The Sepang District is a district located in the southern part of the state of Selangor in Malaysia. Sepang District covers an area of around 600 square kilometers, and had an estimated population of 338,600 in 2023. The district of Sepang is also famous for the township of Cyberjaya, which is also known as the Silicon Valley of Malaysia due to its association with MSC Malaysia. The capital of Sepang district is Salak Tinggi, which took over from Sepang town. The remaining areas of Puchong, such as Bukit Puchong 2, 16 Sierra, Pulau Meranti, Bandar Nusaputra, Taman Putra Perdana, Taman Putra Prima, Taman Meranti Jaya and Taman Mas, are located in this district. Some parts of Kajang such as Kampung Sungai Merab, Desa Pinggiran Putra and Kampung Dato Abu Bakar Baginda are also located in the northeast of the district.

History

Sepang district was formed from parts of the adjacent constituencies of Hulu Langat (Kajang) and Kuala Langat on 1 January 1975; though there was already a Sepang constituency in parliament as early as 1959. Sepang gained municipal status in 2005.

Geography

Sepang district is situated in the southern part of Selangor. It shares its border with Kuala Langat to the west, Petaling to the north, Hulu Langat to the northeast and the state of Negeri Sembilan to the east. Sepang also completely surrounds Putrajaya which is a Federal Territory.

Administrative divisions

Sepang District is divided into three mukims:

Demographics

Federal Parliament and State Assembly seats

List of Sepang district representatives in the Federal Parliament (Dewan Rakyat) List of Sepang district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly (Dewan Negeri Selangor)

Economy

Malaysia Airlines, a Malaysian national carrier; AirAsia, a Malaysian low-cost carrier; AirAsia X, a subsidiary of AirAsia; MASkargo, a cargo airline; and Malaysia Airports, the Malaysian Airport authority; are headquartered on the property of Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang. Malaysia Airlines also operates its Flight Management Building at Kuala Lumpur International Airport. Animonsta Studios has its headquarters in Cyberjaya.

Tourist attractions

Transportation

Air

The district houses the Kuala Lumpur International Airport.

Railways

ERL ERL RapidKL

Bus

The most dominant bus operator for this district is Smart Selangor, operated by Handal Ceria and SKS-BUS. These free buses connect the main bus hub located in Taman Seroja, Bandar Baru Salak Tinggi to the areas in Sepang district such as Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Salak Tinggi ERL station, Cyberjaya, Sungai Merab and IOI City Mall, as well from Tanjung Sepat to KLIA. Other bus operators also serve areas in Sepang district. Causeway Link bus route 601 connects Kuala Lumpur to Taman Putra Perdana in Sepang district, while KR Travel & Tours bus route connects Putrajaya Sentral, KTM Serdang or Kuala Lumpur to IOI City Mall – the largest mall in Malaysia & Southeast Asia. Rapid KL, the dominant bus operator in Klang Valley operates five routes in Sepang district which consists of one LRT Feeder bus route from Puchong Prima LRT station to Taman Mas Sepang, and four MRT Putrajaya line feeder bus routes, , and serving Cyberjaya areas.

Education

Tertiary

Sepang is home to several institutions of higher learning, which includes: