Segambut is a sub-district in

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 ...

Malaysia Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy consisting of States and federal territories of Malaysia, 13 states and thre ...

. The federal constituency represented in the Dewan Rakyat is Segambut (federal constituency). From the high-end condominiums of

Mont Kiara Mont Kiara, often stylized as MK, is an affluent suburb at the northwest of downtown Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in the constituency of Segambut. It consists mainly of high-rise residential condominiums and office complexes which were mostly devel ...

and

Sri Hartamas Sri Hartamas (Golden Estates in English language, English) is an affluent residential township in the Segambut constituency of the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Postal codes in Malaysia, zip and postal code is 50480 or 51200. ...

to the middle-class areas of Taman Sri Segambut and

Bandar Manjalara Menjalara is a major township in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is located between Kepong and Bandar Sri Damansara, Sri Damansara. Menjalara is situated adjacent to Taman Bukit Maluri, Bukit Maluri. It was named after Paduka Seri Cik Menjalara (Makche ...

, and the rural areas of Segambut Dalam and Kampung Sungai Penchala, the Segambut district has a diverse population base. Segambut once belonged to the mukim of Batu Caves before 1974, when Kuala Lumpur was still part of

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. The new Istana Negara is located in this district, along Jalan Tuanku Abdul Halim (Jalan Duta).

Townships

* Bukit Damansara * Bukit Kiara * Bukit Segambut * Bukit Tunku * Desa Park City * Desa Sri Hartamas *Dutamas * Kampung Concrene * Kampung Kasipillay * Kampung Pasir Segambut * Kampung Sungai Pencala * Kampung Sungai Udang *

KL Metropolis KL Metropolis is a 75.5-acre mixed development situated nearby the Kuala Lumpur Courts Complex in the district of Segambut, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The term "KL" from its name is short for Kuala Lumpur. This RM21 billion development is envision ...

(future) * Medan Damansara *

* Pusat Bandar Damansara *Segambut Aman *Segambut Bahagia * Segambut Dalam *Segambut Damai *Segambut Jaya * Segambut Luar *Segambut Muda *Segambut Permai *Segambut Tambahan * Segambut Tengah *Segambut Industrial Park *

* Taman Bamboo (Bamboo Garden) * Taman Bunga * Taman City * Taman City Kanan *Taman Desa Segambut * Taman Duta * Taman Goh Nam Huat * Taman Golden * Taman Kok Doh *Taman Lawa * Taman Million *Taman Niaga Waris *Taman Prima Impian *Taman Segambut *Taman Sri Bintang * Taman Sri Kuching * Taman Sri Segambut * Taman Sri Sinar * Taman Segambut *Taman Segambut Indah *Taman Sejahtera *Taman SPPK Segambut * Taman Tun Dr Ismail (TTDI) Selatan * Taman Tun Dr Ismail (TTDI) Utara

Education

The French School of Kuala Lumpur is located in Segambut. Its current campus opened in 2005.History

Archive
. French School of Kuala Lumpur. Retrieved 23 January 2015. The Mont'Kiara International School and Garden International School are international schools located within Mont Kiara while the Cempaka International School is located within Damansara Heights. Hibiscus International School in Taman Sri Segambut. SMK Seri Hartamas is one of the well known national secondary schools of Kuala Lumpur located in Desa Sri Hartamas. Other national schools in Segambut are SK Bukit Damansara, SK Seri Hartamas, SK Segambut, SMK Segambut,

Transportation

Segambut is mainly served by the Segambut Komuter station, on the KTM Komuter Port Klang Line, that runs from Tanjung Malim to

Port Klang Port Klang () is the principal port of Malaysia on the Strait of Malacca. Known during colonial times as Port Swettenham (), it was renamed to Port Klang in July 1972 and has since become the largest port in the country. It is located about sou ...

, via KL Sentral and other city-centre stations. It is also served by various

rapid transit Rapid transit or mass rapid transit (MRT) or heavy rail, commonly referred to as metro, is a type of high-capacity public transport that is generally built in urban areas. A grade separation, grade separated rapid transit line below ground su ...

stations on the

MRT Kajang Line The MRT Kajang Line, previously known as the MRT Sungai Buloh–Kajang Line, is a Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit, Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line servicing the Klang Valley, Malaysia. It is the second List of automated urban metro subway system ...

which includes the Semantan, Pusat Bandar Damansara and Taman Tun Dr Ismail stations. Future stations within segambut will include the upcoming Segambut 2 Komuter station of the Port Klang Line as well as the Dutamas, Taman Sri Sinar and Bukit Segambut stations as part of the

MRT Circle Line The MRT Circle Line, also known as MRT 3, is a proposed thirteenth rail transit line, the third Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit, Mass Rapid Transit line and the fifth List of automated urban metro subway systems, fully automated and driverles ...

Politics

The constituency was created in 1994 and has been considered to be a

Barisan Nasional Barisan Nasional (BN; ) is a political coalition of Malaysia that was founded in 1974 as a coalition of centre-right and right-wing political parties to succeed the Alliance Party. It is the third largest political coalition with 30 seats in ...

safe seat until the 2008 General Elections. Datuk Dr Tan Kee Kwong of Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (Gerakan) had won the seat in the last three terms. However, in the 2008 General Elections, Lim Lip Eng from the

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(DAP) won the seat. The current MP for Segambut is Hannah Yeoh Tseow Suan from

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-DAP, the former ADUN of Subang Jaya .

References

* Tan, Karr Wei. "The two faces of Segambut" (Archive). '' The Star'', 23 February 2008. {{coord, 3, 11, N, 101, 39, E, display=title, region:MY_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki Suburbs in Kuala Lumpur