Gombak (town)

Gombak is a town (Malay: pekan, bandar kecil Gombak) and locality in the mukim of Setapak in the coterminous Gombak District, Selangor, Malaysia.

History[]

Gombak was first established in the 1800s by the Minangkabau immigrants with the consent of the Sultan of Selangor.

Geography[]

The town is situated alongside Jalan Gombak, in the northeastern fringes of Kuala Lumpur, just across the border from Wangsa Maju. Other adjacent towns include Ulu Klang, Ampang and Batu Caves.

Gombak town is located in Selangor but a small fraction of the town spills into the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur.

Postcodes for this town are 53100, 53000,and 68100.

Gombak town is administered by both Majlis Perbandaran Selayang (Selangor side) and Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (Kuala Lumpur side).

Transportation[]

Public transport[]

The town is served by the KJ1 Gombak LRT station on the 5 Kelana Jaya Line. Gombak station is the first station of the line.

Car[]

MRR2 runs through much of Gombak town.

Gombak is also notable for being the starting point of the East Coast Expressway (Lebuhraya Pantai Timur) .

Residential areas[]

Gombak consists of many villages and housing area including:

Batu 3 1/2 - Pahang Border
Taman Desa Gombak
Kampung Puah Asal
Kampung Puah Lembah
Kampung Sungai Merali
Kampung Kuantan
Kampung Banda Dalam
Kampung Padang Balang
Setapak Garden
Taman Ibukota
Taman Medan Idaman
Kampung Sungai Mulia
Kampung Lee Kong Chian
Kampung Kerdas
Kampung Changkat
Gombak Setia
Taman Perwira
Taman Setia
Taman Perwira Indah
Taman Harmonis
Taman Bukit Sentosa
Kampung Tengah
Taman Bukit Lela
Kampung Simpang 3
Taman Berlian
Taman Sahabat
Taman Desa Minang
Taman Melewar
Taman Rowther
Kampung Lembah Melewar
Taman Koperasi Polis (1)
Taman Changkat Desa
Taman Greenwood
Taman Greenwood Indah
Kampung Sungai Chinchin
Kampung Sungai Pusu
Taman Villa Bestari
Taman Desa Gemilang
Kampung Sungai Salak
Taman Rawiyah Sulaiman Jaya
Taman Desa Makmur
Kampung Bukit Kala
Kampung Sungai Rumput

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