Kepong Explained

Kepong
Translit Lang1:Other
Translit Lang1 Type1:Jawi
Translit Lang1 Info1:كڤوڠ
Translit Lang1 Type2:Chinese
Translit Lang1 Info2:甲洞
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Malaysia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
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:Kepong
Leader Title:Local Authority
Leader Name:Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur
Leader Title1:Mayor
Leader Name1:Mahadi Che Ngah
Timezone1:MST
Utc Offset1:+8
Coordinates:3.2142°N 101.6389°W
Postal Code Type:Postcode
Postal Code:52xxx, 51xxx
Area Code Type:Dialling code
Area Code:+603-62

Kepong is a town in northern Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The name is a Malay word meaning "Enclose" or "Surround",[1] as the town is surrounded by a mountain range.

Places of interest

Infrastructure

DUKE Highway Phase 2, a 7.4 km elevated tolled highway which connects Bandar Sri Damansara and Segambut. This highway has interchanges located at Menjalara and Segambut.[4]

Transportation

Public transport

There are two KTM stations: Kepong station and the later built Kepong Sentral station (which is a connecting station to the MRT Putrajaya line). Both stations are located on the KTM Komuter Port Klang Line. Kepong Sentral is also served by a limited number of ETS services (KL to Ipoh).

The MRT Putrajaya line has five stations serving Kepong, which are Sri Damansara Timur (connecting station to Kepong Sentral KTM), Metro Prima, Kepong Baru, Jinjang and Sri Delima stations. The stations opened in June 2022 as part of the line's Phase One operation.[5] [6]

RapidKL, SJ Bus and Selangor Omnibus provides bus transport in the area.

Politics

Kepong is one of the 11 parliamentary constituencies of the federal territory of Kuala Lumpur represented in the Malaysian Parliament. The current Member of Parliament representing the constituency is Lim Lip Eng[7] from the Pakatan Harapan-Democratic Action Party.

Community organisations

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Google Translate. translate.google.com.
  2. https://www.frim.gov.my/
  3. Web site: 8 parks in KL you should visit. 5 January 2015.
  4. Web site: What Time Is It In Sadakan Malaysia Just Now. https://web.archive.org/web/20171023073021/http://malaysiandigest.com/news/704135-duke-highway-sri-damansara-link-opens-at-midnight-tonight.html. usurped. October 23, 2017. malaysiandigest.com.
  5. Web site: Putrajaya MRT on track to open . The Star Online . 23 October 2021.
  6. Web site: JLN Ipoh-Segambut-JLN Kuching-Kepong corridor: New developments to be catalysts | New Straits Times. 28 December 2017.
  7. Web site: Portal Rasmi Parlimen Malaysia - Profile Ahli Dewan.