History
The present site of Wangsa Maju was previously occupied by Setapak rubber estates from the 1900s until the 1980s, when the township was formed in 1984. Wangsa Maju has become one of the largest township in Kuala Lumpur after Bandar Tun Razak and Bandar Tasik Selatan in Cheras.
Following the opening of Tunku Abdul Rahman College, Wangsa Maju has since become a major residential area for the students of Tunku Abdul Rahman College.
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