Kajang

Kajang is a city in southeastern Selangor.

Understand
Kajang, with a population of 343,000 (as of 2010) is a town in the southeastern part of Selangor, Malaysia. It is about 20 km south of Malaysia's capital, Kuala Lumpur.

Get in
Kajang is accessible from Kuala Lumpur by car, public bus and train.

By car
Kajang lies along the historical Federal Route 1, the principal road of Peninsular Malaysia, linking Kuala Lumpur to Johor Bahru in the south of the peninsula.

Several tolled roads around Kajang and its suburbs make it more well connected. Indirectly, the North-South Expressway (PLUS, route E2) serves Kajang and the adjacent planned town of Bandar Baru Bangi via exit 21.

Between the Taman Connaught and Bukit Dukung is the Grand Saga toll road (route E7). It is the only tolled stretch of Federal Route 1, and it is the most direct route from downtown Kuala Lumpur to Kajang.

The SILK Expressway (E18, also tolled) is a beltway around downtown Kajang, surrounding its northern, eastern and southern suburbs.

If you are travelling from Klang, the state capital Shah Alam, or even Puchong and Putrajaya, the South Klang Valley Expressway (route E26) is a good choice (in spite of the tolls).

Get around
One of the well-known places in Kajang is Sungai Chua. The population of Kajang has grown rapidly in the past few years. Kajang townships include the Prima Saujana, Taman Kantan Permai and Kajang Perdana (Kajang Highlands) housing estates. Areas surrounding these townships are easily accessible via the SILK Expressway.

By bus
Traveling by bus is the cheapest way to get to Kajang. RapidKL serves numerous routes frequently connecting Kajang with Kuala Lumpur on the northern side and Beranang on the southern side. The frequency may reduced during peak hours due to traffic congestion.
 * RapidKL Kajang bus route

Buy
Kajang has a host of new and old shopping complexes. The Billion Shopping Center in Kajang town has a larger counterpart in Taman Technology Kajang. Metro Kajang and Kota Kajang are two other shopping complexes in Kajang. Giant and Tesco have hypermarkets in the city. The Metro Point shipping complex is near Kajang High School.

Kajang also has night markets (better known to locals as Pasar Malam). If you want to get a taste of local delicacies, night markets great place as they offer lots of choices. One of the popular night market are Pasar Malam Taman Mesra, located at Jalan Sungai Sekamat, off Jalan Cheras at the corner of Shell petrol station.

Eat
Kajang is famous for its sate Kajang (satay), a form of skewered barbecued meat. Informally, Kajang is known as the "Satay Town", and is famous among tourists and locals alike.



Non-halal food

Steamed fish and spicy soup from Kajang and Semenyih is also popular.



There are also Pizza Hut, KFC, and McDonald's franchises in Kajang town. The local franchise Sate Kajang Haji Samuri started in Kajang.

Go next

 * Seremban
 * Port Dickson
 * Kuala Lumpur