Lembah Beringin
Lembah Beringin is a township in Hulu Selangor District, Selangor, Malaysia. The township is located next to the Bukit Tarek forest reserve in Lembah Bernam and was developed as a 70:30 joint venture of Land & General and Kuala Lumpur Kepong.
The township is under the jurisdiction of Hulu Selangor Municipal Council.
History
Plans for the then-unnamed township began in April 1993, with the township expected to be completed within 25 to 50 years.In June 1994, it was announced that Lembah Beringin would be developed as a "green concept township". The first phase would have 477 units of homesteads on 200 hectares of land, with each unit having their own fruit orchards, the first to be offered by a township in Malaysia.
The township, under Land & General's subsidiary company Lembah Beringin Sdn. Bhd., had developed over 2,300 units of houses of various types, comprising bungalows, semi-D, terrace houses, and shophouses were developed, spanning. Lembah Beringin Sdn. Bhd. faced financial difficulties and was liquidated in 2006.
Over the years, more and more people have moved in, attracted by the cheap rent and cheap property prices. A single-story 3-bedded terrace house can be purchased for RM 50,000.
Lembah Beringin was home to SSG Beringin Golf Club, an 18-hole, 5,897 m, par 72 courses designed by Ted Parslow. The golf club has ceased operations due to effects of COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia. Kolej Yayasan UEM, a fully residential college, is also located in this township. KYUEM, established in 1998, offers A-Levels courses to prepare students for university education.
To cater to the increasing population, a primary school, Sekolah Kebangsaan Lembah Beringin, was built. In 2012, a surau and a futsal court were added adjacent to the school. A new 15 km water pipeline from Kerling, Selangor to Lembah Beringin in Hulu Selangor was completed in 2014.