Kepong is an area in Kuala Lumpur under the Sentul Zone, located about 6 km from the KLCC, to the south of Sungai Buloh, to the east of Bukit Lanjan, to the west of Selayang and to the north of Jalan Duta. The main access roads to Kepong are Damansara-Puchong Expressway, Jalan Kuching, MRR II and Jalan Ipoh. Kepong is one of the 11 Kuala Lumpur constituencies represented in the Malaysian Parliament. The current Member of Parliament representing the constituent is Tan Seng Giaw from Democratic Action Party.
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Townships
- Bandar Menjalara
- Desa Jaya
- Desa Park City
- Forest Research Institute Malaysia [1]
- Jinjang Utara
- Jinjang Selatan
- Kepong Baru
- Metro Prima
- Sri Damansara
- Taman Daya
- Taman Bukit Maluri
Taman Ehsan
One of the housing areas in Kepong. It is located around the Desa Jaya and Taman Daya area.
- Taman Fadason
- Taman Indah Perdana
- Taman Kepong
- Taman Megah Kepong
- Taman Petaling
Schools
- Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Cina) Jinjang Utara
- Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Cina) Jinjang Tengah
- Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Cina) Jinjang Selatan
- Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Cina) Kepong 1 & 2, Jln Kepong
- Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Cina) Kepong 3, Desa Park City
- Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Cina) Desa Jaya 1, Desa Jaya
- Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Cina) Desa Jaya 2, Bandar Sri Damansara
- Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Jinjang (Jinjang Utara) [2]
- Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Kepong Baru [3]
- Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Kepong [4]
- Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Menjalara (Bandar Manjalara)
- Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Raja Abdullah (Jinjang Selatan) [5]
- Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Sinar Bintang (Taman Sinar Bintang) [6]
- Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Taman Bukit Maluri (Taman Bukit Maluri) [7]
- Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Taman Ehsan
- Sekolah Kebangsaan Kepong Baru (Kepong Baru)
Place of Interest
- FRIM Kepong (Forest Research Institute Malaysia), admission fees required [8]
- Temasek Pewter Factory, Jln Kuang Bulan, Tmn Kepong. Take KTM Komuter Train [9], stop at Kepong Station, take 500m walks to the factory area.
- 3 Chinese Temples 三间庙, Jln Kepong (near Jinjang Utara)
- Kepong Metropolitan Park, 90 hectare in total size, one of the largest parks in Kuala Lumpur. Easy access from Batu Caves direction of Middle Ring Road II, exit to Kepong before elevated bridge, visible from the highway
- Taman Recreasi (Lake Garden) Bandar Menjarala
- Jusco Metro Prima, Jln Kepong
- The Waterfront, Desa Park City
- Carrefour, Jln Kepong
- Brem Mall,Kepong
- Bukit Sri Bintang, full of hills and nice scenery
Public transport
- There are two KTM stations located in Kepong, i.e. the Kepong station and the later built Kepong Sentral station. Both stations operate on the Rawang-Seremban route.
- RapidKL and Selangor bus provides transport here.
Notable people
- Tan Sri Bryan Tan, A successful vehicle importer. Currently Imports exotics such as Bugatti, Aston Martin and Rolls Royce. Now he has plans in joining ventures with Dato' Lau from Muar Town to promote on creating a Golf Academy for High school students. Also seeking for more sponsorship from Tan Sri Gibson and Tan Sri Sylar Goh. This will Be the biggest Business venture Yet. Hopefully be successful enough to afford a Green Boarding Pass for their families before the time comes [2012].
Community Organisations
- Kepong Methodist Youth Fellowship KMYF
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