Sungai Buloh

Sungai Buloh, or Sungei Buloh, is a town, a mukim (commune) and a parliamentary constituency in the northern part of Petaling District, Selangor, Malaysia. The name itself means bamboo river in the Malay language. It is located 16 km NW of downtown Kuala Lumpur and 8 km north of the Subang Airport, along the Kuala Selangor highway.

For the Kuala Selangor district, see Kuala Sungai Buloh. For the nature reserve in Singapore, see Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve. For the village in Brunei, see Kampong Sungai Buloh. For the federal constituency, see Sungai Buloh (federal constituency).
Sungai Buloh
Other transcription(s)
 • Jawiسوڠاي بولوه
 • Chinese双溪毛糯 (Simplified)
雙溪毛糯 (Traditional)
 • Tamilசுங்கை பூலோ
Jalan Kuala Selangor in Sungai Buloh, from Entrance B of Sungai Buloh Station
Jalan Kuala Selangor in Sungai Buloh, from Entrance B of Sungai Buloh Station
Sungai Buloh is located in Selangor
Sungai Buloh
Sungai Buloh
Location in Selangor
Sungai Buloh is located in Peninsular Malaysia
Sungai Buloh
Sungai Buloh
Sungai Buloh is located in Malaysia
Sungai Buloh
Sungai Buloh
Location in Malaysis
Coordinates: 3°12′36″N 101°32′59″E
CountryMalaysia
StateSelangor
DistrictPetaling
Gombak
Kuala Selangor
EstablishmentUnclear, 19th century.
Time zoneUTC+8 (MST)
Postcode
40160, 47000
Area codes+603-60, +603-614, +603-615

Bordering Damansara, Kepong, Kuang and Kuala Selangor, Sungai Buloh is notable for its colonial-era leper colony, one of the largest in the country.

History

No clear historical records regarding Sungai Buloh's founding and settlement were available, though railway services had reached Sungai Buloh by the 1890s.

Many believe that Sungai Buloh got its name from Sungai Buloh river that flows from the Straits of Malacca through Kuala Selangor District. A town in Jeram in Kuala Selangor where the estuary of Sungai Buloh begins was also named after the river.

In 1930, in an isolated valley of Bukit Lagong, Sungai Buloh, a group of Malays, Chinese, Indians, Eurasians and Turks set up a contained community in the wake of the 1926 Leper Enactment Act,[1] which required the segregation and treatment of those with the disease.

Sungai Buloh was at one point, the second biggest leprosy settlement in the world. It was equipped with advanced facilities and remained a research centre for leprosy until today. Sungei Buloh was a pioneer project based on the "enlightened policy" of segregating leprosy patients in a self-supporting community following the principles of a garden city.

In 1935 and 1936, scrip (voucher) was issued specifically for the settlement.

Sungai Buloh was the site of the Bright Sparklers Firework factory explosion in May 1991 and the subsequent fire.[2]

Sungai Buloh was also the site of the 2023 Elmina plane crash. A Learjet private plane crashed onto a major feeder road leading into the housing project just before landing at Subang Airport nearby; 10 people were killed, including 8 people on the aircraft and 2 on the ground. One of the fatalities is Pahang assemblyman Datuk Seri Johari Harun from Pelangai, Bentong.[3][4]

Geography

Location and geographical definition
Jalan Hospital in Sungai buloh.

Sungai Buloh is located at the northern quarter of the Petaling District, bordering Damansara, Subang, Kuang and Kepong (across the Selangor-Federal Territory border).

Neighbourhoods and residential areas of Sungai Buloh include:

Most of these neighbourhoods are guarded and gated to provide the safest hospitality for the residents. Though often included as part of Sungai Buloh, the wards of Matang Pagar, Bandar Saujana Utama and Bandar Seri Coalfields, are actually part of the neighbouring towns of Kuang and Kuala Selangor respectively. The nearby township of Kota Damansara, though rarely included as part of Sungai Buloh, falls under the same parliamentary constituency as Sungai Buloh itself.

Education

There are currently three public high schools in Sungai Buloh – SMK Bandar Baru Sungai Buloh, SMK Bukit Rahman Putra and SMK Sierramas. Sungai Buloh also houses two international schools, namely IGB International School, behind the railway/metro station, and elc International School, in Sierramas.

Accessibility
Sungai Buloh railway station
Interchange in North–South Expressway Northern Route.

Public transport

 KA08  PY04  Sungai Buloh railway station is the main railway station serving the town with services by the 2 KTM Komuter Port Klang Line and the 12 Putrajaya line. Limited  ETS  KTM ETS high speed rail services are also available.

Car

The Kepong-Kuala Selangor highway Federal Route 54 runs through Sungai Buloh area, intersecting with Federal Route 15 (to Subang Airport and Subang Jaya). North–South Expressway Northern Route exit 113 serves the city.

Governance

Local authority

Due to its unclear geographical definition, what is considered as Sungai Buloh, falls under jurisdiction of four local authorities:

Politics

Sungai Buloh lends its name to, and is represented by the Sungai Buloh parliamentary constituency. The bulk of Sungai Buloh town is within the Paya Jaras state constituency, which is also one of two state seats in the parliamentary constituency; though part of the town also spills into neighbouring Selayang constituency.

See also

References
  1. http://www.mjpath.org.my/past_issue/MJP1994.1/leprosy-in-malaysia.pdf
  2. Pereira, Ian; David, Adrian (1993-04-17). "Painful memories of Bright Sparklers". New Straits Times. Retrieved 2010-12-10.
  3. "Private jet crashes onto Malaysia highway, killing 10". BBC News. 2023-08-17. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
  4. Dashcam footage of fatal plane crash circulating online, retrieved 2023-08-21
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