Damansara Utama
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Damansara Utama is a suburb of Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. It is composed of two parts, namely SS20 and SS21, which are separated by the Damansara-Puchong Highway, a heavily-used 6 lane highway.
Commerce
SS21, especially the Uptown offices project,is the commercial hub of Damansara Utama, which houses the Malaysian offices of many multinational companies such as Novell, Logica, L'Oreal, Nike, Levi's and Unisys.Almost every weeknight, a night market with hawkers peddling apparel, food and similar items is held in SS21, making the search for parking spaces difficult in the area.
There are many shops within the Uptown area. Among them are restaurants, opticians, fashion houses and miscellanous goods.
There are also a few banks that have set up their branches within the area.
- Maybank
- Public Bank
- RHB Bank
- AmBank
Education
Primary and secondary education is provided by the SK Damansara Utama or Damansara Utama Primary school and Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Damansara Utama[link] / SMK Damansara Utama / Damansara Utama Secondary School, respectively. There are no tertiary institutions in the area, although the misleadingly named KDU College (previously known as Kolej Damansara Utama) is not too far off in Damansara Jaya.Healthcare
The Damansara Specialist Hospital is located along Jalan SS 20/10. The hospital is managed by Kumpulan Perubatan (Johor) Sdn Bhd. The hospital provides all the services, facilities and amenities of a modern hospital.There are various clinics and pharmacies within Damansara Utama closer to Uptown square. Major pharmacy chain Watsons has a pharmacy within Uptown.
Religion
The religious needs of locals who adhere to the Christian faith is served by the Damansara Utama Methodist Church (DUMC). There are also many other churches in surrounding suburbs.There is also a mosque in SS21, Masjid Al Mujaheddin, where Muslims perform their daily prayers.
Public Transport
Public transport within Damansara Utama consists of the public bus and taxi service. Buses which operate routes which pass through Damansara Utama are- Buses which operate from Bandar Utama to Kuala Lumpur and vice-versa
- *21A (Rapid KL)
- *21B (Rapid KL)
- *21C (Rapid KL)
- Buses which operate from Taman Bahagia LRT station.
- *Rapid KL feeder buses.
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