Bangsar Park

Bangsar Park is also part of the Lembah Pantai constituency and its Member of Parliament is Fahmi Fadzil, for the past 1 term.

One suggestion is that it derives its name from Bunge, a Belgian, and Grisar, a Frenchman, said to be the founders of a European company that ran the estate, Bunge-Grisar.

Most of the vegetation from the forest has not been cleared, thus it would appears as if the eastern neighbourhoods of Bangsar were actually surrounded by a jungle.

The initial residents of Bangsar Park were mainly Ceylonese from Brickfields, who were mostly government clerks and looking for a new, clean neighbourhood to move into.

The Gujarati Association WP & Selangor building and Jain Mandir is also located at Lorong Maarof.

However, most parents prefer sending their children to Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Bukit Bandaraya, which is just three minutes drive away, as it has a better academic record.

Universiti Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC), a public hospital is situated within five minutes drive, although access is through Petaling Jaya.

Until recently Bangsar Park did not suffer from traffic congestion at any time of the day.

However recent poorly planned and approved developments, such as Bangsar Hill Park, (that replaces the previous low density low cost housing that was Sri Pahang flats), are causing excessive congestion with now the formally quite inner road of Lorong Maarof frequently backing up through the taman.

Bangsar is a five-minute drive from KL Sentral, a major transportation hub in neighbouring Brickfields.