Berkeley is an old established township in Klang, Selangor, Malaysia. In the 1970s, Paramount Property Development Sdn Bhd developed one of the earliest housing estates in Klang, Taman Berkeley.[1]

Berkeley
Township
Berkeley is located in Malaysia
Berkeley
Berkeley
Location within Malaysia
Coordinates: 3°3′28.4″N 101°27′53.8″E / 3.057889°N 101.464944°E / 3.057889; 101.464944
CountryMalaysia
StateSelangor
DistrictKlang
Government
 • Local AuthorityMajlis Perbandaran Klang
 • Yang DipertuaDato' Mohammad Bin Yacob
Time zoneUTC+8 (MST)
Postcode
41150
Dialling code+60 33
PoliceBandar Baru Klang

Background

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Before it got its name of Berkeley, it was used to be known as "Taman Bukit Raja" in the early-1970s to the 1980s before having a change in its name. Berkeley Garden's township location is just adjacent to another old township, Taman Eng Ann & the newer township, Bandar Baru Klang (BBK) where most of the business areas & retail outlets including the AEON Bukit Raja Shopping Centre (Bandar Baru Klang) are situated.

Cuisine

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Berkeley is famous for its food such as fried porridge,[2] claypot chicken rice,[3] mee hoon kueh[4] and bak kut teh.[5][6]

Transportation

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Berkeley is located near the Federal Highway. The township was to be served by the planned BRT Federal Line's Berkeley station once the project starts its operation in 2018.[7][8][9][10][11] However, the BRT project was shelved indefinitely following government's plan to build the Bandar Utama-Klang LRT line.[12]

References

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  1. ^ "Cover story: Paramount hopes to revitalise Klang with Berkeley Uptown". The Edge Markets. 2019-03-20. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
  2. ^ "Fried porridge a hit in Berkeley". The Star (Malaysia).
  3. ^ "Our five favourite claypot chicken rice places in KL, PJ & Klang". Malay Mail. 28 May 2023.
  4. ^ "5 favourite mee hoon kueh stalls in Klang, Subang Jaya & KL". Malay Mail. 28 May 2023.
  5. ^ "KY EATS – SAMY & AH HER BAK KUT TEH, TAMAN BERKELEY, KLANG". KY Speaks.
  6. ^ "KY EATS – ENG CHUN BAK KUT TEH, TAMAN BERKELEY KLANG". KY Speaks.
  7. ^ "Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)". Archived from the original on 24 September 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
  8. ^ "KL-Klang BRT service to start in March". Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  9. ^ "Klang Valley folk now opting for public transportation to beat jams". Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  10. ^ "JKR - Perlaksanaan Projek dan Status Semasa BRT". Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  11. ^ "JKR - Status Semasa BRT". Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  12. ^ "RM2b KL-Klang busway shelved". 24 November 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2018.