Petaling, Selangor

Infobox Districts of Malaysian States
native_name=Petaling
common_name=Petaling
conventional_long_name=ڤتاليڠ
district_office=Subang Jaya

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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_

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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 in Malaysia, not to be confused with the city of Petaling Jaya located in it.

The district of Petaling was established on 1 January 1974, the same day Kuala Lumpur was declared a Federal Territory. This district is located in the middle of the Klang 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 of Shah Alam, Petaling Jaya and the municipality of Subang Jaya (district capital).

It is host to many thriving townships such as the Damansara area, which hosts several shopping malls including a Tesco outlet, and the largest Ikea outlet in Southeast Asia. In the area of Subang, there is the Sultan 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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