Cheras, Kuala Lumpur

For the federal constituency represented,, in the Dewan Rakyat, see Cheras (federal constituency).

For the Selangor side of the same town, see Cheras, Selangor.

Cheras (Chinese: 蕉賴; Jyutping: Ziu1 Laai6; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chiau-nāi; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Tsiâu-lai) is a suburban and a district, straddling both the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur and Hulu Langat District in the state of Selangor, Malaysia.

Cheras
Suburb and Mukim
Other transcription(s)
• Jawi	چراس
• Chinese	蕉賴(Jyutping: Ziu1 Laai6; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chiau-nāi; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Tsiâu-lai)
• Tamil	செராஸ்
Residential area of Taman Cheras Indah in Cheras
Country	Malaysia
State	Selangor and Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur
Constituency	Cheras and Hulu Langat
Government
• Local Authority	DBKL; MPKJ; MPAJ
Time zone	UTC+8 (MST)
Postcode	560xx, 432xx
Dialling code	+603-9
Police	Cheras
Website	www.dbkl.gov.my www.mpkj.gov.my www.selangor.gov.my/hululangat.php

The skyline of Kuala Lumpur at night from Cheras, photo taken on the hills bordering nearby Ampang.

The township is located to the south-east of downtown Kuala Lumpur. Cheras is also adjacent to Ampang to the north and Kajang to the south, both of which are major towns within the metropolitan area of taman sgr perdana cheras.^[1]

The district mainly consist of Chinese residents, which also make up the majority of voters for the Cheras electorate. Cheras name may origin from the Cheras dynasty from India. Cholas , Cheran and Pandiyan are 3 dynasty which was ruling south India during the year 800 to 1300. The Cholas came to Malaysia , Indonesia and IndoChina. The name of Cheras may origin from the Cheras kingdom in india. We can refer to Cheras dynasty .

Education

• Beaconhouse Newlands International School
• Cempaka National School
• Oxburgh International School (Oxburgh Academy)
• Sri Sempurna International School
• Sunway College @ Velocity
• UCSI International School Kuala Lumpur
• UCSI University
• YPC International College

Transportation

Cheras is served by a number of stations on the MRT Kajang Line which includes the  KG22  AEON–Maluri,  KG23  Taman Pertama,  KG24  Taman Midah,  KG25  Taman Mutiara,  KG26  Taman Connaught,  KG27  Taman Suntex and  KG28  Sri Raya.

The district is also served by  AG13  AEON–Maluri LRT station and  SP12  Cheras LRT station on the Ampang and Sri Petaling lines respectively.

Politics

The current Member of Parliament (MP) for the Cheras parliamentary constituency is Tan Kok Wai from Pakatan Harapan, who won the seat in the 2022 Malaysian general election. He has all along been the Member of Parliament for Cheras since 1995 when the constituency was first established.

References

1. Ayu Aziz. (2003, February). Rediscovering Cheras. Malaysian Business,01. , from ProQuest Asian Business and Reference. (Document ID: 299258681).

External links

•   Kuala Lumpur travel guide from Wikivoyage

Coordinates: 3°06′26″N 101°42′59″E / 3.107178°N 101.71649°E / 3.107178; 101.71649