Sungai Buloh

Sungai Buloh
Sungai Buloh
	Sungai Buloh Location in the Peninsula Malaysia
	Sungai Buloh Location in Malaysia
	Coordinates: 3°12′N 101°35′E / 3.2°N 101.583°ECoordinates: 3°12′N 101°35′E / 3.2°N 101.583°E
Country	Malaysia
State	Selangor
Establishment	1930
Time zone	MST (UTC+8)

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For Kuala Selangor district, see Kuala Sungai Buloh.

Sungai Buloh is a subdistrict (mukim) of Petaling District in the state of Selangor, Malaysia, bordering Gombak District. It is a 15-minute drive from Sungai Buloh to Kuala Lumpur, the national capital. The name itself literally means "bamboo river" in the Malay language.

[edit] History

Seventy-eight years ago, in an isolated valley of Bukit Lagong, Sungai Buloh, Selangor, a group of Malays, Chinese, Indians and Eurasians set up a contained community in the wake of the 1926 Leper Enactment Act, which required the segregation and treatment of those with the disease.

From the time it was built in 1930, Sungai Buloh was one of the biggest leprosy settlements in the-then British Empire, and the second biggest in the world. It was equipped with advanced facilities and planned following the principals of a garden city. It was a pioneer project based on the "enlightened policy" of segregating leprosy patients in a self-supporting community.

Over the years, the settlement also became a research centre for leprosy. Now Sungai Buloh is better known for flowers and plants rather than with leprosy, as commercial nurseries thrive there.

On May 7, 1991, saw for fire and explosion of the Bright Sparklers Firework factory in the town.^[1]

[edit] Upscale Neighbourhoods

It is also home to many prestigious housing areas, such as Bukit Rahman Putra, Sunway Rahman Putra, Sierramas and Valencia. These neighbourhoods are guarded and gated to provide the safest hospitality for the residents.

[edit] Education

There are currently 2 major high schools in Sungai Buloh - SMK Bandar Baru Sungai Buloh and SMK Bukit Rahman Putra. Sungai Buloh also houses an international school, elc International School in Sierramas.

[edit] Accessibility

There is a KTM Komuter station in the middle of Sungai Buloh that connects to the Rawang - Seremban line. Currently, plans for MRT from Sungai Buloh to Kajang is under progress.