounds near houses such as the one in Jalan Suasana 2/5 and Cheras Perdana.

Health

There is one hospital named Columbia Asia giving medical services and 24-hours emergency response. The nearest public hospital is situated in Kajang. A new public health clinic (Klinik Kesihatan Bandar Tun Hussien Onn) was recently opened in April 2018, under Ministry of Health located on Jalan Suadamai.**

Education

There are four schools in Tun Hussein Onn:

Places of worship

Suraus is conveniently located in the respective housing zones, Suasana/Suakasih/Suadamai to serve residents in each community.

Access

Car

Bandar Tun Hussein Onn is primarily served by the Grand Saga Expressway (concurrent with Federal Route 1). It is connected to SILK Highway to Mines/UPM and Sungai Long, Kajang, and Semenyih. The local access route is connected to Alam Damai township via Jalan Suadamai.

Public transportation

MRT Bandar Tun Hussein Onn, opened on 17 July 2017. MRT feeder bus provides transportation services along Jalan Sudamai and Persiaran Suasana to MRT Sri Raya. Car parks are abundantly provisioned at the Bandar Tun Hussein Onn station.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SK BANDAR TUN HUSSEIN ONN - Laman . 2010-07-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090822162055/http://www.skbtho.edu.my/ . 2009-08-22 . dead .
  2. Web site: Skbtho2 . 2008-11-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090129230413/http://www.skbtho2.net/v2/ . 2009-01-29 . dead .
  3. Web site: Portal Rasmi SMK Bandar Tun Hussein Onn 2. 4 February 2017. 22 June 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150622195907/http://smkbtho.net/. dead.
  4. Web site: SMAT Al-Rahman. 4 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170205095834/http://www.smatalrahman.com/. 5 February 2017. dead.