Bandar Baru Bangi

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Bangi Newtown circa 2009, as viewed from the Bangi Golf Resort.

Bandar Baru Bangi (literally translated from Malay to English as Bangi Newtown) is a township situated in Hulu Langat District, in southeastern Selangor, Malaysia.

It is named after the small town of Bangi situated further south. It is located between Kajang and Putrajaya (formerly Prang Besar) and is about 25 km away from the capital city, Kuala Lumpur. Bandar Baru Bangi is also known as "Bandar Berilmu" or knowledgeable city since 2008 as numerous universities are located here including the National University of Malaysia.

The name of the town usually is abbreviated as "BBB". As of 2016, there are 16 town sections in the town.

Features[]

Masjid Hasanah

Bangi Newtown is also known as a "Knowledge Town" as it is home to Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (National University of Malaysia). Other public universities including Universiti Tenaga Nasional and Universiti Putra Malaysia are also nearby.

Bangi Newtown is also famous for its eateries. There are mamak stalls, sea food, Malaysian, Thai, Arabic as well as Japanese restaurants. There are several night markets, supermarkets, malls, and hotels in the town. Bangi Golf resort situated near section 6 is one of the largest golf resorts in Selangor state. The Bangi Town Centre was planned together with a proposed town park for PKNS by Peter Verity the international urbanist and architect, and is now the major commercial centre of the new town of Bangi.

Educational institutions[]

Private schools:

• Sekolah Rendah Islam Pintar Tahfiz
• Institut Pintar Tahfiz Fuqaha (secondary school)
• SRI Ayesha^[1]
• Seri ABIM
• Sekolah Islam Sri Al-Amin
• Sekolah Rendah Islam Tahfiz Ilmuwan
• Sekolah Rendah Integrasi Islam BangiKu

Primary schools:

• Sekolah Kebangsaan Bandar Baru Bangi
• Sekolah Kebangsaan Jalan 3 Bandar Baru Bangi
• Sekolah Kebangsaan Jalan 4 Bandar Baru Bangi
• Sekolah Kebangsaan Jalan 6 Bandar Baru Bangi
• Sekolah Kebangsaan Seksyen 7 Bandar Baru Bangi
• Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Tamil West Country
• Sekolah Rendah Agama Integrasi Bandar Baru Bangi

Secondary schools:

• Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Bandar Baru Bangi
• Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Jalan 3 Bandar Baru Bang
• Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Jalan 4 Bandar Baru Bangi
• Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Jalan Reko
• SMKA Maahad Hamidiah Kajang

Higher education:

• Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
• Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
• Infrastructure University Kuala Lumpur (IUKL), formerly known as Kuala Lumpur Infrastructure University College (KLIUC)

Training centres[]

• Bangi Government and Private Training Centre Area

Research centres[]

• Malaysian Nuclear Agency^[2] (formerly known as Malaysia Institute of Nuclear Technology Research (MINT))
• Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB)

Industry[]

• Sony
• Hitachi
• DENSO
• Pepsi

Notable people[]

• Lt. Adnan bin Saidi
• Azmyl Yunor
• Datuk Dr Mohd Fadzillah Kamsah

Transportation[]

Trains[]

The town is served by  KB07  KTM UKM station under the KTM Seremban Line. The station is located at Persiaran KWSP which is 1 km away from UKM area.

Buses[]

The town is served by 4 routes from MRT Feeder Bus as well as 2 routes from Smart Selangor.

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bandar Baru Bangi.

• Virtual tour of Bandar Baru Bangi

Coordinates: 2°57′N 101°46′E / 2.950°N 101.767°E / 2.950; 101.767