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Putrajaya

Putrajaya
Prang Besar / Air Hitam
Federal Territory
Federal Territory of Putrajaya
Wilayah Persekutuan Putrajaya
ولايه ڤرسكوتوان ڤوترا جاي‎
Other transcription(s)
 • Malay Putrajaya
 • Jawi ڤوتراجاي‎
 • Chinese 布城
 • Tamil புத்ராஜெயா
Putrajaya, Malaysia.jpg
Flag of Putrajaya
Flag
Official seal of Putrajaya
Seal
Motto: Bandar raya Taman, Bandar raya Bestari
(Garden City, Intelligent City)
   Putrajaya in    Malaysia
   Putrajaya in    Malaysia
Coordinates: 2°56′35″N 101°41′58″E / 2.9430952°N 101.699373°E / 2.9430952; 101.699373Coordinates: 2°56′35″N 101°41′58″E / 2.9430952°N 101.699373°E / 2.9430952; 101.699373
Country  Malaysia
Establishment 19 October 1995
Granted Federal Territory 1 February 2001
Government
 • Administered by Putrajaya Corporation
 • Chairman Aseh Che Mat
Area
 • Total 49 km2 (19 sq mi)
Population (2015)
 • Total 88,300
 • Density 1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi)
Time zone MST (UTC+8)
 • Summer (DST) Not observed (UTC)
Postcode 62xxx
Calling code +603-88
ISO 3166 code MY-16
Mean solar time UTC+06:46:40
Vehicle registration F
Website www.ppj.gov.my

Putrajaya (/pʊtrɑːdʒɑːjə/), officially the Federal Territory of Putrajaya, is a planned city and the federal administrative centre of Malaysia. The seat of government was shifted in 1999 from Kuala Lumpur to Putrajaya, because of overcrowding and congestion in the former. Kuala Lumpur remains Malaysia's national capital, and is the seat of the King and the Parliament, and is the country's commercial and financial centre. Putrajaya was the idea of former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohammad. It became Malaysia's third Federal Territory, after Kuala Lumpur and Labuan, in 2001.

Named after the first Malaysian Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra, the territory is entirely enclaved within the Sepang District of the state of Selangor. Putrajaya is also a part of MSC Malaysia, a special economic zone that covers Klang Valley. In Sanskrit, "putra" means "prince" or "male child", and "jaya" means "success" or "victory". The development of Putrajaya started in the early 1990s; today, major landmarks have been completed and the population is expected to grow in the near future.


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