- Petaling, Selangor
Infobox Districts of Malaysian States
native_name=Petaling
common_name=Petaling
conventional_long_name=ڤتاليڠ
district_office=Subang Jaya
district_officer=Zulkepli Ahmad
malaysian_state=Selangor Darul Ehsan
local_gov_list=Petaling, Selangor#Local_Area_Government
parliament_state_list=Petaling, Selangor#Federal_Parliament_and_State_Assembly_Seats
state_
population_estimate_year=2005
population_estimate=1,418,700
area=484.32
population_density=2929.3
district_calling_code=03:"For other meaning(s), see
Petaling (disambiguation) "Petaling is a district ("daerah" in Malay) located in the state of
Selangor inMalaysia , not to be confused with the city ofPetaling Jaya located in it.The district of Petaling was established on
1 January 1974 , the same dayKuala Lumpur was declared aFederal Territory . This district is located in the middle of theKlang Valley and in 2005 has a population of 1,418,700 people over a 484.32km² area. The three main urban centres located in this district are the cities ofShah Alam ,Petaling Jaya and the municipality ofSubang Jaya (district capital).It is host to many thriving townships such as the
Damansara area, which hosts several shopping malls including aTesco outlet, and the largestIkea outlet inSoutheast Asia . In the area of Subang, there is theSultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport .The district office ("Pejabat Daerah") is located in the town of Subang Jaya
Mukim
The district is further divided to four "mukim" (district subdivisions).
Education
National education is under the purview of the Petaling District Education Office. As of 2005, there were 99 national type primary schools, 16 national type (Chinese) primary schools, 16 national type (Tamil) primary schools, 65 national type secondary schools, one technical secondary school and one special education school.
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