Pudu is a ward of
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur (KL), officially the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, is the capital city and a Federal Territories of Malaysia, federal territory of Malaysia. It is the largest city in the country, covering an area of with a census population ...
located along the
Federal Route 1 Pudu Road (). It houses
Pudu Sentral (Kuala Lumpur's oldest bus station) and formerly
Pudu Prison. Pudu Market () is one of the largest
wet markets in Kuala Lumpur. Adjacent to it is Jalan Pasar (Pasar Road) where there are shops selling electronics components and devices.
During colonial rule, Pudu was known as ''Pudoh''.
Pudu is sandwiched between
Bukit Bintang,
Maluri and
Cheras.
The
Bukit Bintang City Centre development is located at the border of Pudu and Bukit Bintang right beside of the
Hang Tuah LRT and monorail station.
The
Ampang Line and Sri Petaling Line Pudu LRT station's sign was used in the movie ''
Entrapment'', although it was the
Bukit Jalil LRT station that was used as the filming location.
Transportation
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Pudu LRT station
Education
*
Tung Shin Academy Of Nursing
Politics
Pudu is mostly located in the
Bukit Bintang parliamentary constituency, though a part spills over into
Cheras constituency,
References
Suburbs in Kuala Lumpur
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