Putrajaya
Putrajaya (Malay pronunciation: [putraˈdʒaja, putrəˈdʒajə]), officially the Federal Territory of Putrajaya (Malay: Wilayah Persekutuan Putrajaya; Jawi: ولايه ڤرسکوتوان ڤوتراجاي), is the administrative and judicial capital of Malaysia. The seat of the federal government of Malaysia was moved in 1999 from Kuala Lumpur to Putrajaya because of overcrowding and congestion in Kuala Lumpur, whilst the seat of the judiciary of Malaysia was later moved to Putrajaya in 2003. Kuala Lumpur remains as Malaysia's national capital city per the constitution and is still the seat of the head of state (Yang di-Pertuan Agong) and the national legislature (Parliament of Malaysia), as well as being the country's commercial and financial centre.
Putrajaya
Prang Besar | |
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| Federal Territory of Putrajaya Wilayah Persekutuan Putrajaya | |
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Jawi | ڤوتراجاي |
| • Chinese | 布城 (Simplified) 布城 (Traditional) Bùchéng (Hanyu Pinyin) |
| • Tamil | புத்ராஜெயா Putrājāyā (Transliteration) |
From top, left to right: Perdana Putra housing the office of Malaysia's Prime Minister, the Putra Mosque, the Putrajaya Corporation Complex, the Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin Mosque, the PICC, Seri Wawasan Bridge, High-rise ministry complexes, and Aerial view of Putrajaya | |
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| Motto(s): "Bandar raya Taman, Bandar raya Bestari" ("Garden City, Intelligent City") | |
| Coordinates: 02°55′48″N 101°41′24″E | |
| Country | Malaysia |
| First settled | c. 1921 |
| Planned city established | 19 October 1995 |
| Transferred from Selangor to federal jurisdiction | 1 February 2001 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Direct federal administration |
| • Administered by | Putrajaya Corporation |
| • Chairman | Muhammad Azmi Mohd Zain |
| Area | |
| • Total | 49 km2 (19 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 109,202 |
| • Density | 2,200/km2 (5,800/sq mi) |
| Human Development Index | |
| • HDI (2019) | 0.856 (very high) (3rd) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (MST) |
| Postcode | 62xxx |
| Calling code | +603-88 |
| ISO 3166 code | MY-16 |
| Mean solar time | UTC+06:46:40 |
| Vehicle registration | F and Putrajaya |
| Rapid Transit | |
| Website | www |
The establishment of Putrajaya was the idea of the then-Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. First thought of in the 1990s, Putrajaya was envisioned to be “a laboratory for a new form of electronic government" that would emphasize new adoption of, investment in internet, media, and digital communications. The development of Putrajaya began in August 1995 and it was completed at an estimated cost of US$8.1 billion. On February 1, 2001, Putrajaya became Malaysia's third federal territory, after Kuala Lumpur in 1974 and Labuan in 1984. Putrajaya is also a part of MSC Malaysia, a special economic zone that covers Klang Valley.