Banting Town and Surrounding Area

Banting is a principal town in the district of Kuala Langat, Selangor in Malaysia. Banting has a population of 48,240. It is situated on the banks of Langat River (Sungai Langat in Malay). It was probably also known as Rest Town or Bandar Persinggahan of Federal route http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Jkr-ft5.png. The historical Bandar Jugra, a former royal town of Selangor is situated near Banting. Its popular for small scale industry product like kerepek and belacan.Banting in Popular CultureLost in Banting is said to be the first art film made in Banting. It is considered an "uber-artsy" film, even out-artsying the pretentious films made by Malaysia's indie-film stalwarts; James Lee and Tan Chui Mui. Like many other pretentious Malaysian made art films, Lost in Banting relied heavily on long-takes and static shots, morose characters, and features minimal dialogue. "Lost in Banting" was made without a budget, it was shot with a Canon G7 point and shoot camera. The grainy picture quality boost it's artistic credibility.
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Bandar Banting terletak di negeri Selangor Darul Ehsan pada kedudukan 2.8' Utara dan 101.6' Timur. Ia merupakan bandar pentadbiran bagi Daerah Kuala Langat. Banting terletak di tepi Sungai Langat. Terdapat rangkaian jalan raya yang baik dari Bandar Klang, Banting dan Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan. Perkhidmatan awam seperti bas dan teksi menyambungkan lokasi seperti Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kuala Lumpur (KLIA), Pusat Pentadbiran Kerajaan Persekutuan Putrajaya, Bandar DiRaja Klang dan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur.

Tempat menarik di Banting ialah terletaknya tempat bersejarah seperti Istana Bandar, Masjid Alauddin, Makam Sultan Abdul Samad Jugra dan Pantai Morib. Pusat Angkasa Negara dan Kilang Karbon juga menjadi satu keunikan di Banting.

Jumlah penduduk banting adalah sebanyak 48,240 orang. Bandar Banting pesat membangun kerana limpahan pembangunan dari pembukaan Pusat Pentadbiran Kerajaan Putrajaya dan Lapangan Terbang KLIA.