- Bukit Lanjan
Bukit Lanjan is a
Malaysia n hill in thePetaling district ofSelangor . It is also the name of a state constituency of the Selangor State Assembly. Bukit Lanjan is part of the Subang parliamentary constituency.The Bukit Lanjan state constituency includes
Bandar Utama ,Bandar Sri Damansara andKayu Ara . There are 25,550 registered voters in Bukit Lanjan of whom 52.8% are Chinese, 31.8% Malays, 14.7% Indians and 0.7% others.Bukit Lanjan has a population of about 50,000. Of the total number, 25% are in the lower-income group residing in Kampung Sungei Kayu Ara and the Pelangi Damansara low-cost flats. The upper-income group makes up about 35% of the population in areas like
Bandar Utama ,Damansara Perdana andBandar Sri Damansara , while the remaining 40% is the middle-income group.The most common complaints from the residents in the constituency are about the infrastructure - the upgrading and maintenance of drains, roads and fields - and security matters such as car thefts and house break-ins. There's also the constant traffic congestion in areas like where the 1 Utama Shopping Centre and Ikea are located, and the roadside hawker issue at Bandar Sri Damansara.
There was an
Orang Asli village on the hill previously, consisting mainly of theTemuan tribe. But today the village has been relocated to Desa Temuan, nearDamansara Perdana . Their "Batin" (meaning leader in Temuan language) name is Kanau. 30 percent of Temuan here are Muslim, 20 percent are Christian and 50 percent are animists, believing in the power of nature.External links
* [http://www.geocities.com/temuanz/ Temuan Web Page] Orang Asli Temuan Webpage
References
* [http://thestar.com.my/election/story.asp?file=/2008/2/29/election2008/20396937&sec=Election2008 Activist with a mission] , The Star, February 29, 2008.
* [http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2008/3/7/central/20403881&sec=central Straight fights in all Subang constituencies] , The Star, March 7, 2008.
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