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ERAL traffic congestion and the increasing socio political and socioeconomic divide. Putrajaya is strategically
TERRITORY located at about 24 kilometres to the south of Kuala Lumpur and 20 kilometres to the north of the Kuala
OF PUTRAJAYA Lumpur International Airport in Sepang.

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On 1 February 2001, Putrajaya that covers a Agriculture Mining &
land area of 49 square kilometres was officially Quarrying
declared as the third Federal Territory in 0%
Malaysia after Kuala Lumpur and Labuan. The 0%
new Federal Administrative Centre that is the ECONOMIC
brainchild of the fourth Prime Minister Tun GROWTH IN Construction
Dr. Mahathir Mohamad moved to Putrajaya
from Kuala Lumpur with the aim to disperse 2019 0%
the population density in Kuala Lumpur, reduce
(AT CONSTANT 2015
CAPITAL Putrajaya Manufacturing PRICE) (%)
ROYAL TOWN -
0%

PARLIAMENTARY 1

CONSTITUENCIES -

POPULATION PROJECTION OF 2019 Services GDP

POPULATION 107,100 0% 0%

BIRTH 533 https://www.dosm.gov.my/v1/index.php?r=column/
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DEATH 48
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