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Petaling Jaya

Administration

Full name	Petaling Jaya
Official name	Petaling Jaya
Settlement type	City
Motto	Mesra, Cepat, Tepat ( )
Country	Malaysia
State	Selangor
Establishment	1954
Granted city status	2006, June 20
Government
Mayor	Mohamad Roslan Sakiman
Geography
Total Area	37.5 sq mi (97.2 km2)
Demography
Total Population	480000 (2004)
Other information
Time zone	MST (UTC+8)
- Summer (DST)	Not observed (UTC)

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Petaling Jaya (commonly called "PJ" by locals) is a Malaysian city originally developed as a satellite township for Kuala Lumpur comprising mostly residential and some industrial areas. It is located in the Petaling district of Selangor with an area of approximately 97.2 km2. On 20 June 2006, Petaling Jaya was granted a city status. Since then, Petaling Jaya has been commonly known as the most developed non-capital city in Malaysia.

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