Putrajaya Flashcards
What is the purpose of Putrajaya ?
The federal territory of Putrajaya is the admin center of Malaysia.
Where , when and why did Malaysian government offices move to?
The Malaysian government offices was moved in 1999 from Kuala Lumpur to Putrajaya because of overcrowding and congestion in KL.
Where is the capital city of Malaysia?
Kuala Lumpur remains as Malaysia’s national capital city.
What is Putrajaya originally known as? And what is its motto and why ?
Putrajaya originally known as Prang Besar or great war in Malay.
Its motto is Garden city, intelligent city because it is planned this way.
Is Putrajaya a green city ?
Putrajaya is one of the world’s greenest cities.
Describe Putrajaya infrastructure?
Most of the infrastructure in Putrajaya adopt middle eastern architectural designs , which symbolises Malaysian Islamic identity.
Location:
Where is Putrajaya located ?
Putrajaya is located appx 25km to the south of KL.
20km to the north of KLIA.
Next to Cyberjaya city.
It is easily accessible via highways,
That link the city with Puchong, Subang Jaya, Kelana Jaya and all the way to Kepong.
Transportation:
How to get to Putrajaya
Klia transit , provides service from KL sentral to KLIA , transit at Putrajaya sentral station in presinct 7.
Don’t take klia express - direct KL sentral to KLIA without stop.
Landscape:
How does Putrajaya look like?
40% Putrajaya is natural reworked by man, with greens and botanical gardens
What is the popular landscape in Putrajaya?
Putrajaya man make lake
Measures 650 hectares / 4km long X 2km wide.
Centre of Putrajaya.
The world’s largest roundabout.
Perimeter 3.5km
What climate ?
Tropical rainforest climate is all year round. 27-35 degree.
Rainfall - November - January
Does it have a medical facility?
Putrajaya hospital
Government hospital at presinct 7
Demographic:
What is the population in Putrajaya? And how many races
119,200 people (2023)
About 95% Malay
2% indian
1% Chinese
Balance other ethnicity
Dominant language
Malay
But english is widely understood and spoken as well
Traditional food ?
Nasi lemak (fragrant rice cooked in coconut milk and pandan leaf. Usually served with sambal, ikan bilis, peanuts and cucumber)
Satay ( small pieces of meat grilled on skewer served with peanut sauce)
Roti jala (it’s like a pancake served with curry)
Mee rebus (Chinese noodles in thick spicy gravy)
