Bandar Tasik Puteri

Summary

Bandar Tasik Puteri (Chinese: 万挠公主城) (est. population 70,000) is a township area near Batu Arang, Selangor, Malaysia.

Bandar Tasik Puteri
BTP
Township
Flag of Bandar Tasik Puteri
Bandar Tasik Puteri is located in Peninsular Malaysia
Bandar Tasik Puteri
Bandar Tasik Puteri
Coordinates: 3°17′8″N 101°28′19″E / 3.28556°N 101.47194°E / 3.28556; 101.47194
CountryMalaysia
StateSelangor
Establishment1998
Area
 • Total10.80511 km2 (4.171875 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total70,000
Time zoneUTC+8 (MST)
Websitewww.btp.com.my

Demographics edit

As of 2013 it is estimated that there are 60,000 people residing in Bandar Tasik Puteri. The primary residents appear to be Malay followed by Chinese and Indian. The area is surrounded by neighbouring Kampung Bahru Kundang village, M-Residence & M-Residence 2 (Mah Sing Group), Kundang Estates (Gamuda Land) and Bandar Baru Kundang.

Geography edit

Bandar Tasik Puteri is a planned community, with an area of more than 2,670 acres (1,080 ha) of leasehold land and developed by Rawang Lakes Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Low Yat Group.[1] It is divided into 34 sections ranging from BTP1 to BTP34. This township consists of apartments, terrace houses, semi-detached houses and super link bungalows. These sections are served by roads, e.g. Jalan 4/22 ("Jalan" is a Malay word that means road, 4 is the section and 22 is the road number.) Houses on one side of the road have even numbers, and the other side have odd numbers. Hence, one side of a road will consist of houses with numbers 2, 4, 6, 8 and so on while the opposite will have houses numbered 1, 3, 5, 7 and so forth.

Transport edit

Road edit

Bandar Tasik Puteri has road networks with accessibility via New Klang Valley Expressway   North–South Expressway Northern Route, North–South Expressway Northern Route   North–South Expressway Northern Route, Kuala Lumpur–Kuala Selangor Expressway   Kuala Lumpur–Kuala Selangor Expressway, Guthrie Corridor Expressway and Kuala Lumpur–Rawang Highway Federal Route 1 as well a shortcut through the road from Rawang–Bestari Jaya Road B27.

A new Bandar Tasik Puteri Interchange (Exit 2504) from Kuala Lumpur–Kuala Selangor Expressway is constructed to allow easier access into the Kuala Lumpur City Centre, and to decrease the traffic congestion in Jalan Batu Arang.

Public transportation edit

MARA Liner bus BET5 connects Bandar Tasik Puteri to the city centre and bus MPS3 to KTM / MRT Sungai Buloh.

Amenities edit

Place of Worship edit

  • Masjid Bandar Tasik Puteri
  • Surau As-Siddiqin
  • Surau Nur As-Sobirin
  • Surau Al Furqan
  • Surau Al-Ikhlas Birchwood court
  • Surau Al-Mawaddah

Education edit

There are two national primary schools and one islamic primary school in Bandar Tasik Puteri. There is only one secondary schools in Bandar Tasik Puteri.

There is also Victoria International College, which is a private tertiary institution approved and recognized by the Ministry of higher education and MQA.

For Islamic education,there are plenty of centres available and one of the centre that have been recognized by JAIS and JAKIM are Sekolah Rendah Islam Hidayatul Iman.

For early childhood development centre or kindergarten, there are plenty of centres available, such as Smart Reader Kids, Brainy Bunch Islamic Montessori and a well known Waldorf Education school, Waldorf Kelip-Kelip.

Leisure edit

Bandar Tasik Puteri has Tasik Puteri Golf and Country Club.[2] It is a 27-hole Golf course with clubhouse facility.[3] Beside that, there is also Golfview Residence Club for Bandar Tasik Puteri residents and the surrounding residential areas that provides facilities such as swimming pool, steam room, gym, meetings and conferences facilities, a ballroom, a cafe Restaurant. There are ample parking facilities available for members and guests. Both property are being managed by Federal Hotels Internationals (FHI).

A 33 acres (13 ha) Puteri Central Park,[citation needed] Puteri Recreational Park and a bird sanctuary[4] are among the leisure areas for the community of Bandar Tasik Puteri.

Administration edit

Bandar Tasik Puteri falls under the jurisdiction of the Selayang Municipal Council and Mukim Rawang. It too falls under the parliamentary constituency of Selayang, and thus is represented in parliament by William Leong Jee Keen from Pakatan Harapan-Parti Keadilan Rakyat.

In the State Assembly of Selangor, it is represented by Mohd Rafiq Mohd Abdullah of the BERSATU political party under the constituency of Kuang.

References edit

  1. ^ "万挠公主城.发展成熟基设完善". Sin Chew. 13 August 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Tasik Pueri Golf". www.tasikputerigolf.com.
  3. ^ "Bandar Tasik Puteri Golf and Country Club Website". Archived from the original on 2014-05-31. Retrieved 2014-06-23.
  4. ^ "Bird Sanctuary at Bandar Tasik Puteri". Archived from the original on 2015-07-05. Retrieved 2014-06-23.

External links edit

  • Bandar Tasik Puteri Official Website