Batu, Kuala Lumpur Explained

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]

Transportation

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.

Politics

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.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Gullick, J.M. (1981.) "Malaysia: Economic Expansion and National Unity". Westview Press, page 132. Retrieved on 12 October 2007.
  2. http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Saturday/National/2193018/Article Tian Chua says he will not change his ways