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| Putrajaya Prang Besar / Air Hitam |
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| Federal Territory | |||
| Federal Territory of Putrajaya Wilayah Persekutuan Putrajaya |
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| Other transcription(s) | |||
| • Chinese | 布城 | ||
| • Tamil | புத்ராஜெயா | ||
| • Jawi | ڤوتراجاي | ||
Top left to right: Putra Mosque and Perdana Putra, Ministry of Health building
Bottom left to right: Ministry of Finance Complex, Putrajaya, high rise ministry complexes, Putrajaya's Precinct 1 from above |
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| Nickname(s): Garden City, Intelligent City | |||
| Motto: Bandar raya Taman, Bandar raya Bestari | |||
| Script error: No such module "Mapframe". | |||
.svg) Putrajaya in Malaysia |
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| Country |  Malaysia |
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| Establishment | 19 October 1995 | ||
| Granted Federal Territory | 1 February 2001 | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 49 km2 (19 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2018) | |||
| • Total | 91,900 | ||
| • Density | 1,876/km2 (4,860/sq mi) | ||
| Human Development Index | |||
| • HDI (2017) | 0.698 (medium) (16th) | ||
| Time zone | MST (UTC+8) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | Not observed (UTC) | ||
| Postcode | 62xxx | ||
| Calling code | +603-88 | ||
| ISO 3166 code | MY-16 | ||
| Mean solar time | UTC+06:46:40 | ||
| Vehicle registration | F and Putrajaya | ||
| Website | www |
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Putrajaya is a planned city and the federal administrative centre of the Malaysian capital. The seat of government was shifted in 1999 from Kuala Lumpur to Putrajaya because of overcrowding and congestion in the former. Kuala Lumpur remains Malaysia's national capital and is the seat of the King, the Parliament, and all the foreign embassies, and the country's commercial and financial centre. Putrajaya was the idea of Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. It became Malaysia's third Federal Territory, after Kuala Lumpur and Labuan, in 2001.
Named after the first Malaysian Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj, the territory is entirely enclaved within the Sepang District of the state of Selangor. Putrajaya is also a part of MSC Malaysia, a special economic zone that covers Klang Valley. In Sanskrit, "putra"(पुत्र) means "prince" or "male child", and "jaya"(जया) means "success" or "victory". The development of Putrajaya started in the early 1990s; today, major landmarks have been completed and the population is expected to grow in the near future.
Images for kids
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Istana Melawati
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Putra Mosque
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Seri Wawasan Bridge
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Aerial Photograph - Oct 2013
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The Prime Minister's office at Perdana Putra
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Perbadanan government complex
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The Ministry of Finance complex
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Istana Kehakiman
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Putrajaya Walk
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PM Office and Putra Mosque at night
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Interior view of the Seri Wawasan Bridge
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Putra Mosque with the Prime Minister's office in the background
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Seri Saujana Bridge at night
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Pullman Putrajaya Lakeside Hotel
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Modern architecture includes streetlamps
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Putrajaya International Convention Centre (PICC)
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Ministry of Health Building
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Highrises in Precinct 8
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Ministry of Agriculture and Agro Based Industry Building