Bukit Jalil | |
Native Name: | بوکيت جليل 武吉加里爾 புக்கிட் ஜலீல் |
Pushpin Map: | Malaysia |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Malaysia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Malaysia |
Subdivision Type1: | Federal Territory |
Subdivision Name1: | Kuala Lumpur |
Subdivision Type2: | Constituency |
Subdivision Name2: | Seputeh |
Leader Title: | Local Authority |
Leader Name: | Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur |
Leader Title1: | Mayor |
Leader Name1: | Mhd Amin Nordin Abdul Aziz |
Timezone1: | MST |
Utc Offset1: | +8 |
Coordinates: | 3.0586°N 101.6919°W |
Postal Code Type: | Postcode |
Postal Code: | 57000 |
Area Code Type: | Dialling code |
Area Code: | +60 3 |
Blank Name Sec1: | Police |
Blank Info Sec1: | Bukit Jalil |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Fire |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Bukit Jalil |
Bukit Jalil is an affluent suburb in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is bounded by the National Sports Complex on the east, the Shah Alam Expressway on the north, city boundaries to the west, and the Puchong–Sungai Besi Highway in addition to city boundaries to the south. It was known as the Bukit Jalil Estate until 1992 when the National Sports Complex was developed for the 1998 Commonwealth Games. The suburb was used as a filming location for the 1999 movie Entrapment, although the sign was changed to that of Pudu.[1]
Bukit Jalil has strategic connections to other parts of Klang Valley via the Damansara–Puchong Expressway (LDP) and Puchong–Sungai Besi Highway. It is also accessible via the KESAS Highway, Maju Expressway, MEX Highway and New Pantai Expressway (NPE). It is served by the Sri Petaling Line, Bukit Jalil LRT station, Sri Petaling LRT station, and Awan Besar LRT station.
Several educational institutions are located at Bukit Jalil, such as the International Medical University (IMU), Technology Park Malaysia (TPM), the Asia Pacific Institute of Information Technology (APIIT), the Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation (APU) and Bukit Jalil National Secondary School.
There are many high-rise apartments and high-end condominiums situated around Bukit Jalil.
Landed properties in Bukit Jalil are Alam Sutera, Bukit Jalil Golf & Country Resort, Esplanade, Jalil Sutera, and Sri Jalil.