Puchong

Puchong
Country	Malaysia
State	Selangor
Establishment	Early 1900
Area
• Total	51.71 km² (19.97 sq mi)
Population (2016)
• Total	400,000
• Density	6,486.54/km² (15,315.93/sq mi)
Time zone	MST (UTC+8)

Puchong (Chinese: 蒲种) is a major town and a parliamentary constituency in the Petaling District, Selangor, Malaysia.

The first settlers of the area were the Orang Asli community in a village known as Kampung Pulas. In 1900, heron(Malay: burung puchong) were aplenty in the area and were a staple for the Orang Asli.

However, it is believed that the area was explored by immigrants from Sumatra and Java. At first, the people worked as fishermen, rubber tappers and miners. Due to the booming tin mining industry, immigrants from China and Pakistan were also brought in.

During the communist insurgency in 1948, all residents were resettled to an area which is known as Kampung Baru Batu 14.

During the 1980s, Puchong consisted of a single two-lane road running through estates and villages. Puchong development began circa 1985, when the mining licenses expired and infrastructure began to be built.

Since then, urbanization has occurred rapidly with many industrial parks, commercial centres and residential areas mushrooming along Jalan Puchong.

Puchong is under the jurisdiction of four local authorities;

The Puchong town centre (Malay: Pusat Bandar Puchong) is mostly located within MPSJ's (Subang Jaya) jurisdictional area on the Petaling District.

Puchong has both local and foreign banks.

There is a wet market called Puteri Mart at Bandar Puteri beside the MBA Stadium and the Town Park where residents can shop for their groceries. Residents of Puchong can also do their shopping in Tesco, IOI Mall (which has a multiplex and bowling alley), Giant, Jusco, Puchong Parade and Puchong Plaza shopping malls. Bank of China (M) Bhd opened its 6th branch in Malaysia at Tower 2, PFCC, Bandar Puteri Puchong in 2012.

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