Sepang District


The Sepang District is a district located in the southern part of the state of Selangor in Malaysia. Sepang District covers an area of around 600 square kilometres, and had a population of 190,889 in the 2010 Census.
The district of Sepang is also famous for the township of Cyberjaya, which is also known as the Silicon Valley of Malaysia vis-à-vis its association with the MSC Malaysia. The capital of Sepang district is Salak Tinggi, which took over from Sepang town.
The remaining areas of Puchong, such as Bukit Puchong 2, 16 Sierra, Pulau Meranti, Bandar Nusaputra, Taman Putra Perdana, Taman Putra Prima, Taman Meranti Jaya and Taman Mas, are located in this district.

History

Sepang district was formed from parts of the adjacent constituencies of Hulu Langat and Kuala Langat on 1 January 1975; though there was already a Sepang constituency in parliament as early as 1959. Sepang gained municipal status in 2005.

Geography

Sepang district is situated in the southern part of Selangor. It shares its border with Kuala Langat to the west, Petaling to the north, Hulu Langat to the northeast and the state of Negeri Sembilan to the east. Sepang also completely surrounds Putrajaya which is a Federal Territory.

Administrative divisions

Sepang District is divided into three mukims:
List of Sepang district representatives in the Federal Parliament
List of Sepang district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly

Economy

, a Malaysian national carrier; AirAsia, a Malaysian low-cost carrier; AirAsia X, a subsidiary of AirAsia; MASkargo, a cargo airline; and Malaysia Airports, the Malaysian Airport authority; are headquartered on the property of Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang. Malaysia Airlines also operates its Flight Management Building at Kuala Lumpur International Airport.
Animonsta Studios has its headquarters in Cyberjaya.

Tourist attractions

Air

The district houses the Kuala Lumpur International Airport.

Rail

, klia2 and Salak Tinggi stations of and of the Express Rail Link are located inside the district.

Education

Tertiary

Sepang is home to institutions of higher learning, which includes: