SS1, Petaling Jaya
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SS1 | |
|---|---|
Inner Suburb | |
| Nickname: Kampung Tunku | |
  SS1 SS1 shown within Malaysia | |
| Coordinates: 3°05′58″N 101°37′12″E / 3.09944°N 101.62000°E | |
| Country | Malaysia |
| State | Selangor |
| City | Petaling Jaya |
| Federal seat | Damansara |
| State seat | Kampung Tunku |
| Government | |
| • Local Authority | Petaling Jaya City Council |
| • Mayor | Mohd Azizi Mohd Zain |
| • Member of Parliament | Gobind Singh Deo |
| • State Assembly Representative | Lim Yi Wei |
| • Councilor | Ong Yew Thai[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (MST) |
| Postcode | 47300 |
| Dialling code | +60 378 |
SS1, Petaling Jaya is an inner suburb in Petaling Jaya, one of the biggest cities in Malaysia's most developed state of Selangor.
Also known as Kampung Tunku, it is about 5 km west of the city's central business district. Its local government is the Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ; Malay: Majlis Bandaraya Petaling Jaya).
The neighbourhood also shares its alternative name with Kampung Tunku, the Selangor state legislative assembly of the same name.
SS1 is located south of the Damansara–Puchong Expressway, past its larger inner suburb neighbour SS2. It borders SS3 to the west, SS9A to the south, with Section 22 and Section 51A to the east.
The SS in the neighborhood's name stands for Sungai Way-Subang.[2] Addresses in PJ are standardized. The town is divided into numbered sections (seksyen), which are denoted with just S (eastern PJ), SS (central and western PJ), PJU (northern PJ), and PJS (southern PJ). The northern chunk is also known as Damansara.
Education
One primary school operates in the area: the SK Kampung Tunku,[3] a national school, is located on Jalan SS1/11.
Representation
The current Member of Parliament is Damansara's Gobind Singh Deo from the Democratic Action Party (DAP). SS1 is also served by Kampung Tunku state assemblywoman Lim Yi Wei from DAP as well.
SS1's Councilor is Ong Yew Thai.
