Setia Alam (Jawi: ستيا عالم; Chinese: 实达阿南) is a township located in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia. It is accessible via Setia Alam Highway from the New Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE) since the interchange was opened on 14 July 2006. Setia Alam is also accessible from the Federal Highway and Klang via Jalan Meru. This township is developed by S P Setia Berhad.
Setia Alam is an integrated development spanning over 4,000 acres (16 km2) of land. It falls under the jurisdiction of the Shah Alam City Council (MBSA) which had placed restrictions on the establishment of entertainment outlets such as pubs, discos and lottery business.
Setia Alam is represented in the Parliament by the Member of Parliament for Shah Alam, Azli Yusof[1] and State Assemblyman for Kota Anggerik, Mohd Najwan Halimi.
History
This RM 20 billion township was launched in 2004 by SP Setia Berhad. It was formerly known as North Hummock Estate, which the family-controlled See Hoy Chan Group owned. However, instead of developing the land themselves, the group sold the land to SP Setia.
The project consists of a few major developments marketed as Setia Alam (a 2,525-acre integrated township with mixed residential and commercial development), Setia Eco Park (791 acres of fully gated and guarded luxury semi-dee and bungalow development and is Malaysia's first eco township), Setia City (a 240-acre integrated green city centre development), Alam Nusantara by PKNS and Anjung Sari by Sazean Group. Both Alam Nusantara's and Anjung Sari's lands (totalling 614.26 acres) were sold by SP Setia to PKNS as part of SP Setia's strategies to develop the Setia Alam development. SP Setia's Setia Alam and Setia Eco Park townships have won several awards locally and internationally, including the World's Best Master Plan Development for Setia Eco Park in FIABCI International Prix d'Excellence Award 2007 held in Barcelona, Spain. 2013 Setia Alam won the World's Best Master Plan Development in FIABCI, held in Taichung, Taiwan.
Demographics
Setia Alam's population is primarily Chinese—71.2% Chinese, 21.5% Malay, 7% Indian and 0.3% other.
| Ethnic groups in Setia Alam, 2020 census | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ethnicity | Population | Percentage |
| Chinese | 5,649 | 69.63% |
| Bumiputera | 1,707 | 21.04% |
| Indian | 555 | 6.84% |
| Others | 21 | 0.26% |
| Non-Malaysian citizens | 150 | 1.85% |
| Total | 8,082 | 100% |
Location and accessibility
Setia Alam is located on the western flank of Shah Alam, just adjacent to its boundary with Klang. It is served by a spur route of the NKVE 
North–South Expressway Northern Route. Selangor State Route 
B1 links Setia Alam to Puncak Alam and ultimately Kuala Selangor due north and downtown Klang due south.
The closest rail station is the KD13 KTM Klang, about 7.6 km south. RapidKL bus route 753 connects Setia Alam to the Section 14 bus hub in downtown Shah Alam.[3]
Traffic congestion along the NKVE-Setia Alam Link during rush hour has become rampant in recent years as more residents moved into the township, especially with the completion of apartments at Setia Alam North and spillover from neighbouring townships, such as Bandar Bukit Raja,[4] Aman Perdana,[5] and Meru. A RM 7,000,000 upgrade to the Setai Alam interchange was announced in March 2023.[6]
References
- ↑ "Keputusan | Pilihan Raya Umum Malaysia Ke-15". PRU @ Sinar Harian. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
- ↑
- ↑ "753 : Hentian Bandar Shah Alam ~ UiTM Puncak Alam". Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- ↑ "Sime Darby Property". www.SimeDarbyProperty.com. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- ↑ "Taman Aman Perdana - Propwall". www.Propwall.my. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- ↑ "RM7mil road upgrade for Setia Alam". The Star. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
External links
- Majlis Bandaraya Shah Alam
Shah Alam travel guide from Wikivoyage
