Kajang 加影

Kajang 加影

Kajang (Jawi: كاجڠ) (Chinese: 加影) (Tamil: காஜாங்) is a town in southeastern Selangor, Malaysia. It is located 20 km southeast of downtown Kuala Lumpur, in the coterminous mukim (commune) of Kajang in the Hulu Langat District.

ORIGINS OF THE NAME KAJANG


The word Kajang origins from these few sources:

First Opinion :
It is believed that Kajang was discovered by the Temuan tribes around the year 1580. This tribe was said to had given the name Kajang based on screwpine plant that can be used to make canopy for shelter that was discovered everywhere in the area.

Second Opinion :
Batin Berenggai Besi was the lord of Sungai Ujong. He used to build small shelter houses around the riverbanks in Kajang by using screwpine as the roof for the houses. Then he concluded that this place is suitable to be made a settlement. So the Kajang name was born due to the shape of the rooftop of the houses built during the early settlement.

Third Opinion :
According to a story, the word 'berkajang' for Mendailing people means, to shelter with. While for Bugis people, it means 'fight or brawl'. These two tribes once had a dispute at one of the hills in front of the current railstation because of the misunderstanding of the word 'berkajang'. This event occured when these two tribes were going to the headstream of Sg. Langat when running away from the Klang civil war around 1867 to 1873. After that event, this place is known as Kajang.

Fourth Opinion :
There are other sources that said Kajang was opened by Encik Lili also known as Toh Lili who came from Riau in 1776. He was the follower of Sultan Mohamed Shah Ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Ibrahim Shah who originated from Riau. With the permission from Sultan, he with the other six of his friends had opened a land for padi field at Bukit Sg. Merbau and opened a @ Sungai Merbau which is now known as KAJANG.

Fifth Opinion :
Raja Alang from the Mandailing tribe alongside a group of his people came to Tanah Melayu in the early 1800. This group sailed to Tanah Melayu through river confluent of Sungai Langat. After a few days of sailing, they took a shelter or 'berkajang' at a place now called as Jalan Mandailing. Some of Raja Alam followers had discovered the area of today Kampung Batu 14 by paddy plantation . Their settlement is finally been made famous with the name Kajang by Raja Alam.

Kajang is a town in the eastern part of Selangor, Malaysia. Kajang is the district capital of Hulu Langat. It is located 21 kilometers (13 mi) from Malaysia's capital, Kuala Lumpur. Coordinates: 2°59′35″N 101°47′20″E

The current locational gravity of growth in Kajang would be Sungai Chua. The total population of Kajang has grown rapidly in the past few years, with estimated population growth of 9% per annum. The soon-to-be-realised Klang Valley MRT station in Bandar Kajang will boost the property value in Sungai Chua.

As of 2004, a few townships have been developed in Kajang, such as Taman Prima Saujana (straight from Jalan Cheras), Sungai Chua, Taman Kajang Perdana (Kajang Highlands). Lately, many high-end developments has mushroomed in Kajang such as Twin Palms, Sri Banyan, Country Heights, Jade Hills and Prima Paramount.

Areas surrounding these new townships are easily accessible via the SILK Expressway. Kajang is governed by the Majlis Perbandaran Kajang.

History
The first settlement in Kajang was established in 1709. In 1807, Kajang was founded after the Klang War. Because of its central location, it was made the district capital of Hulu Langat.

Kajang as a modern town owes its rise in particular to the coffee estates which were opened up around it in the 1890s. One of the famous coffee estates were Inch Kenneth Estate managed by the Kindersley brothers who were among the first to plant rubber in the country on a commercial basis. Another was Perang Besar (Great War) Estate, opened by some British ex-servicemen led by Colonel Henry Gough, who was the pioneer of bud-grafting of rubber trees in the country.

Demographics
Kajang's population of 342,657 is 60.4% Malay, 19.3% Chinese, 9.7% Indians, and 10.6% other ethnic groups.

Kajang's main population centres are Sg. Kantan, Sg.Jelok, Sg.Ramal, Sungai Chua, Sg. Sekamat, Bandar Mahkota, Jalan Reko, Jalan Bukit, Bandar Sungai Long, Bandar Tun Hussein Onn, Cheras Perdana, Taman Prima Saujana, Taman Kantan Permai, Taman Kajang Perdana, Taman Sri Ramal, Taman Kajang Prima.

Landmarks
Masjid Kajang
The center of Kajang is the bustling Old Town, where all the roads meet. Most of the colonial-era buildings were constructed around the 1920s to 1930s. The architecture of these shophouses is a combination of traditional Chinese and European designs. The ground floor was used mostly for commercial activities and the upper floor as the family living quarter.

One of Kajang's landmarks is Stadium Kajang which is situated in the heart of the town. It is near a popular hangout place among the locals named Haji Samuri, which is also home to the famous dish satay Kajang. People come from all over Malaysia to taste the satay here. The stadium can accommodate up to 5,000 people and is used throughout the year for the community soccer competitions.

Another landmark is the Kajang Mosque or Masjid Kajang, which is easily recognisable by its bright yellow facade. The mosque was painted and decorated by a local wealthy man, Datuk Ujang bin Bagong, for the benefit of the local Muslims. The mosque is lively at night with Islamic activities.

Transportation
Kajang is well connected with many major highway and expressway like Kajang Dispersal Link Expressway as a ring road of Kajang,Cheras-Kajang Expressway (CKE, E7),North-South Expressway (NSE) (Malay: Lebuhraya Utara-Selatan) with Kajang exit and Kajang-Seremban Expressway (LEKAS, E7) at the south of Kajang near Semenyih. Because the position of Kajang between three major city (Kuala Lumpur, Seremban and Putrajaya), this city is included in Klang Valley or Greater Kuala Lumpur. Public transport available in Kajang are bus, taxi, and train.

Rangkaian Pengangkutan Integrasi Deras Sdn Bhd
(RapidKL) is the one of the bus operators in the city. RapidKL serves the buses between Kuala Lumpur by trunk bus U40 : Terminal Jalan Sultan Mohamad - Pudu LRT - Maluri LRT- Terminal Bas Kajang via Jalan Cheras - Terminal Jalan Sultan Mohamad ,U41 : Terminal Jln Sultan Mohamad - Serdang KTM Komuter -Jusco Cheras Selatan -Bdr Mahkota Cheras- Jusco Mahkota Cheras- Bdr Sg Long - Terminal Jln Sultan Mohamad and region bus ,T430 : Pekan Kajang - Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) - Pekan Kajang and T431 : Terminal Bas Kajang - MARA Polytech - Terminal Bas Kajang. Other bus operators such as Cityliner (bus between Kajang and Seremban)and Bas Mini.KTM Komuter is a commuter train service trough Kajang by Rawang-Seremban Route and stop at Kajang Komuter station.

By 2010 under one of the National Key Economic Areas (NKEA) and under the Government Transformation Programme (GTP), the federal government have announced to improve the public transport system by building a Mass Rapid Transit ‘”(MRT)”’ system in the Klang Valley/Greater KL. Kajang is included in this system with nine stations within the Kajang Municipal Council (MPKj) area. Out of this nine, three would be at the Kajang town centre. It began construction in June 2011 and full operation is expected to commence in 2016.

Food & Tourism
Bangunan Dato' Nazir where Sate Kajang Haji Samuri is situated
Kajang is famous for its sate (alternate spelling satay), a form of skewered barbecued meat. Informally, Kajang is known as the "Satay Town", and is famous among tourists and locals alike. The most famous place to eat satay is Haji Samuri as well as Restoran Malaysia.

Overnight accommodations include Metro Inn, Crystal Oriental Hotel, Hotel Kajang, Uptown Hotel and Kah Chong Hotels which are located within a 2 km (1.2 mi) radius of the town center.

Facilities & Amenities
Kajang Plaza
Public hospitals are found within and around Kajang town are Hospital Kajang, Hospital Serdang and Hospital Putrajaya. There are also private medical centers functioning 24 hours and other 24-hour clinics such as Klinik Mediviron Prima Saujana, Kajang Plaza Medical Centre (KPMC) and KPJ Kajang Specialist Hospital. Colombia Asia hospital have started operations since 2011 near Jusco Cheras Selatan.

The Hulu Langat District Police Headquarters are located in the town center. Other services include the post office, government clinics, a stadium, food court and a wet market. Many federal government agencies are open their branch in Kajang including the National Registration Department, Immigration Department and Hulu Langat Education Office. Transportation Department offices have start the operation at Section 7, Bandar Baru Bangi in 2010.


Establishment : 1807
Granted municipal status : 1 January 1997
Government
• Yang Di-Pertua
(President) Dato' Hasan Nawawi bin Abd Rahman
Population (2010)
• City 342,657
• Density 685.06/km2 (1,498.78/sq mi)
• Metro 539,561 (12th)
Time zone MST (UTC+8)
• Summer (DST) Not observed (UTC)

Sub-District
Total Population
Kajang
311,785
Cheras
232,306
Semenyih
92,491
Beranang
46,329
Hulu Langat
51,789
Hulu Semenyih
3,367
Total 738,067

Source : Population and Housing Census 2010

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