Sepang District

History

Sepang district was formed from parts of the adjacent constituencies of Hulu Langat (Kajang) and Kuala Langat on 1 January 1975; though there was already a Sepang constituency in parliament as early as 1959. Sepang gained municipal status in 2005.

Geography

Sepang district is situated in the southern part of Selangor. It shares its border with Kuala Langat to the west, Petaling to the north, Hulu Langat to the northeast and the state of Negeri Sembilan to the east. Sepang also completely surrounds Putrajaya which is a Federal Territory.

Administrative divisions

Sepang District is divided into three mukims:

• Dengkil [Ms]
• Sepang

Demographics

| 1991 |54671 | 2000 |108640 | 2010 |207354 | 2020 |324935 | graph-pos = bottom |2023|338600}}

Federal Parliament and State Assembly seats

List of Sepang district representatives in the Federal Parliament (Dewan Rakyat)

List of Sepang district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly (Dewan Negeri Selangor)

Economy

Malaysia Airlines, a Malaysian national carrier; AirAsia, a Malaysian low-cost carrier; AirAsia X, a subsidiary of AirAsia; MASkargo, a cargo airline; and Malaysia Airports, the Malaysian Airport authority; are headquartered on the property of Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang. Malaysia Airlines also operates its Flight Management Building at Kuala Lumpur International Airport.

The KLIA Aeropolis is planned to be a hub for aerospace, cargo, air logistics, and sports tourism by 2035, with initiatives including the development of the Sepang Free Industrial Zone as a KLIA Aeropolis Corridor. The Digital Free Trade Zone (DFTZ) by Alibaba Group within KLIA Aeropolis further solidifies Sepang's role as a logistics and e-commerce hub in the region. Additionally, the KLIA Aeropolis Masterplan includes a proposed Aviation Park, which will feature an Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Hub pilot project. This AAM Hub aims to develop infrastructure such as special ventiport terminals for eVTOLs (electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft), establish an innovation lab for AAM technology, and create a training and certification centre for pilots and technical engineers in air mobility.

Animonsta Studios has its headquarters in Cyberjaya.

Tourist attractions

• Sepang International Circuit
• Bagan Lalang Beach
• Avani Sepang Gold Coast
• Mitsui Outlet Park KLIA
• IOI City Mall

Transportation

Air

The district houses the Kuala Lumpur International Airport.

Railways

ERL

• KLIA Terminal 2 - KLIA Terminal 1 - Salak Tinggi ERL
• KLIA Terminal 2 - KLIA Terminal 1 RapidKL
• 16 Sierra - Cyberjaya Utara - Cyberjaya City Centre

Bus

The most dominant bus operator for this district is Smart Selangor, operated by Handal Ceria and SKS-BUS. These free buses connect the main bus hub located in Taman Seroja, Bandar Baru Salak Tinggi to the areas in Sepang district such as Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Salak Tinggi ERL station, Cyberjaya, Sungai Merab and IOI City Mall, as well from Tanjung Sepat to KLIA.

Other bus operators also serve areas in Sepang district. Causeway Link bus route 601 connects Kuala Lumpur to Taman Putra Perdana in Sepang district, while KR Travel & Tours bus routeT 523 connects Putrajaya Sentral, KTM Serdang or Kuala Lumpur to IOI City Mall – the largest mall in Malaysia & Southeast Asia. Rapid KL, the dominant bus operator in Klang Valley operates five routes in Sepang district which consists of one LRT Feeder bus route T603 from Puchong Prima LRT station to Taman Mas Sepang, and four MRT Putrajaya line feeder bus routes T504, T505, T506, andT507 serving Cyberjaya areas.

Education

Tertiary

Sepang is home to several institutions of higher learning, which includes:

• Xiamen University Malaysia
• Multimedia University Cyberjaya Campus
• University of Cyberjaya
• Universiti Malaya (Centre for Continuing Education, UMCced)
• Limkokwing University of Creative Technology
• UNIKOP
• Universiti Teknologi MARA Dengkil Campus

References

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