Shah Alam 

(/ʃɑː ˈɑːləm/) is a city and the state capital of Selangor, Malaysia and situated within

the Petaling District and a small portion of the neighbouring Klang District. Shah Alam
replaced Kuala Lumpur as the capital city of the state of Selangor in 1978 due to Kuala Lumpur's
incorporation into a Federal Territory in 1974. Shah Alam was the first planned city in Malaysia
after independence from Britain in 1957.

Contents

 1History
o 1.1Enlargement
o 1.2City status
 2Geography
o 2.1Cityscape
o 2.2Climate
 3Governance
o 3.1Local government
o 3.2Politics
 4Economy
 5Education
 6Infrastructure
o 6.1Transportation
o 6.2Healthcare
 7Culture
o 7.1Demographics
o 7.2Religion
o 7.3Tourism
o 7.4Sports
o 7.5Recreation
 8International relations
o 8.1Sister cities
 9See also
 10Notes and references
 11External links

History[edit]
Malaysia grew rapidly after its independence in 1957 under its second Prime Minister of
Malaysia, Allahyarham Tun Abdul Razak Hussein. Shah Alam was once known as Sungai
Renggam and was noted for its rubber and oil palm estates. Later, the same area was identified
as Batu Tiga prior to Malaysian independence, and has been a centre of rubber and palm
oil trade for centuries. The Sungai Renggam Plantation was earmarked for the development of a
township by the Selangor government in 1963, and under the recommendations of Vlado Antolic,
a town planning advisor from the United Nations, chose the present site strategically located
between Kuala Lumpur and Port Klang.[3]
Its current name was chosen by the then state Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz
Shah, after his late father Sultan Alam Shah. Many other monuments, buildings and even a
street are named after the late Sultan. Shah Alam was opened in 1963 with the purpose of
making it the new administrative centre of Selangor, replacing Kuala Lumpur which was made a
Federal Territory on 1 February 1974. With the consent of the Sultan, Shah Alam was proclaimed
the capital of Selangor on 7 December 1978 with an initial area of 41.68 km2, and administrated
by a municipal council.
Enlargement[edit]
Shah Alam was enlarged several times between 1983 and 1997, the last annexation on 1
January 1997:

 1983: Annexed Section 25-28 (Sri Muda and Sg Kandis) from Petaling District Council;
11.41 km2 annexed
 1994: Annexed Setia Alam, Bukit Jelutong and Subang Airport from Petaling District
Council, and Kota Kemuning from Klang Municipal Council; 208.6 km2 annexed
 1997: Annexed Paya Jaras and parts of Sungai Buloh from Petaling District Council, but
ceded Putra Heights and Subang Hi-tech Industrial Park to Subang Jaya; 28.6 km2 annexed
Through the Gazette Plan 1190, Shah Alam was extended to its present-day area of 293 km2.[4]

City status[edit]
Shah Alam was granted city status on 10 October 2000 with Dato' Haji Abu Sujak Haji Mahmud
as the first mayor. He recently served as deputy Menteri Besar, or Chief Minister of Selangor.
Abu Sujak declared the vision of making Shah Alam a modern city with a unique identity of
a Bandaraya Melayu ("Malay City"), showcasing the achievements of the Malay race in all
sectors.[5][6]

Geography[edit]

Shah Alam

Bukit Jelutong

Setia Alam

Kota Kemuning

Subang

Locations of Shah Alam and its suburbs

Shah Alam is located within the district of Petaling and a portion of the district of Klang in the
state of Selangor with total area 290.3 km2. Due to its recent expansion, it is bordered by the
cities of Subang Jaya and Petaling Jaya in the east, the district of Klang in the west, the district
of Kuala Selangor and Selayang in the north, and the district of Kuala Langat in the south. Shah
Alam is also one of the major cities within the Klang Valley, an area in Malaysia comprising Kuala
Lumpur and its suburbs, and adjoining cities and towns in the state of Selangor, due to the Klang
River flowing through it on its way westward to the Strait of Malacca.[4]
Located in Klang Valley, Shah Alam topography is mostly flat, except in the northern part of the
city where it features a prominent rolling hill.

Cityscape[edit]

Shah Alam city sections

Street name in Shah Alam have signs in both Roman and Jawi script.

Shah Alam has a similar urban layout to Petaling Jaya or Subang Jaya with housing areas
occupying most of the city (55.2 km2) and commercial centres scattered around the different
'Seksyen' (sections).[citation needed] There are 56 sections in total. Generally Shah Alam can be divided
into three parts; the north, central and south parts. North Shah Alam consists of 18 Sections
including Sections U1 and U2 and Kampung Melayu Subang. The Central Shah Alam is where
all the state administrative buildings and agencies are situated. It consists of Section 1 until
Section 24 (seen in the map as beige coloured areas). South Shah Alam consists of 12 sections
including Section 25 (Sri Muda), Section 30 (Jalan Kebun), Section 31 (Kota Kemuning) and
Section 32 (Bukit Rimau). In the map, south Shah Alam is seen as the light purple coloured
areas.
The city has a number of shopping malls (Aeon Shah Alam Seksyen 13, Plaza Alam Sentral,
(also known as PAS), SACC Mall, Plaza Shah Alam (formerly known as Shah Alam Mall, also
known as Plaza Masalam), Ole-Ole Seksyen 18, Central i-City Mall, Anggerik Mall and
Kompleks PKNS). Vibrant commercial areas are situated mostly at the city centre (Seksyen 14),
Seksyen 13 and Seksyen 9.
All of the main roads and streets in Shah Alam including the new townships such as Setia
Alam and Kota Kemuning have signs with their names shown in both Roman and Jawi scripts.

Climate[edit]
As with other cities across Peninsular Malaysia, Shah Alam experiences a tropical rainforest
climate (Köppen climate classification Af). Temperatures are consistent throughout the year with
an average high temperature of 31.9 °C and an average low temperature of 23.2 °C. The city is
warmest in the month of March, and experiences heavy rains and showers during the month of
November as the northeast monsoon moves in from October to March.

hideClimate data for Klang, Malaysia (Approximati

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May
32 32 33 32 32
Average high °C (°F)
(90) (90) (91) (90) (90)
27 28 28 28 28
Daily mean °C (°F)
(81) (82) (82) (82) (82)
23 23 23 24 24
Average low °C (°F)
(73) (73) (73) (75) (75)
162.6 170.2 231.1 276.9 195.6
Average precipitation mm (inches)
(6.40) (6.70) (9.10) (10.90) (7.70)
Source: The Weather Channel

Governance[edit]

Shah Alam City Council

The Selangor state government's decision to develop the present land into a township saw the
formation of the Shah Alam Town Board, a body governed by the Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri
Selangor (PKNS) or Selangor State Development Corporation in 1963. With the declaration of
Shah Alam as the state capital by the Sultan of Selangor at the time, the Majlis Perbandaran
Shah Alam (MPSA) or Shah Alam Municipal Council was formed in accordance to the Local
Government Act 1976.[3]

Local government[edit]
Shah Alam is presently administrated by Shah Alam City Council (Malay: Majlis Bandaraya Shah
Alam) (MBSA), which is an agency under the Selangor state government. It was founded as
Shah Alam Municipal Council (Malay: Majlis Perbandaran Shah Alam) (MPSA) at the same time
Shah Alam was declared the capital city of Selangor. Operating from a shophouse in Section 3,
the council began operations on 1 January 1979 before moving twice; first to the Kompleks
PKNS building on 1981 and later to a newly built 28-storey building called Wisma MPSA on
1988. With the declaration of Shah Alam's city status on 10 October 2000, the agency was
upgraded to a city council status.[8]

Politics[edit]
Within the Dewan Rakyat, the parliamentary constituency of Shah Alam (P108) is represented
by Khalid Abdul Samad of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) while the southern part of the city - Kota
Raja (P111) is represented by Mohamad Sabu of the Pakatan Harapan (PH), both of them are
from AMANAH. Currently there is a number of State Assembly located in the administrative area
of MBSA, namely YB Rodziah, YB Zawawi Mughni, YB Najwan Haliman etc.

Economy[edit]
Shah Alam economy consists of government-related for the state government as it's the capital
of Selangor, outside of government, Shah Alam major economy are mostly in the manufacturing
sector followed by services.

Bukit Raja Selatan Industrial Area

The Malaysian supermarket chain Giant Hypermarket is headquartered at the Giant Hypermarket

Shah Alam Stadium in Shah Alam.[9]
Manufacturing plays a big role in Shah Alam economy, it predates Shah Alam existence, most of
them are concentrated in the Batu Tiga area and Seksyen 26, 27, and 28. Major plant include
CSR Sugar Refinery, Fraser and Neave, Panasonic-Matsushita and more.
Shah Alam also features few automotive industry operation, most notably Volvo being the first
and the oldest surviving automobile assembly plant in Malaysia. Proton was founded in Shah
Alam and has it headquarters here. PROTON still operates their Shah Alam assembly plant
despite having building a bigger assembly plant in Tanjung Malim, Perak. Toyota (under UMW)
has an assembly plant here.

Education[edit]
The Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM, formerly known until 1996 as Institut Teknologi
MARA or ITM) is located nearby the state capital. The whole university area occupies an entire
section on the western hills of the city known as Seksyen 1. At Seksyen 17, there is also a
branch campus of UiTM called INTEC UiTM (International Education College), where its students
undergo preparation programmes for overseas studies. INTEC UiTM is the only UiTM campus
where non-bumiputra students are accepted for admission.
Other institutions of higher learning in Shah Alam include University of Selangor, Management
and Science University (MSU), and its affiliate college, MSU College, Shah Alam also has
several industrial-related education centres namely Shah Alam Polytechnic (or Politeknik Sultan
Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah), CIAST, and ADTEC.
Shah Alam is served by many primary and secondary schools. In some cases, the maximum
capacity of students enrolled in schools exceeds the number of potential students in the
residential areas. For example, in Taman Alam Megah, Taman Bunga Negara and Taman Bukit
Saga which are situated in Section 27 and Section 28, there are three secondary schools and
seven primary schools. In contrast, in Section 16 and 17, the only secondary school there is
Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Seksyen 16. Currently, Shah Alam has 23 secondary schools,
1 technical school, 1 vocational school, and 37 primary schools. The SMJK Chung Hwa is the
only national-type secondary school within the city.
Chinese Taipei International School (Kuala Lumpur) is situated in Section 32, Shah Alam.[10]

Infrastructure[edit]
Transportation