Kota Damansara

Kota Damansara is a 4,000-acre (16 km²) developing township located in the mukim (subdistrict) of Damansara in Petaling, Selangor, Malaysia.

It is also a state seat constituency which is sandwiched between Shah Alam and Petaling Jaya. Notable landmarks located within the constituency are the old Subang airport and the Rubber Research Institute of Malaysia. Kota Damansara comes under the Subang parliamentary constituency.

One Utama shopping mall is the biggest commercial centre closest and outside the constituency that was originally made up of farms and is now emerging as a light industrial area.

History

Situated in what was previously a forest reserve, Kota Damansara is bordered in the west by the Sungai Buloh Industrial Park, in the south by the Tropicana Golf and Country Club and on the south-east by Bandar Utama Damansara.

The land is owned by the Selangor State Development Corporation (PKNS), and is being jointly developed through privatisation, joint ventures, and by PKNS itself. Of the total area, 1,500 acres (6 km²) have been earmarked for housing. Divided into 14 sections, developments within Kota Damansara include Sunway Damansara, De Strand Damansara, Sierra Damansara, Tropicana Indah (formerly Damansara Indah), Seri Utama and The Residency.

The development of Kota Damansara first began in 1992 and was initially undertaken solely by PKNS. The pace of development picked up when PKNS decided to develop parcels via joint ventures or privatisation. Excluding developments by private developers and joint ventures, PKNS has launched more than 8,500 units, with an average take up rate of more than 85%. As at end of 2005, the estimated population of Kota Damansara was 300,000 and rising.

Some 1,000 acres (4 km²) have been set aside for a botanical garden. Other amenities include the Selangor Polo Country Club [http://www.selangorpolo.com] , Seri Selangor Golf Course, three primary and secondary schools and one smart private school (Sri KDU), SEGi College and Tropicana Medical Centre (Damansara Fertility Centre) and the International University College of Technology Twintech (IUCTT).

Accessibility

The township is accessible via the Damansara-Puchong Expressway (LDP) via Persiaran Surian, the old Batu Tiga-Sungai Buloh road and via its own interchange to the New Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE). This interchange is located immediately before the Damansara interchange if one is heading to Klang.

urrounding developments

Parcel PB1 forms part of the dedicated town center for Kota Damansara and is located in Section 11, at the central east of Kota Damansara. Surrounding developments include:

* Dataran Sunway and The Strand Damansara - Commercial development adjacent to Parcel PB1.
* Selangor Science Park (Section 3).
* Damansara Indah Resort Homes.
* Tropicana Golf & Country Club.
* The Residency (Section 9).

Other major developments in the vicinity of 10 km to 15 km from Parcel PB1 and accessible from the LDP include :-

* Mutiara Damansara - The Curve, IKEA, Ikano Power Centre, Tesco, MJ and a Cineplex (Cathay Cineleisure).
* Damansara Perdana
* Bandar Utama - One Utama
* Taman Tun Dr. Ismail
* Damansara Damai
* Desa Park City
* Bandar Seri Damansara
* Gugusan Melur

ee also

* Kota Damansara Community Forest Park

External links

* [http://kotadamansara.fotopages.com Kota Damansara Fotopages]
* [http://www.kotadamansara.net KotaDamansara.net]