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Tuesday, January 12, 2010

PUTRAJAYA



Putrajaya

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia



Putrajaya is a planned city, located south of Kuala Lumpur, that serves as the federal administrative centre of Malaysia. The seat of government was shifted in 1999 from Kuala Lumpur due to the overcrowding and congestion there. Nevertheless, Kuala Lumpur remains as Malaysia's national capital and also as the commercial and financial centre. Putrajaya was the brainchild of a former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohammad who was in power then. In 2001, Putrajaya was made a Federal Territory, increasing the number of federal territories to three. Kuala Lumpur and Labuan are the other two.

Named after the first Malaysian Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra the city is situated within the Multimedia Super Corridor, beside the also newly developed Cyberjaya. The development started in 1995 and today major landmarks are completed and the population is expected to grow in the relatively new city.



Putrajaya

Flag

Seal
Motto: Bandar raya Taman, Bandar raya Bestari
(English: Garden City, Intelligent City)
Location in Malaysia
Coordinates: 2°55′00″N 101°40′00″E / 2.9166667°N 101.6666667°E / 2.9166667; 101.6666667Coordinates: 2°55′00″N 101°40′00″E / 2.9166667°N 101.6666667°E / 2.9166667; 101.6666667
Country Malaysia
State Wilayah Persekutuan
Establishment 1995, October 19th
Made into
Federal
Territory
2001, February 1st
Government
- Administered by Perbadanan Putrajaya
Putrajaya Corporation
- Chairman Samsudin Osman
Area
- Total 46 km2 (17.8 sq mi)
Population (2009 est.)
- Total 65,000
- Density 1,413/km2 (3,659.8/sq mi)
Time zone MST (UTC+8)
- Summer (DST) Not observed (UTC)
Mean solar time UTC+06:46:40
Website http://www.ppj.gov.my/


Tourist attractions

Putrajaya city view

Here is the list of attractions in Putrajaya:


Gallery

Panoramic image of Putrajaya, (from left to right) the Putra Bridge, the Ministry of Finance on the left, the Seri Wawasan Bridge, the Istana Darul Ehsan next to it


**credit taken from wikipedia :)

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