Segambut | |
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Suburb Parliamentary constituency | |
Country | Malaysia |
State | Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur |
Constituency | Segambut |
Government | |
• Local Authority | Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur |
• Mayor | Mhd Amin Nordin Abdul Aziz |
Time zone | UTC+8 (MST) |
Postcode | 51200 |
Dialling code | +603-61, +603-62, +603-20 |
Police | Segambut |
Segambut is a sub-district and a parliamentary constituency in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
From the high-end condominiums of Mont Kiara and Sri Kiara to the middle-class areas of Taman Sri Segambut and Bandar Manjalara, and the rural areas of Segambut Dalam and Kampung Sungai Penchala, the Segambut constituency has a diverse population base.
Segambut once belonged to the mukim of Batu Caves before 1974, when Kuala Lumpur was still part of Selangor.
Segambut is mainly served by the KA05 Segambut Komuter station, on the KTM Komuter 2 Port Klang Line, that runs from Tanjung Malim to Port Klang, via KL Sentral and other city-centre stations. it is also served by various rapid transit stations on the 9 MRT Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line, at SBK14 Semantan, SBK13 Pusat Bandar Damansara and SBK10 TTDI stations.
The new Istana Negara is located in this constituency, along Jalan Tuanku Abdul Halim (fka Jalan Duta).
Townships
- Bukit Damansara
- Bukit Kiara
- Bukit Segambut
- Desa Sri Hartamas
- Kampung Concrene
- Kampung Kasipillay
- Kampung Pasir Segambut
- Kampung Sungai Pencala
- Kampung Sungai Udang
- KL Metropolis (future)
- Medan Damansara
- Mont Kiara
- Pusat Bandar Damansara
- Segambut Dalam
- Segambut Luar
- Segambut Tengah
- Segambut Bahagia
- Segambut Damai
- Segambut Garden
- Segambut Permai
- Segambut Tambahan
- Sri Hartamas
- Taman Bamboo (Bamboo Garden)
- Taman Bunga
- Taman City
- Taman City Kanan
- Taman Goh Nam Huat
- Taman Golden
- Taman Kok Doh
- Taman Million
- Taman Sri Kuching
- Taman Sri Segambut
- Taman Sri Sinar
- Taman Segambut
- Taman Tun Dr Ismail (TTDI) Selatan
- Taman Tun Dr Ismail (TTDI) Utara
Education
The French School of Kuala Lumpur is located in Segambut. Its current campus opened in 2005.[1]
Politics
The constituency was created in 1994 and has been considered to be a Barisan Nasional safe seat until the 2008 General Elections. Datuk Dr Tan Kee Kwong of Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (Gerakan) had won the seat the last three terms. However, in the 2008 General Elections, Lim Lip Eng from the Democratic Action Party (DAP) won the seat. The current MP for Segambut is Hannah Yeoh Tseow Suan from Pakatan Harapan-DAP which is former ADUN Subang Jaya.
References
- ^ "History" (Archive). French School of Kuala Lumpur. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- Tan, Karr Wei. "The two faces of Segambut" (Archive). The Star, 23 February 2008.