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Kepong

Neighbourhood of Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia

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Kepong is a town in northern Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, bordering Selayang in the neighbouring state of Selangor.

01Toponymy

The name is a Malay word meaning "enclose" or "surround", as the town is surrounded by a mountain range.

02Places of interest

  • FRIM Kepong (Forest Research Institute Malaysia)
  • Temasek Pewter Factory, Jalan Kuang Bulan, Taman Kepong
  • Chinese Temples in Kepong
  • Samnak Sambodhi Buddhist Temple
  • Kepong Metropolitan Park , 218.8 acres (88.54 hectares) in total size, one of the largest parks in Kuala Lumpur. Easy access from Batu Caves direction of Middle Ring Road 2, exit to Kepong before elevated bridge, visible from the highway
  • Central Park in Desa Park City

03Infrastructure

The Duta-Ulu Klang Expressway (DUKE) Phase 2, a 7.4 kilometres (4.6 mi) long elevated tolled highway connects Bandar Sri Damansara and Segambut. This highway has interchanges located at Menjalara and Segambut.

04Transportation

Public transport

There are two KTM stations: Kepong station and the later built Kepong Sentral station (which is a connecting station to the MRT Putrajaya line). Both stations are located on the KTM Komuter Port Klang Line. Kepong Sentral is also served by a limited number of ETS services (KL to Ipoh).

The MRT Putrajaya line has five stations serving Kepong, which are Sri Damansara Timur (connecting station to Kepong Sentral KTM), Metro Prima, Kepong Baru, Jinjang and Sri Delima stations. The stations opened in June 2022 as part of the line's Phase One operation.

RapidKL, SJ Bus and Selangor Omnibus provides bus transport in the area.

05Politics

Kepong is one of the 11 parliamentary constituencies of the federal territory of Kuala Lumpur represented in the Malaysian Parliament. The current Member of Parliament representing the constituency is Lim Lip Eng from the Pakatan Harapan-Democratic Action Party.

06Community organisations

  • Ti-Ratana Community Centre, Kepong
  • Kepong Methodist Youth Fellowship
  • Christ Evangelical Reformed Church - Kepong Growth Group
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