Batu | |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Translit Lang1 Type1: | Jawi |
Translit Lang1 Type2: | Chinese |
Settlement Type: | Suburb |
Leader Name1: | Mhd Amin Nordin Abdul Aziz |
Pushpin Map: | Malaysia |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Malaysia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Malaysia |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur |
Subdivision Type2: | Constituency |
Subdivision Name2: | Batu |
Leader Title: | Local Authority |
Leader Name: | Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur |
Leader Title1: | Mayor |
Timezone1: | MST |
Utc Offset1: | +8 |
3.2019°N 101.6711°WBatu is a parliamentary constituency in the northern outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, covering the area between Sentul and Batu Caves.[1]
Settlements which are part of Batu constituency include Sentul. The constituency has the most Projek Perumahan Rakyat (PPR) public housing apartments and one of the highest rates of petty crime in the city.[2]
The Batu suburb is served by the Taman Wahyu, Kampung Batu and Batu Kentonmen Komuter stations on the KTM Komuter Seremban Line.
It is also served by the Kampung Batu, Kentonmen, as well as the Jalan Ipoh MRT stations on the MRT Putrajaya Line.
The current Member of Parliament (MP) for the Batu parliamentary constituency is Prabakaran Parameswaran from Pakatan Harapan of PKR, who won the seat in the 2018 Malaysian general election. He is the youngest serving MP in Malaysia.