Kepong

This article is about the town in Kuala Lumpur. For the town in Johor, Malaysia, see Bukit Kepong. For the federal constituency represented in the Dewan Rakyat, see Kepong (federal constituency).

Kepong 甲洞
Town

Kepong 甲洞 Location within Malaysia
Coordinates: 3°12′51.2″N 101°38′20.1″E / 3.214222°N 101.638917°E / 3.214222; 101.638917Coordinates: 3°12′51.2″N 101°38′20.1″E / 3.214222°N 101.638917°E / 3.214222; 101.638917
Country	Malaysia
State	Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur
Constituency	Kepong
Government
• Local Authority	Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur
• Mayor	Mhd Amin Nordin Abdul Aziz
Time zone	MST (UTC+8)
Postcode	52xxx, 51xxx
Dialling code	+603-62

Kepong (Chinese: 甲洞) is a town in northern Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The name is a Malay word meaning "Enclose" or "Surround",^[1] as the town is surrounded by a mountain range.

Places of interest

FRIM Kepong (Forest Research Institute Malaysia)^[2]
Temasek Pewter Factory, Jalan Kuang Bulan, Taman Kepong
3 Chinese Temples (三间庙), Jalan Kepong (near Jinjang Utara)^[3]
Kepong Metropolitan Park, 90 hectares in total size, one of the largest parks in Kuala Lumpur. Easy access from Batu Caves direction of Middle Ring Road 2, exit to Kepong before elevated bridge, visible from the highway
Taman Rekreasi (Lake Gardens) Bandar Menjalara

Transportation

Public transport

There are two KTM stations: KA06 Kepong station and the later built KA07 Kepong Sentral station. Both stations are located on the KTM Komuter Rawang-Seremban route. Kepong Sentral is also served by a limited number of ETS services (KL to Ipoh).
RapidKL, Metrobus and Selangor Omnibus provides bus transport in the area.

Politics

Kepong is one of the 11 parliamentary constituencies of the federal territory of Kuala Lumpur represented in the Malaysian Parliament. The current Member of Parliament representing the constituency is Tan Seng Giaw from the Democratic Action Party.

Community organisations

Kepong Methodist Youth Fellowship

References

Kuala Lumpur metropolitan area

Parliamentary constituencies	Bandar Tun Razak Batu Bukit Bintang Cheras Kepong Lembah Pantai Segambut Seputeh Setiawangsa Titiwangsa Wangsa Maju

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