Petaling Jaya

Petaling Jaya
City
City of Petaling Jaya Bandaraya Petaling Jaya
Other transcription(s)
• Jawi	ڤتاليڠ جاي
• Chinese	八打灵再也 (Simplified) 八打靈再也 (Traditional) Bādǎlíng Zàiyě (Hanyu Pinyin)
• Tamil	பெட்டாலிங் ஜெயா Peṭṭāliṅ Jeyā (Transliteration)
From top, left to right:' Skylines of Petaling Jaya, the 1 Utama Mall integrated with Bandar Utama Station, the Kota Darul Ehsan arch, the Petaling Jaya Museum, the Petaling Jaya Stadium, and Kota Damansara Community Forest Park
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
Petaling Jaya    Petaling Jaya in    Selangor Show map of Selangor Petaling Jaya Petaling Jaya (Malaysia) Show map of Malaysia Petaling Jaya Petaling Jaya (Southeast Asia) Show map of Southeast Asia Petaling Jaya Petaling Jaya (Asia) Show map of Asia
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 Azhan Md. Azmir
• 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: [pətalɪŋ dʒaja]), 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.