Petaling Jaya

Petaling Jaya
City
City of Petaling Jaya Bandaraya Petaling Jaya
Skyline of Petaling Jaya Jalan Othman Integrated mall with Bandar Utama Station Petaling Jaya Museum Petaling Jaya Stadium KDC Forest
Seal
Nickname(s):  PJ, Bandar Raya Inai Merah
Motto(s):  Mesra, Cepat, dan Tepat (English: Friendly, Fast and Precise)
Location of Petaling Jaya in Selangor
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Coordinates: 03°05′50″N 101°38′40″E / 3.09722°N 101.64444°E / 3.09722; 101.64444
Country	Malaysia
State	Selangor
District	Petaling
Establishment	1954
Municipality status	1 January 1977
City status	20 June 2006
Government
• Type	City council
• Body	Petaling Jaya City Council
• Mayor	Mohamad Zahri Samingon
• Deputy Mayor	Hjh Sharifah Marhaini Syed
Area
• Total	97.2 km2 (37.5 sq mi)
Population  (January 2024 [1])
• Total	807,879
• Density	8,300/km2 (22,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	Not observed
Postcode	46xxx, 473xx, 474xx, 478xx, 52xxx
Area codes	+603-56, +603-61, +603-62, +603-7
Website	www.mbpj.gov.my

Petaling Jaya (Malaysian pronunciation: [pətaliŋ d͡ʒaja] ^ⓘ), colloquially referred to as "PJ", is a city in Petaling District, in the state of Selangor, Malaysia. Originally developed as a satellite township for Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, it is part of the Greater Kuala Lumpur area. Petaling Jaya was granted city status on 20 June 2006. It has an area of approximately 97.2 square kilometres (37.5 sq mi).

Petaling Jaya is surrounded by Kuala Lumpur to the east, Sungai Buloh to the north, Shah Alam, the capital of Selangor, and Subang Jaya to the west, and Bandar Kinrara (Puchong) to the south.