Batu Caves (town)

Coordinates: 3°14′N 101°40′E / 3.233°N 101.667°E / 3.233; 101.667
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Batu Caves
峇都喼 (Chinese), பத்துமலை (Tamil)
Batu Caves

Batu Caves (

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.

Townships and villages

Places of Worships

Education

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

  • 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

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

Current Development

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

  • Batu Caves temple as seen from Lord Murugan statue
    Batu Caves temple as seen from Lord Murugan statue
  • Batu Caves train station that is expected to be developed soon
    Batu Caves train station that is expected to be developed soon

Transportation

Public transport

The main rail station serving Batu Caves is the  KC05 

Batu Caves-Pulau Sebang Line
.

rapidKL
and Selangor Omnibus buses serve this town.

Car

Batu Caves is located right next to the

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

Batu Caves is part of the Gombak

Menteri Besar of Selangor.[2]

References

  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