Semenyih is a town and a

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Hulu Langat District Hulu Langat District is a district located in the southeastern corner of Selangor, between Kuala Lumpur and Negeri Sembilan. It is bordered by the state of Pahang to the east and north, Gombak district to the north-west, Federal Territory of Kual ...

in southeastern

Selangor Selangor (; ), also known by its Arabic honorific Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity", is one of the 13 Malaysian states. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the east, Negeri Sem ...

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along the

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 ...

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Seremban Seremban (Negeri Sembilan Malay: ''Soghomban'', ''Somban''; Jawi: ) is a city in the Seremban District and the capital of the state of Negeri Sembilan in Peninsular Malaysia. The city's administration is run by the Seremban City Council. Se ...

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. It is southeast of downtown

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and southeast of Kajang.

Etymology

The meaning of the name of the town is uncertain and it does not appear in any dictionary. It was derived from the locals and is related to its past. According to an oral story, it is based from a word in the

Negeri Sembilan Negeri Sembilan (, Negeri Sembilan Malay: ''Nogoghi Sombilan'', ''Nismilan'') is a state in Malaysia which lies on the western coast of Peninsular Malaysia. It borders Selangor on the north, Pahang in the east, and Malacca and Johor to the s ...

dialect, meaning "hidden" – the standard Malay word for "hidden" is ''sembunyi''.

Geography

The surrounding area is hilly, the highest peak nearby is

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, high. This makes the area home to numerous scenic waterfalls. A more popular tourist attraction in the town is the

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Wonderland Show Farm. The town is becoming more accessible, with new highways (such as the

Kajang–Seremban Highway The Kajang–Seremban Highway, KASEH ( Malay: ''Lebuhraya Kajang–Seremban''), or LEKAS Highway, is an expressway in Malaysia connecting Kajang, Selangor to Seremban, Negeri Sembilan. The speed limits on the expressway are 80 km/h (Kajang ...

and the Kajang SILK Highway ). New development such as the University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus, has contributed to the growth in population. The 15,100 people recorded in the 1991 census had grown to over 45,000 by 2000. This corresponds to an annual growth rate of 12.9%, compared with the national average of 2.66% over the same period.

Incinerator project

A 1.5 billion

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project was planned for a site between Semenyih and nearby Broga by the federal government. In early 2005, a temporary injunction was issued, stopping work on the project, in response to a

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by residents of the two towns. The project has since been scrapped.bernama.com
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Bandar Sunway Semenyih

Bandar Sunway Semenyih is a new township located along the Kajang-Semenyih road (federal highway 1). The township construction has been planned in 19 phases. As of 2008 seven phases had been completed. Facilities include a clubhouse with a swimming pool and coffee house. A river runs through the township.

Education

* Sekolah Kebangsaan Semenyih * University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus * Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Bandar Rinching * Sekolah Kebangsaan Bandar Rinching * Sekolah Menengah Engku Husain * Sekolah Kebangsaan Hulu Semenyih * Tenby Setia Ecohill * SJK(C) Sin Ming Semenyih

Transportation

Car

Semenyih is mainly served by federal highway 1.

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, traversing the Langat valley, starts here and connects to Bangi,

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(precinct 20), Dengkil and

Banting Banting is a town and the seat of Kuala Langat District, Selangor, Malaysia. Banting has a population of 93,497. The postal code for Banting is 42700 and is administered by the Zone of 15 and 19 of the Kuala Langat Municipal Council. It is situa ...

. Tolled expressways serving Semenyih include the Kajang-Seremban Expressway (LEKAS) .

Public transportation

Semenyih is served by the UNMC-Kajang Shuttle Bus, going from

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's campus near Broga to Kajang MRT/railway station.

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bus T450 connect Semenyih town to Stadium Kajang MRT station.

References

Kajian Geografi Semenyih
(A Study of Semenyih's Geography)
Portal Komuniti Semenyih
* Bandar Sunway Semenyi
web.archive.org

External links

Sunway Semenyih Residents association website
{{Selangor Towns in Selangor Mukims of Selangor Hulu Langat District