Wangsa Maju

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'''Wangsa Maju''' is a township and a constituency in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This area is surrounded by Setapak, Taman Melati and Gombak district in Selangor. Wangsa Maju is one of the major suburbs in Kuala Lumpur.

== History == [[File:Wangsa Maju, Kuala Lumpur 20231216 105621.jpg|thumb|Kelana Jaya Line railway track at Wangsa Maju, 2023|left]] Wangsa Maju is a township in Kuala Lumpur, formed in 1984 during the city's 10th anniversary.<ref name="kaur2018"/> The area was previously occupied by Setapak rubber estates named as "Hawthornden" from the 1900s until the 1980s. The township is the second to be developed by the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL), with the first being Bandar Baru Tun Razak initiated in 1975. Subsequently, other new townships were developed in Sentul and Bukit Jalil. The new township project in Wangsa Maju is a joint venture between DBKL and a local company named Paremba Berhad.<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{cite web |title=PERASMIAN BANDAR BARU DI LADANG HAWTHORNDEN |url=https://www.pmo.gov.my/ucapan/index.php?qt=%hawthornden%&m=p&p=all&id=637 |website=Koleksi Arkib Ucapan Ketua Eksekutif |access-date=14 March 2024}}</ref>

Most residents of Wangsa Maju are from the low to middle-income group, and many flat units in the area were built and rented out at a lower monthly rental rate than the private sector's housing in Kuala Lumpur and Petaling Jaya. This provides opportunities for as many families as possible in the country to own their homes. Through this joint venture project, most of the houses to be built will be sold directly to the public. The council may keep a small number of these houses for renting to low-income groups who are forced to relocate due to government development projects.<ref name="auto">{{cite news |title=A choice place to live with many high-rise and low-cost flats projects |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/metro/metro-news/2018/04/07/a-choice-place-to-live-with-many-highrise-and-lowcost-flats-projects |access-date=14 March 2024 |work=The Star |date=7 April 2018}}</ref>

Wangsa Maju's commercial centre is known as the Kuala Lumpur Suburban Centre (KLSC). Initially, "Bandar Baru Titiwangsa Maju" was proposed as the name for the township. Wangsa Maju now only contains Sections 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, and 10, with no Sections 3,7,8 or 9 in between. Early charts indicated different sections of Wangsa Maju as "R", most likely referring to regions or residential areas.<ref name="auto1">{{cite news |last1=Datuk Yong |first1=Soo Heong |title=Turning Wangsa Maju green |url=https://www.nst.com.my/opinion/columnists/2021/05/694053/turning-wangsa-maju-green |access-date=14 March 2024 |work=New Straits Times |date=29 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307164904/https://www.nst.com.my/opinion/columnists/2021/05/694053/turning-wangsa-maju-green|archive-date=7 March 2023}}</ref>

Following the opening of Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management and Technology (TAR UMT) & Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) campus, Wangsa Maju has become a major residential area for the students of TAR UMT & UTAR.

In May 2021, DBKL announced plans to transform Wangsa Maju's Section 1 into Kuala Lumpur's first zero-carbon township, focusing on green technologies. The project's goal is to provide the neighbourhood, which is mostly made up of low-cost flats, shophouses, and makeshift retail stores, with eco-conscious neighbourhoods that emphasise pedestrian walkways, jogging tracks and bicycle paths, as well as the replacement of ageing railings along residential areas. DBKL also intends to transform vacant lots into landscaped gardens or urban farms.<ref name="auto1"/>

==Facilities== thumb|Wangsa Link, one of the commercial areas in Wangsa Maju. * Sections 1 through 10 * Various housing area such as Wangsa Melawati, Desa Setapak, Taman Sri Rampai, Taman Bunga Raya * Jabatan Pengangkutan Jalan Wangsa Maju (Known for ''W'' and ''V'' Number plate registration issuance) *Bangunan ZETRO (currently houses the headquarters of PLKN. Formerly known as Akademi TV3, later became ''SAL College''.)

===Shopping=== * AEON Wangsa Maju (also known as ''Jusco or Alpha Angle Shopping Centre'')<ref name="kaur2018"/> * AEON BiG Wangsa Maju (used to be known as Carrefour)<ref name="kaur2018"/> * Wangsa Walk Mall<ref name="kaur2018"/> * Giant<ref name="kaur2018"/> * Setapak Central – Formerly KL Festival City<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.setapakcentral.com.my|title=Setapak * KL EAST Central|publisher=setapakcentral.com.my}}</ref>

===Education=== * Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management and Technology (TAR UMT)<ref name="kaur2018">{{cite news|url=https://www.nst.com.my/property/2018/08/399681/making-oasis-wangsa-maju|title=Making an oasis in Wangsa Maju|last=Kaur|first=Sharen|date=9 August 2018|work=New Straits Times|access-date=1 April 2019}}</ref> * Institute CECE * VTAR Institute

=== Place of workships === thumb|Usamah bin Zaid Mosque side view from west Jalan 2/27A * Usamah bin Zaid Mosque ({{lang|ms|Masjid Usamah bin Zaid}})

===Others=== * Wangsa Maju Teleport * Wangsa Maju LRT station * P. Ramlee Memorial

==Transport==

===Public transport=== thumb|Wangsa Maju LRT Wangsa Maju is home to two Rapid KL LRT stations, Wangsa Maju LRT Station and Sri Rampai LRT Station.

===Road networks=== Wangsa Maju is well served by federal routes and expressways. Jalan Genting Klang Federal Route 2 links downtown Kuala Lumpur with Wangsa Maju and Setapak areas.<ref name="kaur2018"/> Motorists from Ampang and Pandan Indah will instead opt for the MRR2 Federal Route 28.<ref name="kaur2018"/> The Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway cuts through the southern part of Wangsa Maju.<ref name="kaur2018"/> The old road to Gombak and Bentong (Federal Route 68) also begins nearby.

==Politics== Parliamentary boundaries can be confusing at times, particularly when it comes to the Wangsa Maju township. The Wangsa Maju Parliementary seat (P116) includes not only Sections 1, 2, and 4, but also Gombak, Danau Kota, and Taman Melati towards the Karak Highway. Nonetheless, some parts of Wangsa Maju are still administered by Setiawangsa, which causes some confusion among residents who live in Wangsa Maju yet vote for Setiawangsa. Also, the DBKL branch office at Wangsa Maju is called Setiawangsa, although another DBKL branch office called Wangsa Maju can be found on Jalan Gombak, possibly due to parliamentary boundaries. The area was first represented by Datuk Yew Teong Loke (MCA) in 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.pmo.gov.my/election/maklumat.asp?strTahun=2004&strDR=P116&strDUN=0000&strParti=BN|title=Pilihan Raya Umum Malaysia|publisher=pmo.gov.my}}</ref> In 2008 he lost to Wee Choo Keong (PKR) by merely 151 votes, subsequently this seat was win by the PKR for two terms<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.pmo.gov.my/election/maklumat.asp?strTahun=2008&strDR=P116&strDUN=0000&strParti=PKR|title=Pilihan Raya Umum Malaysia|publisher=pmo.gov.my}}</ref>

The incumbent MP is Zahir Hassan of Pakatan Harapan-PKR, who won the 15th general election with a majority of 20,696 votes under the Pakatan Harapan flag.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.pmo.gov.my/election/maklumat.asp?strTahun=2013&strDR=P116&strDUN=0000&strParti=PKR|title=Pilihan Raya Umum Malaysia|publisher=pmo.gov.my}}</ref> The {{pseat|Setiawangsa}} constituency includes a portion of Wangsa Maju located south of Jalan Genting Klang, and the incumbent MP is Nik Nazmi, also of the PH-PKR.

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Category:Suburbs in Kuala Lumpur