Kepong

Kepong (Chinese: 甲洞) is a town in northern Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The name is a Malay word meaning "Enclose" or "Surround",[1] as the town is surrounded by a mountain range.

This article is about the town in Kuala Lumpur. For the town in Johor, Malaysia, see Bukit Kepong. For the federal constituency represented in the Dewan Rakyat, see Kepong (federal constituency).

Kepong
Town
Kepong Location within Malaysia
Coordinates: 3°12′51.2″N 101°38′20.1″E
Country	Malaysia
State	Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur
Constituency	Kepong
Government
• Local Authority	Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur
• Mayor	Mhd Amin Nordin Abdul Aziz
Time zone	UTC+8 (MST)
Postcode	52xxx, 51xxx
Dialling code	+603-62

Places of interest

• FRIM Kepong (Forest Research Institute Malaysia)[2]
• Temasek Pewter Factory, Jalan Kuang Bulan, Taman Kepong
• Chinese Temples in Kepong - 大伯公庙 (福德祠), 甲洞覌音堂 (慈祥閣), 甲洞万仙宫[3]
• Samnak Sambodhi Buddhist Temple (三宝寺)
• Kepong Metropolitan Park, 90 hectares in total size, one of the largest parks in Kuala Lumpur. Easy access from Batu Caves direction of Middle Ring Road 2, exit to Kepong before elevated bridge, visible from the highway
• Taman Rekreasi (Lake Gardens) Bandar Menjalara
• Central Park in Desa Park City [4]

Infrastructure

Duke Highway Phase 2, a 7.4 km elevated tolled highway which connects Bandar Sri Damansara and Segambut. This highway has interchanges located at Menjalara and Segambut.[5]

Transportation

Public transport

• There are two KTM stations:  KA06  Kepong station and the later built  KA07  Kepong Sentral station and future MRT Sungai Buloh Serdang Putrajaya Line. Both stations are located on the KTM Komuter Tanjong Malim-Port Klang route. Kepong Sentral is also served by a limited number of ETS services (KL to Ipoh) .
• RapidKL, SJ Bus and Selangor Omnibus provides bus transport in the area.

Multiple stations in Kepong were included in the Mass Rapid Transit 2 which connects Sungai Buloh to Putrajaya.[6]

Politics

Kepong is one of the 11 parliamentary constituencies of the federal territory of Kuala Lumpur represented in the Malaysian Parliament. The current Member of Parliament representing the constituency is Lim Lip Eng from the Pakatan Harapan-Democratic Action Party.

Community organisations

• Ti-Ratana Community Centre – Kepong
• Kepong Methodist Youth Fellowship
• Christ Evangelical Reformed Church - Kepong Growth Group

References

1. "Definition of Mengepong (Kepong)".
2. https://www.frim.gov.my/
3. https://zh-cn.facebook.com/pg/kepongtemplebansingong/about/?ref=page_internal
4. http://www.expatgo.com/my/2015/01/05/8-parks-in-kl-you-should-visit/
5. http://www.malaysiandigest.com/news/704135-duke-highway-sri-damansara-link-opens-at-midnight-tonight.html
6. https://www.nst.com.my/property/2017/12/319148/jln-ipoh-segambut-jln-kuching-kepong-corridor-new-developments-be-catalysts