Bandar Baru Bangi
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Bandar Baru Bangi | |
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Town and District capital | |
 Location of Bandar Baru Bangi within Malaysia | |
| Country |  Malaysia |
| State |  Selangor |
| District | Hulu Langat |
| Established | 1974 |
| Government | |
| • Body | Kajang Municipal Council |
| • Councillor | Farhan Haziq Mohamed |
| • Member of Parliament | Syahredzan Johan Democratic Action Party |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (MST) |
| Postcode | 43650 |
| Area code | +03-892 |
Bandar Baru Bangi (literal translation: Bangi New Town) is a township and satellite town of Kajang 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 acts as the satellite town and Central Business District of Kajang, with most banks and government offices operating out of the township. 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. While not an official town section, the new township Kajang 2 is the latest extension to Bandar Baru Bangi due to its close proximity to Seksyen 5.
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 Sections of Bandar Baru Bangi |
Bandar Baru Bangi 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 (located in Serdang) are also nearby.
It 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 Bandar Baru Bangi Town Centre was planned together with the detailed implementation planning and design together with the design for a proposed town park for PKNS by PDRc under the Project Management of Peter Verity the international architect and urbanist and is now acts the major commercial and recreational centre of Bandar Baru 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)
- Infrastructure University Kuala Lumpur (IUKL), formerly known as Kuala Lumpur Infrastructure University College (KLIUC)
- Kolej Poly-Tech Mara Bangi[2]
- UniKL Malaysia-France Institute
- Universiti Tenaga Nasional
- Institut Pendidikan Guru
Training centres
Research centres
- Malaysian Nuclear Agency[6] (formerly known as Malaysia Institute of Nuclear Technology Research (MINT))
- Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB)
- Malaysian Green Technology And Climate Change Corporation[7]
- Malaysian Genome and Vaccine Institute[8]
