Kota Damansara

Kota Damansara is a 4,000-acre (16 km²) developing township located in the mukim (subdistrict) of Sungai Buloh in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.

It is also a state seat constituency which is sandwiched between Shah Alam and Petaling Jaya. Notable landmarks located within the constituency are the old Subang airport and the Rubber Research Institute of Malaysia. Kota Damansara comes under the Subang parliamentary constituency.

1 Utama shopping mall is the biggest commercial centre closest and outside the constituency that was originally made up of farms and is now emerging as a light industrial area.

History

Situated in what was previously a forest reserve, Kota Damansara is bordered in the west by the Sungai Buloh Industrial Park, in the south by the Tropicana Golf and Country Club and on the south-east by Bandar Utama Damansara.

The land is owned by the Selangor State Development Corporation (PKNS), and is being jointly developed through privatisation, joint ventures, and by PKNS itself. Of the total area, 1,500 acres (6 km²) have been earmarked for housing. Divided into 12 sections:-

i) Section 1 (Selangor Teknology Park) mostly factory , factory zone;

ii) Section 2 same as section 1, factories area;

iii) Section 3 De Kota, mostly shoplots;

iv) Section 4, Jalan Camar 4/xx, where D'Shire Villa, Petronas Station, Villa Damansara is;

v) Section 5, Jalan Sepah Puteri 5/xx, more familiar known as Seri Utama (developed by See Hoy Chan);

vi) Section 6, Jalan Cecawi 6/xx, where the drive thru restaurant McDonals, Pizza Hut & KFC is;

vii) Section 7, Jalan Nuri 7/xx, where you can find Dewan Orang Ramai MBPJ;

viii) Section 8, Jalan Pekaka 8/xx, where you can find Pusrawi Hospital, PKNS Branch, Pejabat Pendaftaran;

ix) Section 9, Jalan Rimba Riang 9/xx, famous with high end bangalow and bangalow land, and also grave yard conflict;

x) Section 10, Jalan Merbah 10/xx, famous with Selangor Polo Club;

xi) Section 11, Jalan Kenyalang 11/xx, famous with Carrefour & Bayu Damansara.

xii)Section 12, famous with Dataran Sunway, The Strand, Giant Hypermart,

xiii) Section 13, famous with Palm Spring Condominium.

The development of Kota Damansara first began in 1992 and was initially undertaken solely by PKNS. The pace of development picked up when PKNS decided to develop parcels via joint ventures or privatisation. Excluding developments by private developers and joint ventures, PKNS has launched more than 8,500 units, with an average take up rate of more than 85%. As at end of 2005, the estimated population of Kota Damansara was 300,000 and rising.

Some 1,000 acres (4 km²) have been set aside for a botanical garden. Other amenities include the Selangor Polo Country Club [1], Seri Selangor Golf Course, three primary and secondary schools and one smart private school (Sri KDU), SEGi university college and Tropicana Medical Centre and the International University College of Technology Twintech (IUCTT).

Accessibility

The township is accessible via the Damansara-Puchong Expressway (LDP) via Persiaran Surian, the old Batu Tiga-Sungai Buloh road and via its own interchange to the New Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE). This interchange is located immediately before the Damansara interchange if one is heading to Klang.

Surrounding developments

Major developments in the vicinity of 10 km to 15 km from Parcel PB1 and accessible from the LDP include :-

• Mutiara Damansara - The Curve, IKEA, Ikano Power Centre, Tesco, MJ and a Cineplex (Cathay Cineleisure).
• Damansara Perdana
• Bandar Utama - One Utama
• Taman Tun Dr. Ismail
• Damansara Damai
• Desa Park City
• Bandar Seri Damansara

See also

• Tropicana Medical Centre, Kota Damansara
• Kota Damansara Community Forest Park

The Strand

External links

• Kota Damansara Fotopages
• Kota Damansara Directory