Petaling Jaya | |
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| City of Petaling Jaya Bandaraya Petaling Jaya | |
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Jawi | ڤتاليڠ جاي |
| • Chinese | 八打灵再也 Bādǎlíng Zàiyě (Hanyu Pinyin) |
| • Tamil | பெட்டாலிங் ஜெயா Peṭṭāliṅ Jeyā (Transliteration) |
From top, left to right:' Skylines of Petaling Jaya, the 1 Utama Mall integrated with Bandar Utama Station, the Kota Darul Ehsan arch, the Petaling Jaya Museum, the Petaling Jaya Stadium, and Kota Damansara Community Forest Park | |
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| Nickname(s): PJ, Bandar Raya Inai Merah | |
| Motto(s): Mesra, Cepat, dan Tepat (English: Friendly, Fast and Precise) | |
 Location of Petaling Jaya in Selangor | |
  Petaling Jaya  Petaling Jaya Petaling Jaya (Malaysia)  Petaling Jaya Petaling Jaya (Southeast Asia)  Petaling Jaya Petaling Jaya (Asia) | |
| Coordinates: 03°05′50″N 101°38′40″E / 3.09722°N 101.64444°E | |
| Country |  Malaysia |
| State |  Selangor |
| District | Petaling |
| Establishment | 1954 |
| Municipality status | 1 January 1977 |
| City status | 20 June 2006 |
| Government | |
| • Type | City council |
| • Body | Petaling Jaya City Council |
| • Mayor | Mohamad Zahri Samingon |
| • Deputy Mayor | Hjh Sharifah Marhaini Syed |
| Area | |
| • Total | 97.2 km2 (37.5 sq mi) |
| Population (January 2024 [1]) | |
| • Total | 807,879 |
| • Density | 8,300/km2 (22,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | Not observed |
| Postcode | 46xxx, 473xx, 474xx, 478xx, 52xxx |
| Area codes | +603-56, +603-61, +603-62, +603-7 |
| Website | www |
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Petaling Jaya (Malaysian: [pətalɪŋ dʒaja]), colloquially referred to as "PJ", is a city in Petaling District, in the state of Selangor, Malaysia. Originally developed as a satellite township for Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, it is part of the Greater Kuala Lumpur area. Petaling Jaya was granted city status on 20 June 2006. It has an area of approximately 97.2 square kilometres (37.5 sq mi).
Petaling Jaya is surrounded by Kuala Lumpur to the east, Sungai Buloh to the north, Shah Alam, the capital of Selangor, and Subang Jaya to the west, and Bandar Kinrara (Puchong) to the south.