Putrajaya
Prang Besar | |
|---|---|
| Federal Territory of Putrajaya Wilayah Persekutuan Putrajaya | |
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Jawi | ڤوتراجاي |
| • Chinese | 布城 (Simplified) 布城 (Traditional) Bùchéng (Hanyu Pinyin) bou3 sing4 (Jyutping) |
| • Tamil | புத்ராஜெயா Putrājāyā (Transliteration) |
From top, left to right: Perdana Putra housing the office of Malaysia's Prime Minister, the Putra Mosque, the Putrajaya Corporation Complex, the Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin Mosque, the PICC, Seri Wawasan Bridge, High-rise ministry complexes, and Aerial view of Putrajaya | |
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| Motto(s): "Bandar raya Taman, Bandar raya Bestari" ("Garden City, Intelligent City") | |
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| Coordinates: 02°55′48″N 101°41′24″E / 2.93000°N 101.69000°E | |
| Country |  Malaysia |
| First settled | c. 1921 |
| Planned city established | 19 October 1995 |
| Transferred from Selangor to federal jurisdiction | 1 February 2001 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Direct federal administration |
| • Administered by | Putrajaya Corporation |
| • President | Dato' Fadlun bin Mak Ujud |
| Area | |
• Total | 49 km2 (19 sq mi) |
| Population (Q1 2024)[2] | |
• Total | 119,700 |
| • Density | 2,400/km2 (6,300/sq mi) |
| Human Development Index | |
| • HDI (2022)[3] | 0.886 (very high) (2nd) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (MST) |
| Postcode | 62xxx |
| Calling code | +603-88 |
| ISO 3166 code | MY-16 |
| Mean solar time | UTC+06:46:40 |
| Vehicle registration | F and Putrajaya |
| Rapid Transit |  |
| Website | www |
Putrajaya (Malay pronunciation: [putraˈdʒaja, putrəˈdʒajə]), officially the Federal Territory of Putrajaya (Malay: Wilayah Persekutuan Putrajaya; Jawi: ولايه ڤرسکوتوان ڤوتراجاي), is the administrative centre of Malaysia.[4] The seat of the federal government of Malaysia was moved in 1999 from Kuala Lumpur to Putrajaya because of overcrowding and congestion,[5] whilst the seat of the judiciary of Malaysia was later moved to Putrajaya in 2003.[6] Kuala Lumpur remains as Malaysia's national capital city per the constitution and is still the seat of the head of state (Yang di-Pertuan Agong) and the national legislature (Parliament of Malaysia), as well as being the country's commercial and financial centre.
The establishment of Putrajaya was the idea of Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. First thought of in the 1990s, Putrajaya was envisioned to be “a laboratory for a new form of electronic government" that would emphasize new adoption of, investment in internet, media, and digital communications.[7] The development of Putrajaya began in August 1995 and was completed at an estimated cost of US$8.1 billion.[8] On 1 February 2001, Putrajaya became Malaysia's third federal territory, after Kuala Lumpur in 1974 and Labuan in 1984.[8] Putrajaya is also a part of MSC Malaysia, a special economic zone that covers Klang Valley.
- ^ "Laporan Kiraan Permulaan 2010". Jabatan Perangkaan Malaysia. p. 27. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
- ^ "Demographic Statistics, First Quarter 2024". Department of Statistics, Malaysia. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Malaysia Human Development Index (MHDI), 2022". Department of Statistics, Malaysia. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ Moser, Sarah (1 August 2010). "Putrajaya: Malaysia's new federal administrative capital". Cities. 27 (4): 285–297. doi:10.1016/j.cities.2009.11.002. ISSN 0264-2751.
- ^ "The journey of Putrajaya — Malaysia's jewel capital city". The Malaysian Reserve. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ "History of Building – CACJ". Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ Landler, Mark (10 July 1999). "Putrajaya Journal; A Leader's Buildings Succeed, at Least in Excess". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
- ^ a b Landau, Esther (25 September 2020). "NST175: From Prang Besar to Putrajaya | New Straits Times". NST Online. Retrieved 2 September 2021.