Kuala Lumpur Area Guide

Everything you need to know about KL's areas

Kuala Lumpur and the adjoining districts of Selangor state are collectively known as the 'Klang Valley'. This is a list of the most recognised and popular areas in Kuala Lumpur, according to the locals themselves.

Bukit Bintang

Bukit Bintang is Kuala Lumpur's ultimate shopping district as well as a fantastic place for entertainment and family recreation.The area is also a commercial centre with many offices and businesses operating in Bukit Bintang. On weekends, Bukit Bintang is packed to the brim with people from morning to night, making this one lively place not to be missed out! (Read More...)

Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC)

Kuala Lumpur City Centre refers to the commercial centre located in the heart of the city that includes the Petronas Twin Towers, the Suria KLCC Shopping Mall, a park, a 5-star hotel and prime office blocks. Strategically located in the centre of Kuala Lumpur, KLCC and the areas around it are some of the main destinations for shopping, clubbing and business for both locals and internationals. (Read More...)

Golden Triangle

Known as Kuala Lumpur's commercial, shopping and entertainment hub, the Golden Triangle is actually a large area that encompasses a number of major streets. Three roads - Jalan Imbi, Jalan Sultan Ismail and Jalan Raja Chulan form a triangle which borders the entire Golden Triangle area. Here, towering scrapers, shopping malls and world-class hotels pierce the landscape. (Read More...)

Chinatown (Petaling Street)

Petaling Street is also known as 'Chee Cheong Kai', which means 'Starch Factory Street', a homage to its roots as a tapioca producing suburb. Today, it is Kuala Lumpur's own Chinatown where you can find all things Chinese from herbs to dry goods and toys to clothes. The entire street is closed to traffic during the afternoons as traders set up stalls to peddle various merchandise, food and electronics. (Read More...)

Bangsar

Bangsar is one of Kuala Lumpur's most popular nighttime entertainment districts. The streets of Bangsar, mainly in Telawi and Maarof, are littered with night clubs, pubs and bistros, making it one party area during the weekends. Bangsar is also a large residential area (mainly for the affluent) but residents have grown accustomed to the hive of activity that Bangsar generates during the night. (Read More...)

Putrajaya

Putrajaya is Malaysia's third and latest Federal Territory. Built on an expansive marshland and former oil palm estate in Selangor, the city spans an area of almost 5,000 hectares and lies 25 km from Kuala Lumpur. Much organisation and planning have gone into the development of Putrajaya as a modern city with the latest communication technologies and progressive infrastructure. (Read More...)

Petaling Jaya

Petaling Jaya, known as 'PJ', was recently declared a city, but it is still mainly an urban area to accommodate the large population that live and work in the Klang Valley (Kuala Lumpur city and adjoining modern suburbs in Selangor State). Petaling Jaya is mostly a place for locals, with few tourist attractions. However, there are ample shopping opportunities in large malls and a large number of hypermarkets owned mostly by Tesco, Giant and Carrefour are located here. (Read More...)

Old Klang Road

Old Klang Road is one of the oldest and most historically-significant roads in Kuala Lumpur. Several decades ago, it was the only link between Kuala Lumpur and Port Klang which is at the coastline. Today, its role has been surpassed by major highways but the road remains an important point of transport and communication for the Klang Valley, having been turned into a wide highway that can accommodate a large volume of cars. (Read More...)

Shah Alam / Subang Jaya

Subang Jaya is known as an educational hub in the Klang Valley for its many education institutions scattered in and around the area. A few shopping complexes and hypermarket are found around Subang Jaya, including Carrefour, Sunway Pyramid and Summit USJ. Most of the area is covered by residential homes.

Shah Alam is on the West of Kuala Lumpur and is the capital city of Selangor State. An industrial area, Shah Alam has a strong Malay population, which is why many road street signs have Jawi characters below them. Shah Alam is most famous for the Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Mosque, also known as the Blue Mosque, which is one of the largest in Southeast Asia. The Proton manufacturing plant, Malaysia's first car-maker, is located here.

Klang

Klang is where a large port is located. An industrial area, the landscape is littered with factories, ships, cranes and shop lots with a strong smell akin to burning cheese filling the air. Klang does not offer much for visitors except for leisure fishing by the bridge and a Chinese dish called 'Bah Kut Teh', a delicious concoction of pig innards in boiling herbal soup.

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