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Putrajaya is the federal administrative center of Malaysia. Located in the south of capital Kuala Lumpur, it houses most of the government offices in Malaysia including the Prime Minister’s office. Although Putrajaya is the administrative center, the former Kuala Lumpur is still the national and legislative capital. Like Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya is a federal territory. It got its name from the country’s first Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra. The development of the city was first envisioned by the then Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad together with IT Hi-Tech city Cyberjaya. Apart from the very modern architecture where the government ministries are housed, there are also other landmarks like bridges and tourists attractions that are designed, developed and built by internationally renowned architects. Built on the previous land of Prang Besar in Selangor, Putrajaya is connected with other parts of the state via various highway including the newly launched KL-Putrajaya highway. It is also connected via the KLIA express which comes here from KL Sentral to the Kuala Lumpur International Airport. Tourists attractions here include the Putra Mosque, Putrajaya Indendence Square, Perdana Putra, Putra Bridge, Millennium Monument, Seri Perdana and the bridge, the Wetlands Park and the Putrajaya International Convention Center. It is also known as the ‘Intelligent Garden City’ which was previously pre-dominantly made up from palm plantations before the area was purchased by the federal government from Selangor. Even with the rapid development and enactment of the modern buildings occupying most of the territory, there are still a large area of natural surroundings still habituating Putrajaya. The Putrajaya project was first initialized back in 1993 and started operations in 1999. Up to recent days, the territory is still yet to be completed which was declared as a federal state 2 years after that. there are currently 2 other federal territories in Malaysia, the capital of Kuala Lumpur and the island of Labuan in East Malaysia. The population of Putrajaya is more than 50,000 which is still a far cry from the nearer Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur and while constructions are still underway, and the announcement of more ministries to set up their offices there, the number is expected to increase in the coming years.Putrajaya |
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