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For the Kuala Lumpur side of the same town, see Cheras, Kuala Lumpur.

Cheras Cheras
Town
Other transcription(s)
• Chinese	蕉赖
• Jawi	چراس
• Tamil	செராஸ்
Country	Malaysia
State	Selangor
District	Hulu Langat
Local Government	Kajang Municipal Council
Area
• Total	59.73 km2 (23.06 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	274,088
• Density	4,600/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (MST)
Postcode	43200, 43207, 43000. 43300

Cheras is a township and mukim located in Hulu Langat District, Selangor, Malaysia. It consists of neighbourhoods Batu 9 Cheras, Batu 10 Cheras, Bandar Damai Perdana, Balakong, Bandar Mahkota Cheras, and Sungai Long. The mukim is governed by the Kajang Municipal Council (MPKj), which also governed other areas of Hulu Langat district, such as Kajang, Bandar Baru Bangi, and Semenyih. Located southeast to Kuala Lumpur, Cheras serves as a major suburb for the city due to its proximity.

Governance

Cheras is currently divided between two parliamentary seats and is served by two representatives in the Federal Parliament. It is also similarly divided between three state representatives in the Selangor State Legislative Assembly. The local administration of Cheras is carried out by Kajang Municipal Council (Majlis Perbandaran Kajang, MPKj), represented by six local councilors.

Parliament

List of Cheras representatives in Federal Parliament (Dewan Rakyat)

Parliament	Seat name	Member of parliament	Coalition (Party)
P101	Hulu Langat	Mohd Sany Hamzan	Pakatan Harapan (AMANAH)
P102	Bangi	Syahredzan Johan	Pakatan Harapan (DAP)

State legislative assembly

List of Cheras representatives in Selangor State Legislative Assembly (Dewan Negeri Selangor)

Parliament	State	Seat name	State assemblyman	Party
P101	N23	Dusun Tua	Johan Abd Aziz	Barisan Nasional (UMNO)
P102	N25	Kajang	David Cheong Kian Young	Pakatan Harapan (PKR)
	N27	Balakong	Wayne Ong Chun Wei	Pakatan Harapan (DAP)

Local municipal council

List of Cheras representatives in Kajang Municipal Council (Majlis Perbandaran Kajang)

Zone	Zone name	Local councilor	Party
2	Batu 9 Cheras	Farhan Haziq Mohamed	Pakatan Harapan (DAP)
3	Bandar Mahkota Cheras	Lim Kim Eng	Pakatan Harapan (PKR)
4	Bandar Tun Hussein Onn	Suzannah Hanim Wong	Pakatan Harapan (DAP)
5	Bandar Damai Perdana	Tan Tee Guan	Pakatan Harapan (DAP)
9	Taman Rakan	Siti Razimi A. Razak	Pakatan Harapan (PKR)
11	Bandar Sungai Long	Kwan Say Hong	Pakatan Harapan (DAP)

Place of interest

Neighbourhoods

Cheras has many distinct neighbourhoods. Some of the earliest neighbourhood in Cheras begun as Chinese New Villages, such as 9th Mile Cheras and 11th Mile Cheras.

Commerce

Cheras Traders Square, Dataran C180, and Bandar Mahkota Cheras serve as the main entertainment and business area. There are

Places of worship

Masjid Bandar Tun Hussein Onn in Bandar Tun Hussein Onn is the main worshipping place of Muslims in area. Other notable mosques in Cheras include Masjid Taman Cheras Jaya, Masjid Kariah Batu 10 Cheras

Lutheran Church in Malaysia operates several churches in Cheras since the early 1950s. Notable standalone Lutheran churches include 11th Mile Cheras Lutheran Church, 9th Mile Cheras Lutheran Church, and Balakong Unity Lutheran Church. Church service are conducted in English, Mandarin, and Malay.

There are also several notable Chinese temple in Cheras, they are Tian Zun Temple (天尊公庙) and Xing An Temple (星安庙).

Recreational

Lake Valley

Education

Education in Cheras is provided by a vast number of public and private institutions.

Primary schools

• Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (C) Bandar Sungai Long
• Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (C) Balakong
• Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (C) Batu 9 Cheras
• Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (C) Batu 11 Cheras
• Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (C) Taman Connaught (2)
• Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (T) Bandar Mahkota Cheras
• Sekolah Kebangsaan Bandar Tun Hussein Onn
• Sekolah Kebangsaan Bandar Tun Hussein Onn 2
• Sekolah Kebangsaan Batu Sembilan
• Sekolah Kebangsaan Bukit Raya
• Sekolah Kebangsaan Cheras Jaya
• Sekolah Kebangsaan Desa Baiduri
• Sekolah Kebangsaan Kg Cheras Baharu
• Sekolah Kebangsaan Taman Cuepacs
• Sekolah Kebangsaan Taman Puteri
• Sekolah Kebangsaan Taman Rakan

Secondary schools

• Sekolah Agama Menengah Hulu Langat
• Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Bandar Tun Hussein Onn 2
• Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Bandar Baru Sungai Long
• Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Cheras Jaya
• Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Cheras Perdana
• Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Perimbun

Private & international schools

• Beaconhouse Newlands International School
• Beaconhouse Sri Murni
• Cempaka National Schools
• Columbia International School
• Oxburgh International School

Higher education

Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, a not-for-profit private research university based in Kampar, operates a campus in Bandar Sungai Long since 2015.

Transportation

Road

Cheras is well-connected to the wider Klang Valley region via two major highways, namely the Cheras–Kajang ExpresswayCheras-Kajang Expressway, which connects to Kuala Lumpur to the north and Kajang to the south; and the Kajang Dispersal Link Expressway Kajang Dispersal Link Expressway (SILK) which connects to Seri Kembangan in the west and Semenyih to the east.

Public Transportation

Public transportation service is provided by Rapid KL and the Kajang Municipal Council (MPKJ).

Rail

Passenger rail service is provided exclusively by the MRT Kajang Line, which is part of the Klang Valley Integrated Transit System run by Rapid Rail since 2017. There are currently five Kajang Line MRT stations serving Cheras, namely  KG27  Taman Suntex station,  KG28  Sri Raya station,  KG29  Bandar Tun Hussein Onn station,  KG30  Batu 11 Cheras station and  KG31  Bukit Dukung station. Park and ride facility is provided at the Bandar Tun Hussein Onn station.

Bus

Cheras is served by numerous local bus routes operated by Rapid Bus and Kajang Municipal Council.

Healthcare

Healthcare coverage in Cheras is provided by both the public and private healthcare system. Currently there are two private hospital serving Cheras, namely the Columbia Asia Hospital Cheras and Sungai Long Specialist Hospital. There is no public hospital located within Cheras. There are currently three public health clinics located in Cheras, they are Klinik Kesihatan Bandar Tun Hussein Onn, Klinik Kesihatan Batu Sembilan, and Klinik Kesihatan Balakong.