Batu Caves (Chinese: 峇都喼, Tamil: பத்துமலை) is a mukim and town in Gombak District, Selangor, Malaysia. Named after the limestone caves and Hindu shrine Batu Caves, the town is experiencing an increase in residences due to a housing boom in the center of the city.

Batu Caves
峇都喼 (Chinese), பத்துமலை (Tamil)
Batu Caves

Townships and villages edit

  • Taman Jasa
  • Taman Pinggiran Batu Caves
  • Taman Industri Bolton
  • Kampung Indian Settlement
  • Taman Amaniah
  • Taman Batu Caves
  • Taman Selasih
  • Taman Samudera
  • Taman Desa Bakti
  • Taman Desa Minang
  • Taman Ehsan
  • Taman Koperasi Polis
  • Astana Gemilang
  • Perkampungan Melayu Seri Gombak
  • Taman Selayang
  • Taman Seri Selayang
  • Kampung Melayu
  • Kampung Baru Batu Caves
  • Kampung Laksamana
  • Kampung Nakhoda
  • Kampung Bendahara
  • Kampung Lalat
  • Kampung Sungai Kertas
  • Kampung Datuk Karim
  • Taman Gombak Permai
  • Selayang Mulia
  • Selayang Mutiara
  • Kampung Melayu Sri Wira Damai

Places of Worships edit

Education edit

The housing boom in the town has led more residents to move into the town and led to the need for more new schools.

Kindergartens edit

  • Private
    • Tadika Setia Kasih
    • Tadika Disney
    • Tadika Islam Sayidina Abu-Bakar As-Siddiq
    • 3Q MRC Junior Taman Sri Gombak
  • Public
    • Tabika Kemas Perkampungan Melayu
    • Tabika Kemas Taman Seri Gombak

Primary schools edit

Currently, there are only six primary schools in the town.

  • Public
    • Sekolah Kebangsaan Taman Seri Gombak
    • Sekolah Kebangsaan Taman Seri Gombak 2
    • Sekolah Kebangsaan Taman Samudera
    • Sekolah Kebangsaan Taman Selasih
    • Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Tamil) Batu Caves
    • Sekolah Rendah Kebangsaan Taman Selayang (1)
    • Sekolah Rendah Kebangsaan Taman Selayang (2)
    • Sekolah Rendah Islam Saidina Abu Bakar As-Siddiq

Secondary schools edit

Current Development edit

Several new business centre have opened at the town heart and have raised the overall land-value. The development of the new-mosque has boosted the land-value of the surrounding area at Taman Sri Gombak near the Tasik Taman Seri Gombak besides simplify the citizens and students to go to mosque for pray.

Gallery edit

Transportation edit

Public transport edit

The main rail station serving Batu Caves is the  KC05  Batu Caves Komuter station, opened in 2010 as part of the refurbishment of the Sentul-Batu Caves branch line. The station is on the 1 Batu Caves-Pulau Sebang Line.

rapidKL and Selangor Omnibus buses serve this town.

Car edit

Batu Caves is located right next to the MRR2 Federal Route 28. The interchanges to East Coast Expressway (which goes to Kuantan and Kuala Terengganu) and Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway (which leads to Mont Kiara and Segambut) are located nearby.

Politics edit

Batu Caves is part of the Gombak parliamentary constituency, currently represented by Amirudin Shari of Parti Keadilan Rakyat.[1] Batu Caves is covered by the Sungai Tua constituency in the Selangor State Legislative Assembly, currently represented by Amirudin Shari of Parti Keadilan Rakyat. He is also the current Menteri Besar of Selangor.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "Ahli Parlimen". Portal Rasmi Parlimen Malaysia. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  2. ^ "ADN Kawasan N11 - N20". Portal Kerajaan Negeri Selangor Darul Ehsan. Retrieved 11 January 2016.

3°14′N 101°40′E / 3.233°N 101.667°E / 3.233; 101.667