Sungai Buloh

For the Kuala Selangor district, seeKuala Sungai Buloh.For the nature reserve in Singapore, seeSungei Buloh Wetland Reserve.For the village in Brunei, seeKampong Sungai Buloh.For the federal constituency, seeSungai Buloh (federal constituency).

Sungai Buloh,orSungei Buloh,is a town, amukim(commune) and aparliamentary constituencyin the northern part ofPetaling District,Selangor,Malaysia.The name itself meansbamboo riverin theMalay language.It is located 16 km NW of downtownKuala Lumpurand 8 km north of theSubang Airport,along theKuala Selangor highway.

Sungai Buloh
Other transcription(s)
•Jawi	سوڠاي بولوه
•Chinese	Song khê mao nhu(Simplified) Song khê mao nhu(Traditional)
•Tamil	சுங்கை பூலோ
Jalan Kuala Selangorin Sungai Buloh, from Entrance B of Sungai Buloh Station
Sungai Buloh Location inSelangor Sungai Buloh Location inPeninsular Malaysia Sungai Buloh Location in Malaysis
Coordinates:3°12′36″N101°32′59″E
Country	Malaysia
State	Selangor
District	Petaling Gombak Kuala Selangor
Establishment	Unclear, 19th century.
Time zone	UTC+8(MST)
Postcode	40160, 47000
Area codes	+603-60, +603-614, +603-615

BorderingDamansara,Kepong,KuangandKuala Selangor,Sungai Buloh is notable for its colonial-eraleper colony,one of the largest in the country.

History

No clear historical records regarding Sungai Buloh's founding and settlement were available, thoughrailway serviceshad reached Sungai Buloh by the 1890s.

Many believe that Sungai Buloh got its name from Sungai Buloh river that flows from theStraits of MalaccathroughKuala Selangor District.A town inJeramin Kuala Selangor where the estuary of Sungai Buloh begins was also named after the river.

In 1930, in an isolated valley of Bukit Lagong, Sungai Buloh, a group of Malays, Chinese, Indians, Eurasians and Turks set up a contained community in the wake of the1926 Leper Enactment Act,which required the segregation and treatment of those with the disease.

Sungai Buloh was at one point, the second biggest leprosy settlement in the world. It was equipped with advanced facilities and remained a research centre for leprosy until today. Sungei Buloh was a pioneer project based on the "enlightened policy" of segregating leprosy patients in a self-supporting community following the principles of a garden city.

In 1935 and 1936,scrip (voucher)was issued specifically for the settlement.

Sungai Buloh was the site of theBright Sparklers Firework factory explosionin May 1991 and the subsequent fire.

The newer Bandar Baru Sungai Buloh was built on portions of the Sungai Buloh reserve forest with the land space of 1,588 hectares at a cost of RM 1 billion. It was launched in July 1993.

Sungai Buloh was also the site of the 2023Elmina plane crash.A Learjet private plane crashed onto a major feeder road leading into the housing project just before landing atSubang Airportnearby; 10 people were killed, including 8 people on the aircraft and 2 on the ground. One of the fatalities isPahang assemblymanDatuk Seri Johari Harun fromPelangai,Bentong.

Geography

Location and geographical definition

Jalan Hospital in Sungai buloh.

Sierramas

Sungai Buloh is located at the northern quarter of thePetaling District,borderingDamansara,Subang,KuangandKepong(across the Selangor-Federal Territoryborder).

Neighbourhoods and residential areas of Sungai Buloh include:

• Bukit Rahman Putra
• Damansara Damai
• Bandar Sri Damansara
• Bandar Baru Sungai Buloh
• Paya Jaras
• Desa Aman
• Kwasa Damansara
• Taman Villa Putra
• Sierramas
• Valencia
• Aman Putri

Most of these neighbourhoods are guarded and gated to provide the safest hospitality for the residents. Though often included as part of Sungai Buloh, the wards of Matang Pagar,Bandar Saujana Utamaand Bandar Seri Coalfields, are actually part of the neighbouring towns ofKuangandKuala Selangorrespectively. The nearby township ofKota Damansara,though rarely included as part of Sungai Buloh, falls under the same parliamentary constituency as Sungai Buloh itself.

Education

Public Primary Schools

• SK Sungai Buloh
• SK Bandar Baru Sungai Buloh
• SK Bukit Rahman Putra
• SJK(T) Saraswathy
• SK Kuang
• SK Sungai Pelong

Public Secondary Schools

• SMK Sierramas
• SMK Bandar Baru Sungai Buloh
• SMK Bukit Rahman Putra
• SMK Bukit Gading

Private Schools

• ELC International School
• IGB International School

Accessibility

Sungai Buloh railway station

Interchange inNorth–South Expressway Northern Route.

Public transport

KA08PY04Sungai Buloh railway stationis the main railway station serving the town with services by the2KTM KomuterPort Klang Lineand the12Putrajaya line.LimitedETSKTM ETShigh speed rail services are also available.

Car

TheKepong-Kuala Selangor highway Federal Route 54runs through Sungai Buloh area, intersecting withFederal Route 15(toSubang AirportandSubang Jaya).North–South Expressway Northern Routeexit 113 serves the city.

Governance

Local authority

Due to its unclear geographical definition, what is considered as Sungai Buloh, falls under jurisdiction of fourlocal authorities:

• Majlis Bandaraya Shah Alam(Shah Alam City Council, MBSA), covering Bandar Baru Sungai Buloh,Bukit Rahman Putra,Kampung Baru Sungai Buloh, the Sungai Buloh military base,Paya Jaras,andKwasa Damansara.
• Majlis Bandaraya Petaling Jaya(Petaling Jaya City Council, MBPJ), coveringKampung Selamat,Bandar Sri Damansara,Damansara Damai, and therailway/MRT station.
• Majlis Perbandaran Selayang(Selayang Municipal Council, MPS), covering Hospital Sungai Buloh, Valencia, Sierramas, Taman Matang Jaya and Taman Impian Indah and theSungai Buloh Prisoncomplex. Note that these locations are closer to, and often included as part of,Kuang,rather than Sungai Buloh.
• Majlis Perbandaran Kuala Selangor(Kuala Selangor Municipal Council, MPKS), covering some far western areas nearPuncak Alamsuch as Bandar Saujana Utama and Bandar Seri Coalfields. These areas are technically not part of Sungai Buloh.

Politics

Sungai Buloh lends its name to, and is represented by theSungai Buloh parliamentary constituency.The bulk of Sungai Buloh town is within thePaya Jarasstate constituency, which is also one of two state seats in the parliamentary constituency; though part of the town also spills into neighbouringSelayang constituency.

See also

• Culion leper colony
• Jerejak Island
• Kajang

References

• Sungai Buloh SelangorFacebook Group.