Putrajaya
Sign in to savePutrajaya (), officially the Federal Territory of Putrajaya (), is the administrative centre of Malaysia. The seat of the federal government of Malaysia was moved in 1999 from Kuala Lumpur to Putrajaya because of overcrowding and congestion, whilst the seat of the judiciary of Malaysia was later moved to Putrajaya in 2003. Kuala Lumpur remains as Malaysia's national capital city per the constitution and is still the seat of the head of state (Yang di-Pertuan Agong) and the national legislature (Parliament of Malaysia), as well as being the country's commercial and financial centre.
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Putrajaya is Malaysia's administrative center, where the federal government relocated in 1999 and the judiciary relocated in 2003 to address overcrowding issues in the capital city. While Kuala Lumpur remains Malaysia's constitutional capital and seat of Parliament, Putrajaya now handles most day-to-day government operations.
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Putrajaya
- Settlement.official_name
- Federal Territory of Putrajaya
- Settlement.other_name
- Prang Besar
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Administrative capital and federal territory
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of Putrajaya.svg
- Settlement.image_seal
- Coat of arms of Putrajaya.svg
- Settlement.seal_size
- 70px
- Settlement.motto
- ""("Garden City, Intelligent City")
- Settlement.image_map1
- Putrajaya in Malaysia (zoom).svg
- Settlement.map_caption1
- Putrajaya in Malaysia
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.established_title
Article
27 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History and design
- Government and politics
- Demographics
- Population
- Religion
- Infrastructure
- Government complexes
- Infrastructure and places of worship
- Monuments
- Open spaces
- Educational institutions
- Transport
- By car
- Major highways
- List of road bridges
- Public transport
- Rail
- Buses
- International relations
- Twin towns and sister cities
- Climate
- Image gallery
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
{{Infobox settlement | name = Putrajaya | official_name = Federal Territory of Putrajaya | other_name = Prang Besar | settlement_type = Administrative capital and federal territory | image_skyline = | image_flag = Flag of Putrajaya.svg | image_seal = Coat of arms of Putrajaya.svg | seal_size = 70px | motto = ""("Garden City, Intelligent City") | nickname = | image_map = | image_map1 = Putrajaya in Malaysia (zoom).svg | map_caption1 = Putrajaya in Malaysia | coordinates = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = | established_title = First settled | established_date = | established_title2 = Planned city established | established_date2 = 19 October 1995 | established_title3 = Transferred from Selangor to federal jurisdiction | established_date3 = 1 February 2001 | government_type = Direct federal administration | leader_title = Administered by | leader_name = Putrajaya Corporation | leader_title1 = President | leader_name1 = Mohd Sakeri Abdul Kadir | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 49 | elevation_m = | population_total = 119,700 | population_as_of = Q1 2024 | population_footnotes = | population_density_km2 = auto | postal_code_type = Postcode | postal_code = 62xxx | area_code = +603-88 | area_code_type = Calling code | iso_code = MY-16 | blank_name_sec1 = Mean solar time | blank_info_sec1 = UTC+06:46:40 | website = | demographics_type1 = Human Development Index | demographics1_footnotes = . A new city adjacent to Kuala Lumpur was envisioned, where the government would systematically locate its government offices within an efficient administrative hub; as opposed having government offices scattered across the congested Kuala Lumpur. The new city was proposed to be located between Kuala Lumpur and the new Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA). Two areas were proposed: Prang Besar and Janda Baik of Pahang. The new name was chosen for the site.
The federal government negotiated with the state of Selangor on the prospect of another federal territory. In the mid-1990s, the federal government paid a substantial amount of money to Selangor for approximately of land in Prang Besar, Selangor. As a result of this land purchase, Selangor now surrounds two federal territories: Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya.