Ampang, Selangor
| Ampang Jaya | ||
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| Motto: Bakti, Bersih, Berbudaya | ||
 Ampang Jaya
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| Coordinates: 3°9′0″N 101°46′12″E / 3.15000°N 101.77000°ECoordinates: 3°9′0″N 101°46′12″E / 3.15000°N 101.77000°E | ||
| Country |
 Malaysia
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| State | Selangor | |
| Granted Municipal Status |
1 July 1992 | |
| Government | ||
| • Administered by |
Majlis Perbandaran Ampang Jaya (Ampang Jaya Municipal Council) |
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| • Yang diPertua (Councillor) |
Mohammad Yacob | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 143.5 km2 (55.4 sq mi) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Total | 126,285 | |
| • Density | 880/km2 (2,300/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | MST (UTC+8) | |
| • Summer (DST) | Not observed (UTC) | |
| Website | http://www.mpaj.gov.my | |
Ampang Jaya, more commonly known as just Ampang (Chinese: 安邦; pinyin: Ānbāng; Jyutping: on1 bong1), is a town, a mukim and a parliamentary constituency in Hulu Langat District and parts of Gombak District, Selangor, Malaysia. It borders a district within Kuala Lumpur also known as Ampang. It is administered by the Ampang Jaya Municipal Council (MPAJ), which is the formal name of the township itself as well.
According to the history, Kuala Lumpur was founded in 1857 at the confluence of the Sungei Lumpur (now Gombak River) and the Klang River, which now houses the Kuala Lumpur Jamek Mosque. Before the arrival of the Chinese people for tin mining, Kuala Lumpur was just a small hamlet with just a few houses and a shop or two.Raja Abdullah, who is also the representative of the Sultan in Klang, and Raja Juma'at of Lukut sent 87 Chinese miners from Lukut in 1857 to open tin mines in Ampang, thus began the development of Kuala Lumpur. Ampang was one of the earliest areas in the Klang Valley to be opened for tin mining. The name "Ampang" means "dam" in Malay and the place was named in reference to the miners' dams. A road was built to connect Ampang to Kuala Lumpur which formed the Jalan Ampang of today.
Pekan Ampang, a small town situated approximately 3 km from Kampung Lembah Jaya small village. The architecture of the building in the town just like most towns and cities in the developing world during the British colonial period. Originally Pekan Ampang is a separate town, but now it was absorbed as part of the metropolitan area of Kuala Lumpur.
Situated to the east of Kuala Lumpur, Ampang is easily accessible from Jalan Tun Razak or Jalan Ulu Kelang from the Hulu Klang or Setapak areas. It is also accessible from Cheras through Jalan Shamelin, from Jalan Tun Razak through Jalan Kampung Pandan via Taman Cempaka, from Kampung Pandan through Jalan Kampung Pandan Dalam via Taman Nirwana, from MRR2 via Pandan Indah & Taman Kencana and from Hulu Langat town through the mountain pass. Wangsa Maju, Setapak, Kuala Lumpur City Centre and Salak Selatan are close to Ampang.
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