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Kepong
Town
Other transcription(s)
• Jawi	كڤوڠ
• Chinese	甲洞
KepongLocation within Malaysia
Coordinates: 3°12′51.2″N 101°38′20.1″E / 3.214222°N 101.638917°E / 3.214222; 101.638917
Country	Malaysia
State	Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur
Constituency	Kepong
Government
• Local Authority	Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur
• Mayor	Mahadi Che Ngah
Time zone	UTC+8 (MST)
Postcode	52xxx, 51xxx
Dialling code	+603-62

Kepong is a town in northern Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The name is a Malay word meaning "Enclose" or "Surround", as the town is surrounded by a mountain range.

Places of interest

• FRIM Kepong (Forest Research Institute Malaysia)
• Temasek Pewter Factory, Jalan Kuang Bulan, Taman Kepong
• Chinese Temples in Kepong
• Samnak Sambodhi Buddhist Temple
• Kepong Metropolitan Park, 90 hectares in total size, one of the largest parks in Kuala Lumpur. Easy access from Batu Caves direction of Middle Ring Road 2, exit to Kepong before elevated bridge, visible from the highway
• Taman Rekreasi (Lake Gardens) Bandar Menjalara
• Central Park in Desa Park City

Infrastructure

DUKE Highway Phase 2, a 7.4 km elevated tolled highway which connects Bandar Sri Damansara and Segambut. This highway has interchanges located at Menjalara and Segambut.

Transportation

Public transport

There are two KTM stations:  KA06  Kepong station and the later built  KA07  Kepong Sentral station (which is a connecting station to the MRT Putrajaya line). Both stations are located on the KTM Komuter Port Klang Line. Kepong Sentral is also served by a limited number of ETS services (KL to Ipoh).

The MRT Putrajaya line has five stations serving Kepong, which are  PY08  Sri Damansara Timur (connecting station to Kepong Sentral KTM),  PY09  Metro Prima,  PY10  Kepong Baru,  PY11  Jinjang and  PY12  Sri Delima stations. The stations opened in June 2022 as part of the line's Phase One operation.

RapidKL, SJ Bus and Selangor Omnibus provides bus transport in the area.

Politics

Kepong is one of the 11 parliamentary constituencies of the federal territory of Kuala Lumpur represented in the Malaysian Parliament. The current Member of Parliament representing the constituency is Lim Lip Eng from the Pakatan Harapan-Democratic Action Party.

Community organisations

• Ti-Ratana Community Centre – Kepong
• Kepong Methodist Youth Fellowship
• Christ Evangelical Reformed Church - Kepong Growth Group

References

1. "Google Translate". translate.google.com.
2. https://www.frim.gov.my/
3. "8 parks in KL you should visit". 5 January 2015.
4. "What Time Is It In Sadakan Malaysia Just Now". malaysiandigest.com. Archived from the original on October 23, 2017.
5. "Putrajaya MRT on track to open". The Star Online. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
6. "JLN Ipoh-Segambut-JLN Kuching-Kepong corridor: New developments to be catalysts | New Straits Times". 28 December 2017.
7. "Portal Rasmi Parlimen Malaysia - Profile Ahli Dewan".

v t e Places adjacent to Kepong
Sungai Buloh Rawang Selayang Batu Caves Gombak Sungai Buloh Kepong Jinjang Batu Bandar Menjalara Bandar Sri Damansara Mont Kiara Segambut Segambut Sentul

• Suburbs in Kuala Lumpur