There are many opinions on how the name Bangi was derived. First opinion suggested that the name Bangi came from the name of a plant called ‘serai wangi’ that grows wild along the river banks in Bangi. Somehow, the word serai was omitted and only left with the word ‘wangi’ which means fragrant. However, due to the faulty of local Mendailing and Minang pronunciation, ‘wangi’ becomes ‘bangi’.

Second opinion suggested the name Bangi was taken from the name of the Tok Batin that has opened the placement. His name was Tok Bangai.

Third opinion related the name Bangi to a word ‘babangai’ which means stench odour that may arised from the dried fishes from the river or rice fields. In the east coast, the stench odour is termed as ‘busuk banga’ when pronouncing ‘bangai’ whereby the ending ‘I’ is silent.

Another opinion suggested that the name Bangi refers to the word ‘bangai’ which means wasted or discarded. This refers to descendants of royal families that has been discarded from the palace during the rift in Istana Klang or the Klang Castle. The spelling of Bangi in Arabic jawi with the alphabet ba, nga and yaa is pronounced as ‘bangi’ instead of ‘bangai’.

Bangi is a small town situated south of Hulu Langat district in Selangor, Malaysia. Bangi roughly situated between Kajang and Putrajaya. Bangi is surrounded by small Malay villages, namely Kampung Bahagia, Kampung Bangi, Kampung Batu Lima and Kampung Rinching.

How to Get There

By Car

People driving from Kuala Lumpur may drive through the many network of tolled expressways and federal highways towards Bangi. Among the available highways are the Lebuhraya Kuala Lumpur-Seremban passing the Sungai Besi toll before exiting at Bangi exit or the Lebuhraya Kajang-Seremban (LEKAS).

Tourist Attractions

Local community often spend their evening visiting the lake garden known as Taman Tasik Cempaka. Simple activities such as jogging, walk around the lake and letting children play at the playground happens here. Bangi Wonderland Waterpark is a new family theme park located in Bangi Avenue. This park offers more than 15 major thrilling rides.

Downtown Jalan Reko is a normal night market where people get to spend time walking around to see and bargaining out with the sellers on almost anything of cheap products such as T-shirts, jerseys, remote control cars, drones and many more interesting stuff.

Equatorial Bangi is one of the few places with the best dim sum offerings. Dim sum spread is more varied during the weekends. Another talk of the town dishes in Bangi is the famous Nasi Arab been selling at the stall set up at the Masjid Hasanah Bangi. Nasi Arab is a kind of dry spice-infused flavoured fragrant rice cooked with choice of lamb, chicken or beef until the meat becomes tender.

Hotels

La Putri Boutique Hotel

A great hotel situated in Bangi. A simple hotel with decent facilities.

Best View Hotel Bangi

Best View Hotel Bangi has a very good location. It offers splendid service together with wide range of facilities provided.

City Boutique Hotel

One of the most common preferred hotel situated in Bangi. This hotel is likable by many tourist travelling solo, accompanied with friends or family.

Sherwood Gateway Hotel

For family vacation or leisure, this place provides a satisfactory comfort during your stay in Bangi.

Hotel Bangi-Putrajaya

This hotel is a perfect choice for people seeking a luxurious treat for holiday. Get the most excellent services and make your stay a memorable experience.