About Shah Alam:
Shah Alam is a city in the Petaling District (together with a small portion of neighbouring Klang District) within Selangor State, Malaysia. It is located about 25 kilometres (15 mi) west of the country’s capital, Kuala Lumpur. In 1978, it replaced Kuala Lumpur as the capital city of the state of Selangor due to Kuala Lumpur’s incorporation into a Federal Territory in 1974. Shah Alam was the first planned city in Malaysia after independence in 1957.
Other Information
- Country : Malaysia
- State : Selangor
- Establishment : 1963
- Granted State Capital Status : 7 December 1978
- Area : 290.3 km2 (112.1 sq mi)
- Population (July 2007) : 584,340
- Time zone : MST (UTC+8)
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