Each section in Shah Alam has a theme in naming the names of the streets that are available in the section. Here is a list of sections and each theme.
As these sections are the original sections of Shah Alam per its establishment, the numbers represents the codes for each housing estates available in the city centre of Shah Alam rather than groups of established named areas, with the exceptions of Section 1, 5, 14 and 21 which are reserved for special purposes in the city.