Kajang Municipal Council (

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: ''Majlis Perbandaran Kajang'', Jawi: مجليس ڤربندرن كاجڠ) is the

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authority serving

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History

The Kajang Municipal Council was granted municipal status on 1 January 1997. Previously it was known as Hulu Langat District Council (''Majlis Daerah Hulu Langat'', MDHL).

Councillors

Session:2020-2022

Headquarters

The headquarters of Kajang Municipal Council is located at Jalan Cempaka Kuning in the city centre of

Kajang Kajang is a town in Hulu Langat District, Selangor, Malaysia. Kajang, along with much of Hulu Langat District, is governed by the Kajang Municipal Council. Kajang town is located on the eastern banks of the Langat River. It is surrounded by ...

, near the MRT station.

Administration Area

MPKJ's municipal area covers the entire Hulu Langat region, except

Ampang Jaya Ampang Jaya, more commonly known as just Ampang, is a town, a mukim and a parliamentary constituency straddling parts of the Hulu Langat District and Gombak District, in eastern Selangor, Malaysia. It is located just outside the eastern bord ...

and

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, which were ceded in 1992 to the

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. Major cities and towns in the area include

Semenyih Semenyih is a town and a mukim in Hulu Langat District in southeastern Selangor, Malaysia along the Kajang–Seremban road. It is southeast of downtown Kuala Lumpur and southeast of Kajang. Etymology The meaning of the name of the town is u ...

Bandar Baru Bangi Bandar Baru Bangi (literal translation: ''Bangi New Town'') is a township situated in Hulu Langat District, in southeastern Selangor, Malaysia. It is named after the small town of Bangi situated further south. It is located between Kajang and ...

, Cheras, Hulu Langat town and

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References

External links

MPKj official web site
{{Local governments in Malaysia

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