Elmina, Malaysia

Elmina
Elmina
Township
	City of Elmina
	A newly completed residential area in Bandar Elmina, Selangor. Taken in June 2022
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	Coordinates: 3°11′57″N 101°30′02″E / 3.19917°N 101.50056°E
Country	Malaysia
State	Selangor
District	Petaling
Time zone	UTC+8 (MYT)
Postal code	47000

City of Elmina is a township in Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia. Formerly known as Elmina Estate owned by Guthrie Berhad (now Sime Darby), it is later turned into a township which is developed by Sime Darby Properties.

Central Park

The 300 acres (120 ha) Elmina Central Park forms a central green spine and 5-kilometre urban biodiversity corridor that enables wildlife to co-exist alongside urban population.

The river within this Central Park is not designed just for recreation but is also capable of mitigating up to a Q1000 flood event. There are 6 distinct parks that makes up this entire central park.

Parks

Forest Park – provides 84 acres (34 ha) of parklands, which is adjacent to the 2,700 acres (1,100 ha) Subang Forest Reserve.^[1]

Arts & Cultural Park – provides 37 acres (15 ha) of space where the community can celebrate festivities and organise activities.

Urban Park – provides 35 acres (14 ha) of shopping offerings that consist of the Elmina Lakeside Mall and an adjacent greenery area.

Wildlife Park – spread across 25 acres (10 ha), wildlife park that allow visitors to discover nature up close via the Bird Watch Towers, Canopy Walk, Iconic Gateway, Viewing Deck and Origami Pavilion

Community Park – community park provides the setting for residents of all ages to come together.

Sports Park – a 108 acre space that provides varies sports venues.

Incidents

2023 plane crash

On 17 August 2023, a Beechcraft Model 390 Premier I registered N28JV belonging to ValetJet crashed on a highway near the town.^[2] The incident killed all 8 onboard as well as a motorcyclist and a car driver that were near the crash site.^[3] Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) is currently investigating the crash.