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Cheras is a township and mukim located in Hulu Langat District, Selangor, Malaysia. It consists of neighbourhoods Batu 9 Cheras, Batu 10 Cheras, Bandar Damai Perdana, Balakong, Bandar Mahkota Cheras, and Sungai Long. The mukim is governed by the Kajang Municipal Council (MPKj), which also governed other areas of Hulu Langat district, such as Kajang, Bandar Baru Bangi, and Semenyih. Located southeast to Kuala Lumpur, Cheras serves as a major suburb for the city due to its proximity.

Governance
Cheras is currently divided between two parliamentary seats and is served by two representatives in the Federal Parliament. It is also similarly divided between three state representatives in the Selangor State Legislative Assembly. The local administration of Cheras is carried out by Kajang Municipal Council (Majlis Perbandaran Kajang, MPKj), represented by six local councilors.

Neighbourhoods
Cheras has many distinct neighbourhoods. Some of the earliest neighbourhood in Cheras begun as Chinese New Villages, such as 9th Mile Cheras and 11th Mile Cheras.

Commerce
Cheras Traders Square, Dataran C180, and Bandar Mahkota Cheras serve as the main entertainment and business area. There are

Places of worship
Masjid Bandar Tun Hussein Onn in Bandar Tun Hussein Onn is the main worshipping place of Muslims in area. Other notable mosques in Cheras include Masjid Taman Cheras Jaya, Masjid Kariah Batu 10 Cheras

Lutheran Church in Malaysia operates several churches in Cheras since the early 1950s. Notable standalone Lutheran churches include 11th Mile Cheras Lutheran Church, 9th Mile Cheras Lutheran Church, and Balakong Unity Lutheran Church. Church service are conducted in English, Mandarin, and Malay.

There are also several notable Chinese temple in Cheras, they are Tian Zun Temple (天尊公庙) and Xing An Temple (星安庙).

Recreational
Lake Valley

Education
Education in Cheras is provided by a vast number of public and private institutions.

Primary schools

 * Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (C) Bandar Sungai Long
 * Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (C) Balakong
 * Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (C) Batu 9 Cheras
 * Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (C) Batu 11 Cheras
 * Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (C) Taman Connaught (2)
 * Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (T) Bandar Mahkota Cheras
 * Sekolah Kebangsaan Bandar Tun Hussein Onn
 * Sekolah Kebangsaan Bandar Tun Hussein Onn 2
 * Sekolah Kebangsaan Batu Sembilan
 * Sekolah Kebangsaan Bukit Raya
 * Sekolah Kebangsaan Cheras Jaya
 * Sekolah Kebangsaan Desa Baiduri
 * Sekolah Kebangsaan Kg Cheras Baharu
 * Sekolah Kebangsaan Taman Cuepacs
 * Sekolah Kebangsaan Taman Puteri
 * Sekolah Kebangsaan Taman Rakan

Secondary schools

 * Sekolah Agama Menengah Hulu Langat
 * Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Bandar Tun Hussein Onn 2
 * Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Bandar Baru Sungai Long
 * Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Cheras Jaya
 * Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Cheras Perdana
 * Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Perimbun

Private & international schools

 * Beaconhouse Newlands International School
 * Beaconhouse Sri Murni
 * Cempaka National Schools
 * Columbia International School
 * Oxburgh International School

Higher education
Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, a not-for-profit private research university based in Kampar, operates a campus in Bandar Sungai Long since 2015.

Road
Cheras is well-connected to the wider Klang Valley region via two major highways, namely the Cheras-Kajang Expressway, which connects to Kuala Lumpur to the north and Kajang to the south; and the Kajang Dispersal Link Expressway (SILK) which connects to Seri Kembangan in the west and Semenyih to the east.

Public Transportation
Public transportation service is provided by Rapid KL and the Kajang Municipal Council (MPKJ).

Rail
Passenger rail service is provided exclusively by the MRT Kajang Line, which is part of the Klang Valley Integrated Transit System run by Rapid Rail since 2017. There are currently five Kajang Line MRT stations serving Cheras, namely Taman Suntex station,  Sri Raya station,  Bandar Tun Hussein Onn station,  Batu 11 Cheras station and  Bukit Dukung station. Park and ride facility is provided at the Bandar Tun Hussein Onn station.

Bus
Cheras is served by numerous local bus routes operated by Rapid Bus and Kajang Municipal Council.

Healthcare
Healthcare coverage in Cheras is provided by both the public and private healthcare system. Currently there are two private hospital serving Cheras, namely the Columbia Asia Hospital Cheras and Sungai Long Specialist Hospital. There is no public hospital located within Cheras. There are currently three public health clinics located in Cheras, they are Klinik Kesihatan Bandar Tun Hussein Onn, Klinik Kesihatan Batu Sembilan, and Klinik Kesihatan Balakong.