Subang is a township in

Petaling District The Petaling District is a district located in the heart of Selangor in Malaysia. Petaling is not to be confused with the city of Petaling Jaya located in it, nor the ''mukim'' of Petaling under Subang Jaya City. The district office is located i ...

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. It is located about 17 km west of downtown

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. It is home to the

Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport also known as Subang SkyPark, — formerly Subang International Airport/Kuala Lumpur International Airport, often called Subang Airport — is an airport located in Subang, Selangor, Subang, Petaling District, Se ...

(Subang Skypark), the former international airport of

. The airport now serves domestic flights, as well as

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Geography

Subang town falls within the local government area of the

Shah Alam City Council Shah Alam City Council (MBSA; ) is the city council for Shah Alam City, Malaysia, north of Petaling District and east of Klang District, and an agency under the Selangor state government. MBSA is responsible for public health, sanitation, ...

(MBSA), corresponding to sections ''U3'', ''U6'' and ''U7''. Clockwise from west to east, it is surrounded by

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Shah Alam Shah Alam (, from Persian language, Persian, meaning "king of the world") is a city and the state capital of Selangor, Malaysia which is situated within the Petaling District and a small portion of the neighbouring Klang District. Shah Alam rep ...

Sungai Buloh Sungai Buloh, or Sungei Buloh, is a town, a mukim (commune) and a Dewan Rakyat, parliamentary constituency in the northern part of Petaling District, Selangor, Malaysia. The name itself means ''bamboo river'' in the Malay language. It is located ...

as well as the townships of

Kwasa Damansara Kwasa Damansara is a new township located in the Sungai Buloh (federal constituency), Sungai Buloh constituency of Selangor, Malaysia. Located 14 km northwest of Kuala Lumpur's central business district, it borders Kota Damansara to the south and S ...

Kota Damansara Kota Damansara is an affluent township located in Petaling Jaya, Petaling District, Selangor, Malaysia. It is a township spread across . It is also a state seat constituency which is sandwiched between Subang and Petaling Jaya. Notable landmar ...

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Ara Damansara Ara Damansara is a residential township in Petaling Jaya, Petaling District, Selangor, Malaysia. It is located along Malaysia Federal Route 15, Federal Route 15. History Ara Damansara was first developed in 1999 by Sime Pilmoor Development ...

and

Kelana Jaya Kelana Jaya is a suburb of Petaling Jaya city, in the state of Selangor, Malaysia, comprising sections SS3, SS4, SS5, SS6, and SS7. The Damansara–Puchong Expressway cuts through this neighbourhood. The shopping mall Paradigm Mall is located here ...

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Petaling Jaya Petaling Jaya (), colloquially referred to as "PJ", is a city in Petaling District, in the state of Selangor, Malaysia. Originally developed as a Satellite city, satellite township for Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, it is part of the G ...

Subdivisions

Residential areas

As there are many golf courses nearby such as Glenmarie Golf and Country Club, Subang National Golf Club and it is home to the renowned Saujana Golf and Country Club, it is a strategic location for the premier neighbourhoods. These neighbourhoods include a range of houses from luxurious condominiums to villas, semi-detached and bungalows. * Amaya Saujana * Serai Saujana * Lake View Saujana * Glenhill Saujana * Maplewoods Saujana * Bunga Raya Condominium

Economy

Subang town, being home to the Subang Airport, houses the headquarters of

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, the Malaysian

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, as well as its low-cost subsidiary

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. The complex is across the

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from the airport terminal.

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has a maintenance centre just south of the Malaysia Airlines compound. West of the airport runway, there is a small industrial area, along the road to the

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base. The main commercial area of Subang town is in Taman Subang Perdana, containing several shoplots, located just to the north of the airport runway.

Transportation

Air

Subang is home to the

, a.k.a. ''Subang Skypark'' . It was Malaysia's principal international airport from 1965 to 1998, when it was replaced by the

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in Sepang region. The airport still serves domestic flights and limited international flights by

and

Malindo Air Batik Air Malaysia (formerly known as Malindo Air) is a Malaysian full-service airline and a subsidiary of Indonesia's Lion Air Group. Headquartered in Ara Damansara, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, the airline operates domestic and international fligh ...

. Private charter flights provided by Berjaya Air are also available. The Subang Airport is also a major

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hub, operated by

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Rail and bus

Terminal Skypark Komuter station, on the

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, designed to connect Subang Airport to

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, is the main railway station in the area.

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has 5 bus routes serving Subang town: * 772: Subang Suria - Subang Perdana commercial centre - Subang Airport - LRT Ara Damansara () * T772: Bukit Subang - Subang Perdana commercial centre - MRT Kwasa Sentral () * T804: Subang Airport - MRT Kwasa Sentral () * T803: Subang Suria - MRT Kwasa Sentral () * T802: Subang Bestari - MRT Kwasa Sentral ()

Car

Subang town is mainly served by the Federal Route 15, which was built as a feeder road for the Subang Airport. The highway links

in the north to

Subang Jaya Subang Jaya is a city in Petaling District, Selangor, Malaysia. It comprises the southern third district of Petaling. It consists of the neighbourhoods from SS12 to SS19, UEP Subang Jaya (USJ), Putra Heights, Batu Tiga as well as PJS7, PJ ...

in the south. The Guthrie toll road runs through the western border of Subang town. Indirectly, the PLUS toll road serves Subang town with an interchange with national highway 15 at exit 104 . The exit is next to Ara Damansara LRT station.

Education

The Japanese School of Kuala Lumpur is located on the grounds of the Saujana Golf and Country Club in Subang.School Outline
." Japanese School of Kuala Lumpur. Retrieved on January 13, 2015. "Saujana Resort Seksyen U2, 40150, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia"

Weather

Subang is considered as the most thunderous place in Malaysi

According to Malaysian Meteorological Department:- * Subang had the highest number of days with

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in a year with 362 days in 1987. * Subang has the highest mean annual number of days with

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with 262 days. * Subang had the highest number of days with thunderstorms in a year with 269 days in 1969.

Politics

Subang town falls within the

parliamentary constituency, currently represented by Sivarasa Rasiah ( PH- PKR). On the state level, Subang town is within the borders of the

state constituency. It is currently held by Shatiri Mansor ( PH- PKR).

References

Straight fights in all Subang constituencies
The Star, March 7, 2008. * Local Councillor is James Ng Boon Teck Zon 17 Majlis Bandaraya Shah Ala

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