Gombak is a town (Malay: pekan, bandar kecil Gombak) and locality in the mukim of

Setapak Setapak is a mukim in Gombak District, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Formerly a tin-mining and rubber estate area, in Malay ''tapak'' means 'step' so ''Setapak'' means 'one step', probably referring to the close proximity of the suburb to Kuala Lu ...

in the coterminous

Gombak District The Gombak District is an administrative district located in the state of Selangor, Malaysia. The district was created on February 1, 1974, the same day when Kuala Lumpur was declared a Federal Territory. Until 1997, Rawang was the district cap ...

Selangor Selangor (; ), also known by its Arabic language, 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 ...

Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...

History

Gombak was first established in the 1800s by the

Minangkabau Minangkabau may refer to: * Minangkabau culture, culture of the Minangkabau people * Minangkabau Culture Documentation and Information Center * Minangkabau Express, an airport rail link service serving Minangkabau International Airport (''see belo ...

immigrants with the consent of the

Sultan of Selangor Sultan of Selangor (سلطان سلاڠور) is the title of the constitutional ruler of Selangor, Malaysia who is the head of state and head of the Islamic religion in Selangor. The current monarch, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah ascended the t ...

Geography

The town is situated alongside Jalan Gombak, in the northeastern fringes of

Kuala Lumpur , anthem = '' Maju dan Sejahtera'' , image_map = , map_caption = , pushpin_map = Malaysia#Southeast Asia#Asia , pushpin_map_caption = , coordinates = , su ...

, just across the border from

Wangsa Maju Wangsa Maju is a township and a constituency in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This area is surrounded by Setapak, Taman Melati and Gombak district in Selangor. Wangsa Maju is one of the largest townships in Kuala Lumpur and consists of many sections ...

. Other adjacent towns include

Ulu Klang Ulu Klang (alternately Hulu Klang, Hulu Kelang or Ulu Kelang, is a mukim and a state constituency in Gombak District, Selangor, Malaysia. It is one of five state constituencies administered by Majlis Perbandaran Ampang Jaya (MPAJ). It includes ...

, Ampang and

Batu Caves Batu Caves ( ta, பத்து மலை : Pathumalai) is a mogote (a type of karst landform) that has a series of caves and cave temples in Gombak, Selangor, Malaysia. It takes its name from the Malay word ''batu'', meaning 'rock'. The hill ...

. Gombak town is located in

but a small fraction of the town spills into the

Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur , anthem = '' Maju dan Sejahtera'' , image_map = , map_caption = , pushpin_map = Malaysia#Southeast Asia#Asia , pushpin_map_caption = , coordinates = , su ...

Postcode A postal code (also known locally in various English-speaking countries throughout the world as a postcode, post code, PIN or ZIP Code) is a series of letters or digits or both, sometimes including spaces or punctuation, included in a postal a ...

s for this town are 53100, 53000,and 68100. Gombak town is administered by both

Majlis Perbandaran Selayang Selayang Municipal Council ( ms, Majlis Perbandaran Selayang, Jawi: مجليس ڤربندرن سلايڠ) is a local authority which administrates Gombak district and surrounding areas. This agency is under Selangor state government. MPS is res ...

(Selangor side) and

Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur The Kuala Lumpur City Hall ( ms, Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur, abbreviated DBKL) is the city council which administers the city of Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. This council was established after the city was officially granted city status on 1 Feb ...

(Kuala Lumpur side).

Transportation

Public transport

The town is served by the

Gombak LRT station Gombak (previously known as the Terminal PUTRA LRT station) is an LRT station in Gombak District, Selangor, Malaysia. It is the northern terminus for the RapidKL Kelana Jaya Line. There is a ticket counter for buses to Genting Highlands, with ...

on the . Gombak station is the first station of the line.

Car

MRR2 Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 (MRR2 or Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 Scheme), Federal Route 28, is a ring road built by the Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR) to connect neighborhoods near the boundary of Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur ...

runs through much of Gombak town. Gombak is also notable for being the starting point of the East Coast Expressway (Lebuhraya Pantai Timur) .

Residential areas

Gombak consists of many villages and housing area including: * Batu 3 1/2 - Pahang Border * Taman Desa Gombak * Kampung Puah Asal * Kampung Puah Lembah * Kampung Sungai Merali * Kampung Kuantan * Kampung Banda Dalam * Kampung Padang Balang * Setapak Garden * Taman Ibukota * Taman Medan Idaman * Kampung Sungai Mulia * Kampung Lee Kong Chian * Kampung Kerdas * Kampung Changkat * Gombak Setia * Taman Perwira * Taman Setia * Taman Perwira Indah * Taman Harmonis * Taman Bukit Sentosa * Kampung Tengah * Taman Bukit Lela * Kampung Simpang 3 * Taman Berlian * Taman Sahabat * Taman Desa Minang * Taman Melewar * Taman Rowther * Kampung Lembah Melewar * Taman Koperasi Polis (1) * Taman Changkat Desa * Taman Greenwood * Taman Greenwood Indah * Kampung Sungai Chinchin * Kampung Sungai Pusu * Taman Villa Bestari * Taman Desa Gemilang * Kampung Sungai Salak * Taman Rawiyah Sulaiman Jaya * Taman Desa Makmur * Kampung Bukit Kala * Kampung Sungai Rumput Gombak District Towns in Selangor {{Selangor-geo-stub