| Federal Territory of Putrajaya Wilayah Persekutuan Putrajaya (Malay) | |||
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| — Federal Territory — | |||
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| Motto: Bandar raya Taman, Bandar raya Bestari(English: Garden City, Intelligent City) | |||
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Putrajaya in Malaysia | |||
| Coordinates: 2°55′00″N 101°40′00″ECoordinates: 2°55′00″N 101°40′00″E | |||
| Country | Malaysia | ||
| State | Wilayah Persekutuan | ||
| Establishment | 1995, October 19th | ||
| Made into Federal Territory |
2001, February 1st | ||
| Government | |||
| - Administered by | Perbadanan Putrajaya
Putrajaya Corporation | ||
| - Chairman | Samsudin Osman | ||
| Area[1] | |||
| - Total | 49 km2 (18.9 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2010)[2] | |||
| - Total | 67,964 | ||
| - Density | 1,387/km2 (3,592.4/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | MST (UTC+8) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | Not observed (UTC) | ||
| Mean solar time | UTC+06:46:40 | ||
| Website | http://www.ppj.gov.my/ | ||
Putrajaya is a planned city , located 25km from Kuala Lumpur, that serves as the federal administrative centre of Malaysai . The seat of goverment was shifted in 1999 from Kuala Lumpur to Putrajaya , due to overcrowding and congestion in the Kuala Lumpur areas . Nevertheless , Kuala Lumpur remains Malaysia's national capital , as the seat of Parliament , as well as the country's commercial and financial centre . Putrajaya was the brainchild of the fomer Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohammad . In 2001 , Putrajaya became Malaysia's third federal territtory after Kuala Lumpur and Labuan .
Named after the first Malaysian Prime Minister , Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra , the city is situated within the Multimedia Super Corridor , beside the also newly developed Cyberjaya . In Malay/Sanskrit , the words 'putra' or 'putera' means 'prince' , and 'jaya' means 'success' or 'victory' . The development of Putrajaya started in the early 1990s , and today majar landmarks are completed and the population is expected to grow bigger by the days .
Popular places in Putrajaya include the Istana Melawati royal palace and the Putra Mosque .