Cheras, Kuala Lumpur

Cheras (Chinese: 蕉賴; Jyutping: Ziu1 Laai6; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chiau-nāi; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Tsiâu-lai) is a suburban and a district, straddling both the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur and Hulu Langat District in the state of Selangor, Malaysia.

The township is located to the south-east of downtown Kuala Lumpur.

These townships are either administered in whole or part by both MPKJ and MPAJ due to its close proximity.

[1] The district mainly consist of Chinese residents, which also make up the majority of voters for the Cheras electorate.

The current Member of Parliament (MP) for the Cheras parliamentary constituency is Tan Kok Wai from Pakatan Harapan, who won the seat in the 2022 Malaysian general election.

The skyline of Kuala Lumpur at night from Cheras. Photo taken on the hills bordering nearby Ampang .