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Putrajaya

Administration
Full nameFederal Territory of Putrajaya
Wilayah Persekutuan Putrajaya  
Official nameFederal Territory of Putrajaya
Wilayah Persekutuan Putrajaya  
Settlement typeFederal Territory
MottoBandar raya Taman, Bandar raya Bestari
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CountryMalaysia
StateWilayah Persekutuan
Establishment1995, October 19th
Made into
Federal
Territory
2001, February 1st
Government
Administered byPerbadanan Putrajaya
Putrajaya Corporation
ChairmanSamsudin Osman
Geography
Total Area18.9 sq mi (49 km2)
Demography
Total Population67964 (2010)
Density (pop.)auto/km2 (0/sq mi)
Other information
Time zoneMST (UTC+8)
- Summer (DST)Not observed (UTC)
Mean solar timeUTC+06:46:40

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Putrajaya is a planned city, located 25km south of Kuala Lumpur, that serves as the federal administrative centre of Malaysia. The seat of government was shifted in 1999 from Kuala Lumpur to Putrajaya, due to the overcrowding and congestion in the Kuala Lumpur areas. Nevertheless, Kuala Lumpur remains Malaysia's national capital, as the seat of Parliament, as well as the country's commercial and financial centre. Putrajaya was the brainchild of former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohammad. In 2001, Putrajaya became Malaysia's third Federal Territory after Kuala Lumpur and Labuan.

Named after the first Malaysian Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra, the city is situated within the Multimedia Super Corridor, beside the also newly developed Cyberjaya. In Malay/Sanskrit, the words "putra" or "putera" means "prince", and "jaya" means "success" or "victory". The development of Putrajaya started in early 1990s, and today major landmarks are completed and the population is expected to grow bigger by the days.


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