Cheras, Kuala Lumpur
Cheras (Chinese: 蕉賴; Jyutping: Ziu1 Laai6; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chiau-nāi; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Tsiâu-lai) is a suburban and a district, straddling both the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur and Hulu Langat District in the state of Selangor, Malaysia.
Cheras | |
|---|---|
Suburb and Mukim | |
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Jawi | چراس |
| • Chinese | 蕉賴(Jyutping: Ziu1 Laai6; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chiau-nāi; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Tsiâu-lai) |
| • Tamil | செராஸ் |
Residential area of Taman Cheras Indah in Cheras | |
| Country | Malaysia |
| State | Selangor and Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur |
| Constituency | Cheras, Pandan, Bangi, Hulu Langat |
| Government | |
| • Local Authority | Kuala Lumpur City Hall (West), Kajang Municipal Council (South), Ampang Jaya Municipal Council (North) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (MST) |
| Postcode | 560xx, 432xx, 68xxx |
| Dialling code | +603-9 |
| Police | Cheras (KL), Kajang and Ampang Jaya (Selangor) |
| Website | www.dbkl.gov.my www.mpkj.gov.my www.mpaj.gov.my www.selangor.gov.my/hululangat.php |
The township is located to the south-east of downtown Kuala Lumpur. Cheras is also adjacent to Ampang to the north and Kajang to the south, both of which are major towns that administer some townships in Cheras such as Taman Segar Perdana, Taman Bukit Segar, Cheras Hartamas and Kampung Cheras Baru. These townships are either administered in whole or part by both MPKJ and MPAJ due to its close proximity.
The district mainly consist of Chinese residents, which also make up the majority of voters for the Cheras electorate.