Kota Damansara
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Kota Damansara is a township in the Klang Valley region in Selangor, Malaysia .
It is located in Damansara mukim (subdistrict) of Petaling district. This township is owned by Selangor State Development Corporation (PKNS)
Kota Damansara is a 4,000 - acre township in the fast-growing, northern region of Petaling Jaya. The land is owned by the Selangor State Development Corporation (PKNS), and is being jointly developed through privatisation, joint ventures, and by PKNS itself. Of the total area, 1,500 acres have been earmarked for housing. Divided into 14 sections, developments within Kota Damansara include Sunway Damansara, The Strand Damansara, Sierra Damansara, Damansara Indah, Seri Utama and The Residency.
Situated in what was previously a forest reserve, Kota Damansara is bordered in the west by the Sungai Buloh Industrial Park, in the south by the Tropicana Golf & Country Resort and on the south-east by Bandar Utama Damansara.
The development of Kota Damansara first began in 1992 and was initially undertaken solely by PKNS. The pace of development picked up when PKNS decided to develop parcels via joint ventures or privatisation. Excluding developments by private developers and joint ventures, PKNS has launched more than 8,500 units, with an average take up rate of more than 85%. As at end of 2005, the estimated population of Kota Damansara was 300,000 and rising.
Some 1,000 acres have been set aside for a botanical garden. Other amenities include the Selangor Polo Country Club [1], Seri Selangor Golf Course, two primary and secondary schools and one smart private school - Sri KDU, SEGI College and Damansara Fertility Centre/Tropicana Medical Centre and International University College of Technology Twintech (IUCTT).
The township is accessible via the Damansara - Puchong Expressway (LDP) via Persiaran Surian, the old Batu Tiga - Sungai Buloh road and via its own interchange to the North Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE). This interchange is the Kota Damansara interchange located immediately before the Damansara interchange if one is heading to Klang.
Parcel PB1 forms part of the dedicated town center for Kota Damansara and is located in Section 11, at the central east of Kota Damansara. Surrounding developments include:
- Dataran Sunway and The Strand Damansara - Commercial development adjacent to Parcel PB1.
- Selangor Science Park (Section 3).
- Damansara Indah Resort Homes.
- Tropicana Golf & Country Club.
- The Residency (Section 9).
Other major developments in the vicinity of 10km to 15km from Parcel PB1 and accessible from the LDP include :-
- Mutiara Damansara - The Curve, IKEA, IKANO, TESCO, MJ and Cineplex (Cathay Cineleisure) [2].
- Damansara Perdana
- Bandar Utama - One Utama
- Taman Tun Dr. Ismail
- Damansara Damai
- Desa Park City
- Bandar Seri Damansara
- Gugusan Melur