Bernam Jaya is a new Malaysian township in northern 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...

 built by Selangor State Development Corporation

Selangor State Development Corporation

The Selangor State Development Corporation or Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Selangor is a state development corporation in Selangor, Malaysia....

 (PKNS). The construction was aided by private developers, along the model of the Kota Damansara

Kota Damansara

Kota Damansara is a 4,000-acre developing township located in the mukim of Sungai Buloh in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia....

 township. The township, comprising over 800 acres (3.2 km²), is located between Sabak Bernam

Sabak Bernam

Sabak Bernam is a district of Selangor State, Malaysia. It covers an area of 1,056 square kilometres, and had a population of 106,158 at the 2010 Census . It is situated to the northwest of Selangor town...

 and Tanjung Malim

Tanjung Malim

Tanjung Malim is a town in the state of Perak, Malaysia. It is approximately north of Kuala Lumpur via the North-South Expressway. It lies on the Perak-Selangor state border, with Sungai Bernam serving as the natural divider....

. The government acquired the land, former 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...

 plantations, from private real estate companies in 1997; at a time when much development was focused on the southern part of the country, Selangor's State Development Corporation looked to the northern corridor. The site, close to the North-South Expressway, was intended primarily for employees of the nearby Proton City

Proton City

Proton City is a new township with industrial, commercial and residential activities spread over 4,000 acres...

 automotive complex and the Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris

Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris

University Pendidikan Sultan Idris or UPSI is a public university in the town of Tanjung Malim, Perak in Malaysia. First established in 1922 as a teachers college, it is one of the oldest functioning institutions of higher learning in Malaysia.-History:...

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