Petaling Jaya Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
city in Malaysia
About Petaling Jaya
Founded in 1954 as Malaysia's first planned town, PJ has become a busy commercial and residential hub in its own right with almost 640,000 inhabitants (2010). In the later years, further expansion to the north saw the rise of the Damansara area that gave birth to such housing estates as Bandar Utama, Kota Damansara, Damansara Perdana, Bandar Sri Damansara and Damansara Impian. Addresses in PJ are remarkably bureaucratic. The town is divided into numbered sections (seksyen), which to further confuse things are denoted with justS(eastern PJ),SS(central and western),PJU(northern), andPJS(southern). The northern chunk is also known asDamansara. "SS" is an acronym for "Sungai Way-Subang", and just to keep you on your toes, sections SS 12 through 19 & PJS were part of Petaling Jaya, then rea
Top Attractions in Petaling Jaya
Explore the best things to see and do in Petaling Jaya:
- ★Damansara Jaya central park
- ★DJROA community centre
- ★Kota Darul Ehsan Arch
- ★Petaling Jaya Museum
Where to Eat in Petaling Jaya
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Bangkok House
- 🍴Bon-Bon Cafe
- 🍴Busy Corner
- 🍴Carnaval Churrascaria
- 🍴Choong Kee Claypot Chicken Rice
- 🍴Cinta Ria
Where to Stay in Petaling Jaya
- 🏨Crystal Crown Hotel
- 🏨Eastin
- 🏨Grade Hotel
- 🏨Hilton
- 🏨Hotel Armada
- 🏨Lisa De Inn
Petaling Jaya Travel Guide Sections
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