Kuala Selangor District

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Kuala Selangor District
Malaysia District of Malaysia
Daerah Kuala Selangor
Other transcription(s)
 • Jawiکوالا سلاڠور‎
 • Chinese瓜拉雪兰莪县
 • Tamilகோலா சிலாங்கூர்
Flag of Kuala Selangor District
Flag
Official seal of Kuala Selangor District
Seal
Location of Kuala Selangor District in Selangor
Location of Kuala Selangor District in Selangor
Kuala Selangor District is located in Malaysia District
Kuala Selangor District
Kuala Selangor District
Location of Kuala Selangor District in Malaysia
Coordinates: 3°24′N 101°20′E / 3.400°N 101.333°E / 3.400; 101.333Coordinates: 3°24′N 101°20′E / 3.400°N 101.333°E / 3.400; 101.333
Country Malaysia
State Selangor
Granted
Municipal Status		7 August 2021
SeatKuala Selangor
Local area government(s)
Government
 • District officerShamsul Shahril Badliza Noor[1]
 • Sultan's RepresentativeYaacob Ismail[2]
Area
[3]
 • Total1,194.52 km2 (461.21 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[4]
 • Total273,728
 • Density230/km2 (590/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+8 (Not observed)
Postcode
45xxx
Calling code+6-03
Vehicle registration platesB

The Kuala Selangor District is a district in Selangor, Malaysia. It has a total landmass of 1,194.52 square kilometres (461 sq mi) separated by Selangor River into two division, Tanjung Karang and Kuala Selangor. The district boundary is shared with Sabak Bernam at the north, Hulu Selangor and Gombak at the west, Petaling at the southwest and Klang at the south.

Geography[]

The geography of Kuala Selangor is characterised by a flat land in Tanjung Karang and Jeram. Bordered in Kapar in South and some hills at Southeast. The district's name was from a town that named when Selangor River meets the sea.

Administrative divisions[]

Map of Kuala Selangor District, Selangor.svg

Kuala Selangor District is divided into 9 mukims, which are:[3]

Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats[]

Kuala Selangor, Selangor Parliament and State Assembly Electoral Districts
  • List of Kuala Selangor district representatives in the Federal Parliament (Dewan Rakyat)
Parliament Seat Name Member of Parliament Party
P95 Tanjong Karang Noh Omar Barisan Nasional (UMNO)
P96 Kuala Selangor Dzulkefly Ahmad Pakatan Harapan (AMANAH)
P107 Sungai Buloh Sivarasa Rasiah Pakatan Harapan (PKR)
  • List of Kuala Selangor district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly (Dewan Undangan Negeri)
Parliament State Seat Name State Assemblyman Party
P95 N8 Sungai Burong Mohd Shamsudin Lias Barisan Nasional (UMNO)
P95 N9 Permatang Rozana Zainal Abidin Pakatan Harapan (PKR)
P96 N10 Bukit Melawati Juwairiya Zulkifli Pakatan Harapan (PKR)
P96 N11 Ijok Dr. Idris Bin Ahmad Pakatan Harapan (PKR)
P96 N12 Jeram Mohd Shaid Bin Rosli PEJUANG
P107 N38 Paya Jaras Mohd Khairuddin Othman Pakatan Harapan (PKR)

The Kuala Selangor District Council is seeking for the area to become declared as a municipality.[5]

Transportation[]

Road construction[]

Currently there is an expressway named Kuala Lumpur–Kuala Selangor Expressway E25 (LATAR) linked Ijok, Kuala Selangor and Templer Park, Rawang. It is also connected with Guthrie Corridor Expressway (GCE) to Shah Alam and North–South Expressway Central Link to northern Peninsular Malaysia. Another expressway which is under construction named West Coast Expressway (WCE) in Tanjung Karang only have small amount of them which only provided in the township of Tanjung Karang and some sub-roads in some villages. The town is usually accessed via Klang–Teluk Intan Road FT5 (coastal route), Kuala Selangor–Kepong Road FT54 (to Kuala Lumpur) and Kuala Selangor–Bestari Jaya Road B33 (to Bestari Jaya & Rawang).

Public Transport[]

There are 6 bus lines by , and rapidKL bus currently serving the Kuala Selangor District which is:

  • 100 (Kuala Selangor to Kuala Lumpur via Ijok)
  • 105 (Kuala Selangor to Bestari Jaya)
  • 107 (Bestari Jaya to Kuala Lumpur via Ijok)
  • 740 (Kuala Selangor to Klang)
  • 753 (Shah Alam to UiTM Puncak Alam via Klang)
  • T715 (UiTM Puncak Alam to Puncak Alam)

Two free bus services provided by MDKS (Kuala Selangor District Council) are available:

  • KS01 (Kuala Selangor to Sekinchan via Tanjong Karang)
  • KS02 (Puncak Alam to Sungai Buloh railway station)

Taxi services and Grab Car also available in the district.

The Local Planning Masterplan for the year 2015 released by MDKS envision the addition of a Light Rail Transit facility (linking Bestari Jaya, Puncak Alam and Shah Alam) in the future.

See also[]

  • Districts of Malaysia

References[]

  1. ^ "Portal Rasmi PDT Kuala Selangor Senarai Pegawai PDTKS". www2.selangor.gov.my.
  2. ^ "Portal Rasmi PDT Kuala Selangor Orang Besar Daerah". www2.selangor.gov.my.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "JPS Komuniti Kuala Selangor" (PDF).
  4. ^ "Population Distribution and Basic Demographic Characteristics, 2010" (PDF). Department of Statistics, Malaysia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
  5. ^ Ch'ng, Brenda (6 August 2020). "Documentation issues delay Kuala Selangor's elevation to municipality". The Star. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
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