Bangi is a small town situated on the south of the district of Hulu Langat

Hulu Langat

Hulu Langat is a district and also a parliamentary constituency located between Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya. Being located in the southeast corridor of the Klang Valley, it is quietly booming...

, in Selangor

Selangor

Selangor also known by its Arabic honorific, Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity") is one of the 13 states of Malaysia. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the east, Negeri Sembilan to the south and the Strait of Malacca to the west...

, Malaysia. It is roughly situated between the towns of Kajang

Kajang

Kajang, is a town in the eastern part of Selangor, Malaysia. Kajang is the district capital of Hulu Langat. It is located from of Malaysia's capital, Kuala Lumpur.The current locational gravity of growth in Kajang would be Sungai Chua...

 (9 kilometres away) and Putrajaya

Putrajaya

Putrajaya is a planned city, located 25km south of Kuala Lumpur, that serves as the federal administrative centre of Malaysia. The seat of government was shifted in 1999 from Kuala Lumpur to Putrajaya, due to the overcrowding and congestion in the Kuala Lumpur areas...

 (formerly Prang Besar) (also 9 kilometres away), and is linked to KTM Komuter

KTM Komuter

KTM Komuter is a commuter train service in Malaysia operated by Keretapi Tanah Melayu . It was introduced in 1995 to provide local rail services in Kuala Lumpur and the surrounding Klang Valley suburban areas. It is popular with commuters into the city, who thus avoid being caught in road traffic...

 commuter train

Regional rail

Commuter rail, also called suburban rail, is a passenger rail transport service that primarily operates between a city center, and the middle to outer suburbs beyond 15km and commuter towns or other locations that draw large numbers of commuters—people who travel on a daily basis...

 services via the Bangi Komuter station

Bangi Komuter station

Bangi Komuter station is a KTM Komuter train station located at and named after the small town of Bangi, Selangor. The station is situated on the northeast tip of the town, and is primarily assigned to serve Rawang-Seremban Line train services....

. The town is surrounded by palm oil

Palm oil

Palm oil, coconut oil and palm kernel oil are edible plant oils derived from the fruits of palm trees. Palm oil is extracted from the pulp of the fruit of the oil palm Elaeis guineensis; palm kernel oil is derived from the kernel of the oil palm and coconut oil is derived from the kernel of the...

 estates; a Malaysian Palm Oil Board

Malaysian Palm Oil Board

The Malaysian Palm Oil Board is a government agency responsible for the development, promotion and regulation of the palm oil industry in Malaysia...

/UKM

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

The National University of Malaysia is a public university located in Bangi, Selangor which is about 35 km south of Kuala Lumpur...

 research station is also based close to the town.

Bangi is not to be confused with Bandar Baru Bangi

Bandar Baru Bangi

Bandar Baru Bangi is a township situated in the district of Hulu Langat, in Selangor, Malaysia. It is named after the small town of Bangi situated further south. It is located between Kajang and Putrajaya and is about 25 km away from the capital city, Kuala Lumpur...

, a newer and larger township several kilometres north, similar to the town only by name and located closer to Kajang.