Selayang

Selayang is a town in Gombak District, Selangor, Malaysia, on the northern outskirts of Kuala Lumpur in the Klang Valley. It sits on the main route to Rawang along Jalan Ipoh, connected to Jalan Kuching, and the Kepong-Selayang Highway links it to neighbouring Kepong. Most of the town is administered by the Selayang Municipal Council, while the part that spills into the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur is administered by Kuala Lumpur City Hall; its postcode is 68100 Batu Caves. Facilities include Batu Caves Komuter station, the Selayang Municipal Council stadium, a hospital, a public library and a public university campus, with access to the Middle Ring Road 2. Local landmarks include the Selayang Mall, the Pasar Borong Selayang wholesale market and the Forest Research Institute Malaysia at Kepong, a leading tropical forestry research institute dating from 1926.