Pulau Indah ("Beautiful Island", formerly known as ''Pulau Lumut'') is an island in

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with a population of around 20,000 people overall. Malaysia's largest port, West Port,

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, is on the island. There are two bridges linking the island to the mainland: the

Pulau Indah Expressway The Pulau Indah Expressway, Federal Route 181, is a countryside highway in Selangor, Malaysia. It connects Pandamaran from Shah Alam Expressway to West Port, Malaysia, West Port in Pulau Indah. This 17.7 km (11.0 mi) highway was opened ...

bridge which is an extension of the KESAS after

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; and the

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bridge which links Pulau Indah to

Carey Island Carey Island ( ms, Pulau Carey) is an island in Selangor, Malaysia. It is administered by the Zone 17 of the Kuala Langat Municipal Council. Carey Island is located to the south of Port Klang and north of Banting town. It is a huge island separat ...

and to

Teluk Panglima Garang Telok Panglima Garang is a mukim in Kuala Langat District, Selangor, Malaysia. The Telok Panglima Garang Free Trade Zone (FTZ) is located here.http://apps.water.gov.my/jpskomuniti/dokumen/JPS_KOMUNITI_%20KLGT_OKT_20112.pdf The town is administe ...

. Prior to the completion of the bridges, the only mode of transportation for the island inhabitants was a regular one-hour ferry service to Port Klang Terminal. There is a

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station, connected to the rest of by a bridge parallel to the Pulau Indah Expressway, but the station is for cargo use only and not open to passengers. In addition to West Port, Pulau Indah primarily contains Pulau Indah Industrial Park (including Selangor Halal Hub, developed by Central Spetrum (M) Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Kumpulan Hartanah Selangor Bhd, which in turn is wholly-owned by Menteri Besar Selangor (Incorporated)), four local villages (Kg. Perigi Nenas, Kg. Sungai Pinang, Kg. Sungai Kembong, Kg. Teluk Nipah), a seaside park (Laguna Park), a housing estate (Bandar Armada Putra), and the Malaysian Navy's Pusat Hidrografi Nasional. Pulau Indah had significant

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s, but most of the mangroves were lost by 1999 for the development of West Port and industrial estates.

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Lumut Straits 1.jpg, Lumut Straits Laguna Park Pulau Indah 2.jpg, Laguna Park Jalan Lingkaran Pulau Indah (FT347) 5.jpg, Jalan Lingkaran Pulau Indah Jalan Lingkaran Pulau Indah (FT347) 3.jpg, Orang Asli Village in Pulau Indah. Pulau Indah Expressway (FT181) 12.jpg,

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Islands of Selangor Klang District {{Selangor-geo-stub

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