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Hatta & Associates is a
registered estate agency located at Setapak, Kuala Lumpur. The
agency has a strong presence in Kuala Lumpur area with a team of
professionally qualified and licensed negotiators, each having an
extensive knowledge of the major residential and commercial areas of
Kuala Lumpur and surrounding districts.
Setapak
Setapak is a mukim in Gombak District, Selangor, Malaysia. Formerly
a tin-mining and rubber-growing area, in Malay tapak means 'step' so
Setapak means 'one step', probably referring to the close proximity
of the suburb to Kuala Lumpur. Another explanation of the origin of
its name traces to its historical roots.
The earliest inhabitants of Setapak were the aborigines (orang asli),
and the Minangkabaus. On 12 April 1884 Frank Swettenham, the British
Resident of Selangor pleaded for the re-appointment of Batu Tapak as
the headman of the aborigines living in that area, and hence the
name Setapak, in honour of the headman.
The mukim (commune/subdistrict) of Setapak is situated north-east of
Kuala Lumpur in the constituency of Gombak and has an area of 62
square miles (160 km2). The northern limit of Setapak is Gunung
Bunga Buah; its north-eastern limit is Genting Sempah on the Pahang
border; to the east is Bukit Dinding and to the south-east is the
Rifle range. The state constituency of Gombak Setia roughly
corresponds to the boundaries of the mukim of Setapak; before 1974
it also includes what is today the parliamentary constituencies of
Wangsa Maju and Setiawangsa.
The Gombak River with its source in Gunung Bunga Buah, is the main
river flowing through the mukim. Setapak consists of Gombak town,
the Hot spring New Village and a number of other villages.
Today, what is regarded as 'Setapak' consists of the township of
Wangsa Maju, as well as the first few kilometres of Jalan Pahang and
some surrounding areas. The Titiwangsa Recreational Park is located
just south of Setapak. Loke Yew Hill is a place of major historical
interest in this town. Named after the Chinese philanthropist, this
hill contains ruins of a fortress surrounding the dilapidated villa
which belonged to the Loke family. It is also the burial ground for
the Loke family.
In 1961 the Zoological society was formed, and the National Zoo of
Malaysia (Zoo Negara) in Setapak was officially opened by the Prime
Minister and on 16 November 1963. The Zoo is situated about 13
kilometers from Kuala Lumpur, onroute to Ulu Klang and situated on a
42-acre (17 ha) semi-virgin jungle with a reserve of 100 acres (40
ha) for further development.
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