Putrajaya is a planned city and a Federal Territory that acts as a federal government administration centre of Malaysia moved from the overcrowding and congestion of Kuala Lumpur. However, Kuala Lumpur still serves as Malaysia's national and legislative capital.
The city is named after the first Malaysian Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra. In Bahasa Melayu, the Sanskrit-derived words "Putra" means prince while "Jaya" means excellent or success. The city has only been raised recently and it is still undergoing massive development: its development was very strongly slowed by the Asian financial crisis of 1997. Visitors notice that the city is built on a scale completely disproportionate to its current population, with a number of major bridges over its artificial river that seem to have been designed solely for spectacle.
To the west is Cyberjaya, a cybercity, also located within the Multimedia Super Corridor.
The vision to have a new Federal Government Administrative Centre to replace Kuala Lumpur emerged in the late 1980, during Malaysia 4th Prime Minister, Mahathir Bin Mohamad's tenure. The relocation is to ensure that Kuala Lumpur will continue to develop as Malaysia's principal business and financial centre.
Putrajaya was founded on October 19, 1995 and is located in the middle of the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC). Putrajaya is the third Federal Territory of Malaysia; the other two being Kuala Lumpur and Labuan.
The land on which Putrajaya now stands was formerly known as Prang Besar, part of the state of Selangor. Prang Besar ("Great War" in Bahasa Melayu) Estate had been the showpiece estate of the Harrisons & Crosfield plantation group of companies and was the birthplace of the classic "PB86" rubber tree, clones of which were grown more prolifically than any other throughout South East Asia during the mid 20th century. Latterly, the estate contained oil palms and some of the trees are still to be seen in the new city.
The city is named after the first Malaysian Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra. In Bahasa Melayu, the Sanskrit-derived words "Putra" means prince while "Jaya" means excellent or success. The city has only been raised recently and it is still undergoing massive development: its development was very strongly slowed by the Asian financial crisis of 1997. Visitors notice that the city is built on a scale completely disproportionate to its current population, with a number of major bridges over its artificial river that seem to have been designed solely for spectacle.
To the west is Cyberjaya, a cybercity, also located within the Multimedia Super Corridor.
The vision to have a new Federal Government Administrative Centre to replace Kuala Lumpur emerged in the late 1980, during Malaysia 4th Prime Minister, Mahathir Bin Mohamad's tenure. The relocation is to ensure that Kuala Lumpur will continue to develop as Malaysia's principal business and financial centre.
Putrajaya was founded on October 19, 1995 and is located in the middle of the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC). Putrajaya is the third Federal Territory of Malaysia; the other two being Kuala Lumpur and Labuan.
The land on which Putrajaya now stands was formerly known as Prang Besar, part of the state of Selangor. Prang Besar ("Great War" in Bahasa Melayu) Estate had been the showpiece estate of the Harrisons & Crosfield plantation group of companies and was the birthplace of the classic "PB86" rubber tree, clones of which were grown more prolifically than any other throughout South East Asia during the mid 20th century. Latterly, the estate contained oil palms and some of the trees are still to be seen in the new city.
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