The Sepang District is an administrative district located in the southern southernmost part of the state of Selangor in Malaysia. The district covers a gazetted local plan planning area of (61,900.00 hectares) and had an estimated population of 338,600 in 2023.
The administrative capital of Sepang is the planned town of Salak Tinggi, which succeeded the historic border settlement of Sepang town. Sepang is widely recognized as Malaysia's global gateway, being home to the country's primary aviation hub, Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), as well as Cyberjaya, a designated high-technology core established under the MSC Malaysia initiative.
The district's northern section contains southernmost residential suburban extensions of Puchong and Kajang, including communities such as Bukit Puchong 2, 16 Sierra, Pulau Meranti, Bandar Nusaputra, Taman Putra Perdana, Taman Putra Prima, Kampung Sungai Merab, and Desa Pinggiran Putra.
History Historically administered under neighbouring jurisdictions, the Sepang District was formally constituted on 1 January 1975 from the repartitioning of sections of the Hulu Langat (Kajang) and Kuala Langat districts. The municipal authority, the Sepang Municipal Council (Majlis Perbandaran Sepang), was established when local administration gained full municipal status in 2005.
Under the statutory Sepang Municipal Council Local Plan 2035 (Replacement) prepared by PLANMalaysia, the district is targeted to transition toward full city council status (Majlis Bandaraya Sepang) by 2035, underpinned by the Integrated Development Region in South Selangor (IDRISS) initiative.
Geography
Sepang occupies the southern tip of Selangor facing the Strait of Malacca. It borders Kuala Langat to the west, Petaling to the north, Hulu Langat to the northeast, and the state of Negeri Sembilan (specifically Seremban and Port Dickson) across the Sepang River to the east and south. In addition, Sepang completely encompasses the federal administrative centre of Putrajaya.
According to the 2035 Land Use Zoning data, the district's area is apportioned into housing (20.19%), transport corridors (19.29%), water bodies (11.10%), mixed-use development (9.79%), agriculture (9.50%), commercial (8.33%), industry (5.44%), forestry (4.36%), and public utilities and institutions.
Administrative divisions
At the cadastral level, Sepang District is divided into three traditional mukims (sub-districts): Dengkil
Sepang
Planning blocks For strategic urban planning, zoning enforcement, and infrastructure allocation, the Sepang Municipal Council and PLANMalaysia organise the district into eight designated Planning Blocks (Blok Perancangan, BP):
Planning Block Name Area (ha) Key Localities & Development Highlights BP1 Pinggiran Cyberjaya 6,201.01 16 Sierra, Pulau Meranti, Taman Putra Prima, Selangor Cyber Valley, Bukit Damar, Cybersouth BP2 Cyberjaya 2,841.99 Cyber 1 through Cyber 12, multimedia technology hubs, high-tech enterprises, higher education institutions BP3 Sungai Merab 8,641.15 Universiti Putra Malaysia sector, Sungai Merab, Bukit Unggul, Jenderam Hulu BP4 Ampar Tenang 2,841.99 Bandar Serenia, Ampar Tenang, Pekan Dengkil, Timah Langat BP5 Salak Tinggi 2,400.87 Bandar Baru Salak Tinggi (District capital), Salak Perdana, Jenderam Hulu BP6 KLIA 9,851.53 Kuala Lumpur International Airport operational zone, Airport Central, aerospace zone, DFTZ logistics corridors BP7 Pinggiran KLIA 3,636.93 Bandar Avion, Labu Lanjut, Pekan Salak BP8 Sungai Pelek 23,809.45 Pekan Sepang, Pekan Sungai Pelek, Bagan Lalang beach resort zone, Banghuris ecotourism area
Demographics
According to official projections using backcasting urban planning models in the municipal local plan, the population of Sepang District is projected to reach 595,801 residents by 2035, requiring an estimated 211,938 housing units.
Federal Parliament and State Assembly seats
List of Sepang district representatives in the Federal Parliament (Dewan Rakyat): Parliament Constituency Member of Parliament Party P113 Aiman Athirah Sabu Pakatan Harapan (AMANAH)
List of Sepang district representatives in the Selangor State Legislative Assembly: Parliament State Constituency Member of the Legislative Assembly Party P113 N54 Tanjong Sepat Borhan Aman Shah Pakatan Harapan (PKR) N55 Dengkil Jamil Salleh N56 Sungai Pelek Lwi Kian Keong Pakatan Harapan (DAP)
Economy Sepang serves as Malaysia's core aviation and logistics center. The corporate headquarters of Malaysia Airlines,"Malaysia Airlines Recovery Plan Quarterly Update (1 Sept-30 Nov 15) ." Malaysia Airlines. Retrieved on 5 May 2016. AirAsia,Chan Tien Hin. "AirAsia Has Record Drop on Loss, Analyst Downgrade." Bloomberg L.P.. 1 December 2008. Retrieved on 27 September 2009. AirAsia X,"AirAsia X Berhad • Annual Report 2014" (Archive). AirAsia X. Retrieved on 2 February 2015. p. 20. MASkargo,"Location Map ." MASkargo. Retrieved on 22 February 2010. and Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad are based on the grounds of Kuala Lumpur International Airport."Contact Information ." Malaysia Airports. Retrieved on 23 May 2011.
The ongoing development of KLIA Aeropolis is structured to advance aerospace maintenance, air cargo logistics, and aviation manufacturing by 2035. The Electronic World Trade Platform (eWTP) Digital Free Trade Zone (DFTZ) hub jointly developed with Alibaba Group serves as a regional e-commerce distribution centre. High-technology clusters and software companies are centered at Cyberjaya, while digital animation studio Animonsta Studios operates its creative facilities in Cyber 8."Contact Us ." Animonsta Studios. Retrieved on 29 August 2015.
Tourist attractions Petronas Sepang International Circuit Bagan Lalang Beach and Avani Sepang Gold Coast Mitsui Outlet Park KLIA IOI City Mall (Southern concourse sector) Banghuris Homestay Ecotourism
Transportation
Air Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA Terminal 1 and Terminal 2)
Railways ERL & KLIA Terminal 2 — KLIA Terminal 1 — Salak Tinggi (Transit Line only)
RapidKL 16 Sierra — Cyberjaya Utara — Cyberjaya City Centre
Buses and highways Public bus transit in Sepang is predominantly covered by the free Smart Selangor Bus network operated by Causeway Link and SKS-BUS, radiating from the central transport terminal in Bandar Baru Salak Tinggi to Dengkil, Cyberjaya, KLIA, and Sungai Pelek. Rapid KL operates feeder bus services connecting residential areas with the Putrajaya Line MRT stations and LRT stations.
Major expressways serving the district include the North–South Expressway Central Link (ELITE, E6), the Maju Expressway (MEX, E20), the South Klang Valley Expressway (SKVE, E26), and Damansara–Puchong Expressway (LDP, E11). Ongoing transport road projects under the 2035 Local Plan focus on completing missing road links along Federal Route 32 (Jalan Labohan Dagang–Nilai) and building new highway links connecting the IDRISS growth nodes.
Education Sepang features an extensive concentration of tertiary and higher education campuses: Xiamen University Malaysia (Bandar Sunsuria) Multimedia University (Cyberjaya Campus) University of Cyberjaya (UoC) Limkokwing University of Creative Technology Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM Dengkil Campus) City University Malaysia (Cyberjaya Campus) UNIKOP College
See also Districts of Malaysia Sepang Municipal Council
References
External links
Sepang Municipal Council official portal Kuala Lumpur International Airport