Pudu, Kuala Lumpur, Urban ward in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Pudu is an urban ward in central Kuala Lumpur, running along one of the city's main roads and made up mostly of shops, markets, and residential buildings. The Pudu Market is one of the most active food markets in the area, drawing a large number of shoppers every day.
The area was known as Pudoh during the colonial era and was then a remote, swampy stretch of land far from the city's administrative center. Over time, it grew into one of the main commercial districts of modern Kuala Lumpur.
Wai Sek Kai street is known for its food stalls and small restaurants serving Hakka noodles, pork intestine porridge, and fried radish cakes. These dishes come from Cantonese and Hakka cooking traditions and remain a draw for locals looking for traditional food.
The ward is easy to explore on foot since the streets are wide and most shops and food stalls are right along the main road. Visitors arriving by public transport will find an LRT station and a bus terminal nearby, making it simple to reach from different parts of the city.
The entrance gate of the former Pudu Prison still stands as a memorial and once had a large mural covering its outer walls, considered among the longest of its kind in the world. That mural was painted by the prisoners themselves and remained a recognizable landmark in the neighborhood for decades.
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