Kepong

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This article is about town in Kuala Lumpur. For the town in Johor, Malaysia, see Bukit Kepong.

Kepong is a major township in the borders Kuala Lumpur and Selangor, located about 6 km from the KLCC, to the south of Sungai Buloh, to the east of Bukit Lanjan, to the west of Selayang and to the north of Jalan Duta. The main access roads to Kepong are Damansara-Puchong Expressway, Jalan Kuching, MRR II and Jalan Ipoh. Kepong is one of the 11 Kuala Lumpur constituencies represented in the Malaysian Parliament. The current Member of Parliament representing the constituent is Tan Seng Giaw from Democratic Action Party.

[edit] Major Townships/Housing Areas

FRIM Kepong (Forest Research Institute Malaysia), admission fees required [9]
Temasek Pewter Factory, Jln Kuang Bulan, Tmn Kepong. Take KTM Komuter Train [10], stop at Kepong Station, take 500m walks to the factory area.
3 Chinese Temples 三间庙, Jln Kepong (near Jinjang Utara)
Kepong Metropolitan Park, 90 hectare in total size, one of the largest parks in Kuala Lumpur. Easy access from Batu Caves direction of Middle Ring Road II, exit to Kepong before elevated bridge, visible from the highway
Taman Recreasi (Lake Garden) Bandar Menjarala
Jusco Metro Prima, Jln Kepong
The Waterfront, Desa Park City
Carrefour, Jln Kepong
Brem Mall, Kepong
Cystal Crown Hotel
Bukit Sri Bintang, full of hills and nice scenery
Tesco, Kepong Village Mall, Bandar Manjalara

There are two KTM stations located in Kepong, i.e. the Kepong station and the later built Kepong Sentral station. Both stations operate on the Rawang-Seremban route.