Bukit Jalil is a suburb about 20 km. south of Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...

. It is a small suburb bounded by the National Sports Complex on the east, the Shah Alam Expressway on the north, city boundaries to the west, and the Puchong-Sungai Besi Highway as well as city boundaries to the south. It was known as the Bukit Jalil Estate until 1992, when it was developed into the National Sports Complex

Kompleks Sukan Negara

The National Sports Complex or Kompleks Sukan Negara in Malaysia is the largest sports complex in the country. It is located in Bukit Jalil, 20 km south of Kuala Lumpur...

 for the 1998 Commonwealth Games

1998 Commonwealth Games

The 1998 XVI Commonwealth Games were held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 11 September to 21 September 1998 making it the first Asian country to act as host and the last Commonwealth Games for the 20th century. A record 70 nations supplied 3638 athletes...

. It was used as a filming location for the 1999 movie Entrapment

Entrapment (film)

Entrapment is a 1999 American caper film directed by Jon Amiel and starring Sean Connery and Catherine Zeta-Jones.-Plot:Virginia "Gin" Baker is an investigator for Waverly Insurance. Robert "Mac" MacDougal is an international art thief. A priceless Rembrandt painting is stolen from an office one...

, although the sign was changed to that of Pudu

Pudu, Kuala Lumpur

Pudu is a town located along the Pudu Road in Kuala Lumpur. It houses Puduraya and Pudu Prison. Pudu Market is one of the largest wet markets in Kuala Lumpur...

.

Transportation

Bukit Jalil is well-linked to other parts of Klang Valley

Klang Valley

Klang Valley is an area in Malaysia comprising Kuala Lumpur and its suburbs, and adjoining cities and towns in the state of Selangor. An alternative reference to this would be Kuala Lumpur Metropolitan Area or Greater Kuala Lumpur. It is geographically delineated by Titiwangsa Mountains to the...

 via the Damansara-Puchong Expressway

Damansara-Puchong Expressway

The Damansara–Puchong Expressway or Lebuhraya Damansara-Puchong, LDP, is a major expressway in Klang Valley, Selangor in Malaysia. It links major townships in Damansara and Puchong and decreases travel time between them...

 (LDP) and Puchong-Sungai Besi Highway. Bukit Jalil is also accessible via Shah Alam Expressway

Shah Alam Expressway

Shah Alam Expressway, SAE , is part of a comprehensive network of road links in the Klang Valley, Malaysia. The expressway connects from Pandamaran in Klang, Selangor to Sri Petaling, Kuala Lumpur. Shah Alam Expressway is the third east-west-oriented expressway in the Klang Valley after the...

, Maju Expressway

Maju Expressway

The Maju Expressway ' is the main expressway network in Klang Valley, Malaysia...

 (MEX) (formerly known as Kuala Lumpur-Putrajaya Expressway (KLPE), and New Pantai Expressway

New Pantai Expressway

New Pantai Expressway, ' is a major expressway in the Klang Valley region of Malaysia. The expressway has provided an easier access to Kuala Lumpur from Subang Jaya and Bandar Sunway to avoid the traffic jams on the Federal Highway route during rush hour...

 (NPE). It is served by the Bukit Jalil LRT station

Bukit Jalil LRT station

Bukit Jalil LRT station is an LRT station in Bukit Jalil, a suburb about 20 km south of Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia.It is operated under the Sri Petaling Line . This station is used by many sports fans due to its proximity to the National Sports Complex...

 and Sri Petaling LRT station

Sri Petaling LRT station

Sri Petaling LRT station is a LRT station in Sri Petaling, a suburb about 20 km south of Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia. The original name was Komanwel LRT station, where "Komanwel" is the Malay spelling for "Commonwealth"....

. Beginning from April 2010, Bukit Jalil hosted a temporary bus station while the Puduraya Bus Station undergoes renovation. This temporary move was intended to last four months but as of December 2010 the temporary bus station in Bukit Jalil was still active because of the delay of renovation in Puduraya bus station.

Education

Bukit Jalil also houses the International Medical University

International Medical University

The International Medical University is a private international medical university in Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It offers courses such as Medicine, Pharmacy, and Nursing as well as postgraduate studies...

 (IMU), Technology Park Malaysia

Technology Park Malaysia

The Technology Park Malaysia is Malaysia's most advanced and comprehensive centre for research and development for knowledge-based industries. Its total land area of 750 acres , comprises 12 state-of-the-art buildings each with specific functions...

(TPM), the Asia Pacific Institute of Information Technology and UCTI - The Asia Pacific University College of Technology & Innovation. It also hosted the "I am a force of nature" concert for tsunami relief in early 2005.

Residential areas

There are many condos and apartments in Bukit Jalil which includes Arena Green, Vista Commonwealth, Savannah, Greenfields, Green Avenue, Jalil Damai.

Landed properties are in Bukit Jalil Golf & Country Resort, Esplanade and Jalil Sutera.