Putrajaya, the smart city

Putrajaya - Malaysia is a newly planned city and started construction in 1995 from a wilderness, no rivers, trees ... Located about 30 km south of Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya is the middle new administrative center of Malaysia. Since 1999, government buildings and offices have moved here to avoid traffic and crowded environments in Kuala Lumpur. Putrajaya is a Federal territory like Kuala Lumpur or Labuan island in East Malaysia. Named after Malaysia's first Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra. In Sanskrit, "putra" means "prince" and "jaya" means "to win". Putrajava is a modern city without many high-rise buildings like in the commercial capital of Kuala Lumpur, with the policy of allocating nearly 40% of the area for greenery parks along with quality improvement projects. quantity and detoxification for the environment are given top priority.

The city is planned and built completely on an area of ​​about 50 km2, divided into two main areas: the central area and the peripheral area, separated by artificial lake Putrajaya. The core area concentrates all administrative areas of the country, including 5 districts divided by separate functional sub-areas such as: Cabinet, commerce, civil and cultural, development - mixed, sport and entertainment. These districts are linked by major 4.2 km long main thoroughfare. This avenue also hosts parades during major national ceremonies, festivals, and cultural events. The peripheral area includes 15 districts, of which 12 are designed as densely populated residential areas to create a comfortable living environment for people, with full facilities and services such as: shopping, religious facilities, entertainment places, entertainment ...

This is the first electronic city of Asia when works serving citizens such as administrative offices, schools, hospitals, cinemas, parks ... are managed by the application of information technology. Modern news. Every citizen in Putrajaya is issued a multi-purpose card with an electronic chip. This card is used as identification card, driver's license, ATM card, store health information and also used as a travel permit for travel in Malaysia and some countries in the region. From going to school, going to work, entertainment ... are optimized through these smart cards, students go to school without having to bring books, shopping without carrying money ... all are place quickly and accurately. Life in Putrajaya is considered world-class, it has no pollution, no social evils, no outdated poverty, and the population is carefully refined, only high-ranking officials, intellectuals can come to live. Putrajaya is also famous for tourist attractions such as:

Perdana Putra, the prime minister's office building with extremely beautiful and vast architecture

* Perdana Putra, the prime minister's office building with extremely beautiful and vast architecture is located on a hill, built from natural stone materials. From here, you can overlook the lake and Putra Cathedral. The large 6-storey building is divided into 3 zones. The largest central area is the Prime Minister's Office building. The west wing is the office of the deputy prime minister, the east is the parliamentary secretary general.

Putra Mosque is one of the unique architectural highlights of Putrajaya

* Putra Mosque is one of the unique architectural highlights of Putrajaya, located in the reflection of Lake Putra, completed in 1999. This is one of the most modern mosques in the world. The building is a perfect combination of traditional and modern Islamic architecture, built of pink granite. It is also the only church in the world built by a female architect.

Putrajaya artificial lake with flow around the city is like the "heart" of Putrajaya

* Putrajaya artificial lake with flow around the city is like the "heart" of Putrajaya. With an area of ​​over 650 hectares, this famous lake has brought exquisite elegance to the modernity of Putrajaya. It also takes place in sports activities, exciting festivals such as kayaking, rowing, swimming, canoeing, windsurfing ...

Seri Wawasan Bridge is considered the longest bridge in Putrajaya

* Seri Wawasan Bridge is considered the longest bridge in Putrajaya city connecting District 2 and residential area in District 8. This is an important road leading to the central island. The bridge has a sail-shaped design combined with a steel-frame stay cable. The lighting of the street lights has helped this bridge attract a lot of visitors to admire this work.