The Sepang District is a district located in the southern part of the state of Selangor in Malaysia. Sepang District covers an area of around 600 square kilometers, and had an estimated population of 338,600 in 2023.
The district of Sepang is also famous for the township of Cyberjaya, which is also known as the Silicon Valley of Malaysia due to its association with MSC Malaysia. The capital of Sepang district is Salak Tinggi, which took over from Sepang town.
The remaining areas of Puchong, such as Bukit Puchong 2, 16 Sierra, Pulau Meranti, Bandar Nusaputra, Taman Putra Perdana, Taman Putra Prima, Taman Meranti Jaya and Taman Mas, are located in this district.
Some parts of Kajang such as Kampung Sungai Merab, Desa Pinggiran Putra and Kampung Dato Abu Bakar Baginda are also located in the northeast of the district.
History
Sepang district was formed from parts of the adjacent constituencies of
Hulu Langat (
Kajang) and
Kuala Langat on 1 January 1975; though there was already a
Sepang constituency in parliament as early as 1959.
Sepang gained municipal status in 2005.
Geography
Sepang district is situated in the southern part of Selangor. It shares its border with
Kuala Langat to the west,
Petaling to the north,
Hulu Langat to the northeast and the state of
Negeri Sembilan to the east. Sepang also completely surrounds
Putrajaya which is a Federal Territory.
Administrative divisions
Sepang District is divided into three
:
Demographics
Federal Parliament and State Assembly seats
List of Sepang district representatives in the Federal Parliament (Dewan Rakyat)
List of Sepang district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly (Dewan Negeri Selangor)
Economy
Malaysia Airlines, a
flag carrier;
[" Malaysia Airlines Recovery Plan Quarterly Update (1 Sept-30 Nov 15) ." Malaysia Airlines. Retrieved on 5 May 2016.] AirAsia, a
low-cost carrier;
[Chan Tien Hin. " AirAsia Has Record Drop on Loss, Analyst Downgrade." Bloomberg L.P.. 1 December 2008. Retrieved on 27 September 2009.] AirAsia X, a subsidiary of
AirAsia;
[" AirAsia X Berhad • Annual Report 2014" ( Archive). AirAsia X. Retrieved on 2 February 2015. p. 20 (PDF p. 49/234): "REGISTERED OFFICE AirAsia X Berhad (Company No. 734161-K) B-13-15, Level 13 Menara Prima Tower B Jalan PJU 1/39, Dataran Prima 47301 Petaling Jaya Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia" and "HEAD OFFICE LCC Terminal Jalan KLIA S3, Southern Support Zone KLIA, 64000 Sepang Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia"] MASkargo, a
cargo airline;
[" Location Map ." MASkargo. Retrieved on 22 February 2010. "Malaysia Airlines Cargo Sdn. Bhd. 1M, Zone C, Advanced Cargo Centre KLIA Free Commercial Zone, Southern Support Zone Kuala Lumpur International Airport 64000 Sepang Selangor, Malaysia "] and Malaysia Airports, the Malaysian Airport authority; are headquartered on the property of Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang.
[" Contact Information ." Malaysia Airports. Retrieved on 23 May 2011. "Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad Malaysia Airports Corporate Office, Persiaran Korporat KLIA, 64000 KLIA, Sepang, Selangor."] Malaysia Airlines also operates its Flight Management Building at Kuala Lumpur International Airport.
[" Contact." Malaysia Airlines. Retrieved on 31 October 2012. "MAS Golden Boutiques Sdn. Bhd. 1st Floor, MAS Flight Management Building 64000 Sepang, Kuala Lumpur International Airport Selangor, Malaysia"]
The KLIA Aeropolis is planned to be a hub for aerospace, cargo, air logistics, and sports tourism by 2035, with initiatives including the development of the Sepang Free Industrial Zone as a KLIA Aeropolis Corridor. The Digital Free Trade Zone (DFTZ) by Alibaba Group within KLIA Aeropolis further solidifies Sepang's role as a logistics and e-commerce hub in the region. Additionally, the KLIA Aeropolis Masterplan includes a proposed Aviation Park, which will feature an Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Hub pilot project. This AAM Hub aims to develop infrastructure such as special ventiport terminals for eVTOLs (electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft), establish an innovation lab for AAM technology, and create a training and certification centre for pilots and technical engineers in air mobility.
Animonsta Studios has its headquarters in Cyberjaya.[" Contact Us ." Animonsta Studios. Retrieved on 29 August 2015. "Level G-03, SME Technopreneur Centre 3, Block 3740, Cyber 8, Persiaran APEC, 63500 Cyberjaya, Selangor, MALAYSIA."]
Tourist attractions
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Sepang International Circuit
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Bagan Lalang Beach
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Avani Sepang Gold Coast
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Mitsui Outlet Park KLIA
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IOI City Mall
Transportation
Air
The district houses the Kuala Lumpur International Airport.
Railways
ERL
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KLIA Terminal 2 - KLIA Terminal 1 - Salak Tinggi
ERL
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KLIA Terminal 2 - KLIA Terminal 1
[[RapidKL|Rapid KL]]
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16 Sierra - Cyberjaya Utara - Cyberjaya City Centre
Bus
The most dominant bus operator for this district is Smart Selangor, operated by
Causeway Link and SKS-BUS. These free buses connect the main bus hub located in Taman Seroja,
Salak Tinggi to the areas in Sepang district such as Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Salak Tinggi ERL station,
Cyberjaya, Sungai Merab and IOI City Mall, as well from Tanjung Sepat to KLIA.
Other bus operators also serve areas in Sepang district. Causeway Link bus route 601 connects Kuala Lumpur to Taman Putra Perdana in Sepang district, while KR Travel & Tours bus routeT 523 connects Putrajaya Sentral, KTM Serdang or Kuala Lumpur to IOI City Mall – the largest mall in Malaysia & Southeast Asia. Rapid KL, the dominant bus operator in Klang Valley operates five routes in Sepang district which consists of one LRT Feeder bus route T603 from Puchong Prima LRT station to Taman Mas Sepang, and four MRT Putrajaya line feeder bus routes T504, T505, T506, andT507 serving Cyberjaya areas.
Education
Tertiary
Sepang is home to several institutions of higher learning, which includes:
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Xiamen University Malaysia
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Multimedia University Cyberjaya Campus
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University of Cyberjaya
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Universiti Malaya (Centre for Continuing Education, UMCced)
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Limkokwing University of Creative Technology
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UNIKOP
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Universiti Teknologi MARA Dengkil Campus
See also
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