Lembah Pantai

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Pantai Valley
Suburb of Kuala Lumpur
Lembah Pantai
Other transcription(s)
 • Jawiلمبه ڤنتاي
 • Chinese班底谷
Skyline of Lembah Pantai from the University of Malaya
Skyline of Lembah Pantai from the University of Malaya
Pantai Valley is located in Malaysia
Pantai Valley
Pantai Valley
Location within Malaysia
Coordinates: 3°6′40″N 101°40′15″E / 3.11111°N 101.67083°E / 3.11111; 101.67083
CountryMalaysia
StateFederal Territory of Kuala Lumpur
ConstituencyLembah Pantai
Government
 • Local AuthorityDewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur
 • MayorMhd Amin Nordin Abdul Aziz
Time zoneUTC+8 (MST)

Lembah Pantai is a sub-district and parliamentary constituency in south-western Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Constituencies adjacent to Lembah Pantai are Seputeh, Segambut and Bukit Bintang. The total number of population is 148,094 as of 2020 census.

Demographics[edit]

Ethnic composition of Lembah Pantai (2020)
Ethnicities / Nationality Percentage
Malays
54.16%
Other Bumiputeras
0.95%
Chinese
24.44%
Indians
12.86%
Others
0.79%
Non-Malaysians
6.79%
Ethnicity 2020
Pop. %
Malays 80206 54.16%
Other Bumiputeras 1406 0.95%
Chinese 36201 24.44%
Indians 19051 12.86%
Others 1177 0.79%
Malaysian total 138041 93.21%
Non-Malaysian 10053 6.79%
Total 148094 100.00%

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Divisions[edit]

Bangsar in Lembah Pantai

Bangsar[edit]

One of the more popular areas which come under Lembah Pantai constituency is Bangsar, a popular upmarket residential and entertainment area.

High-rise buildings in the southern part of Pantai Dalam

Pantai Dalam[edit]

Pantai Dalam is a residential area located south of Bangsar. There are many smaller residential areas that form the larger residential area of Pantai Dalam, including:

  • Pantai Hillpark
  • Kampung Pantai
  • PPR Sri Pantai
  • PPR Pantai Ria
  • Desa Aman 1 & 2
  • Pantai Murni
  • Taman Bukit Angkasa
  • Pantai Baru
  • Kampung Pasir
  • Taman Pantai Dalam
  • Taman Pantai Indah
  • PPR Kampung Limau
  • Taman Dato'

Pantai Dalam is a perfect watershed between two groups of urban Malays: the affluent and the working class. The former live mainly in gleaming, whitewashed condominiums like the Andalusia Condominium in Pantai Hillpark, or in luxury bungalows in Kampung Pantai and Pantai Halt.

For the working class, the luxury apartments located further uphill are perhaps symbols of what one can aspire to. Most of them live in the low-cost apartments.

Most of the area's residents are:

  • blue-collar workers living in flats that had been sold to them under the People's Housing Project when they were resettled from their squatter homes several years ago.
  • students of the University of Malaya.
  • police officers/personnels, mainly in Desa Aman 1 & 2.

Some squatters are still waiting to buy homes under this project, which was announced by Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi prior to the 12th Malaysian general election, 2008.

Pantai Dalam is well connected to the other parts of Klang Valley via the New Pantai Expressway and the Federal Highway.

Other divisions which are part of the Lembah Pantai constituency are Bangsar South, Bukit Aman, Bukit Persekutuan, KL Eco City, Mid Valley City and Perdana Botanical Gardens.

Transportation[edit]

Public transport[edit]

Car[edit]

Politics[edit]

The current Member of Parliament for the Lembah Pantai parliamentary constituency is Fahmi Fadzil from Pakatan Harapan, who won the seat in the 2018 Malaysian general election.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "TABURAN PENDUDUK MENGIKUT PBT & MUKIM 2010". Department of Statistics, Malaysia. Retrieved 15 December 2017.