Kuala Selangor

Kuala Selangor
Town

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Nickname(s): Kuala Selangor, Beautiful and Historic
Country  Malaysia
State  Selangor
District Kuala Selangor District
Government
 • Council President Mohd Azhar bin Mohamed Ali
Website http://www.mdks.gov.my/

Kuala Selangor (Chinese: 瓜拉雪兰莪) is a town in Kuala Selangor District, Selangor, Malaysia. The name Kuala Selangor means Estuary of Selangor River.

Tourist attractions

Bagan Pasir

Kampung Kuantan fireflies

Silvery lutungs can be seen at Bukit Melawati

Kampung Kuantan is well known for its fireflies. Lots of the fireflies nest only available here. Moreover, there has been opinion that magical fireflies are only available at two places in the world and one of it is in Kampung Kuantan.

The adventure of the fireflies' area began in the early 1970s by a local businessman who saw the commercial potential of this miracle. Now, the adventure has been entrusted to the Kuala Selangor District Council and has expanded rapidly with the addition of 27 small boats that are provided for the visitors.

Kuala Selangor Nature Park

Kuala Selangor Nature Park was opened in 1987. With a width of 296 hectare that is divided to 2 main parts that is a 201 hectare wide Tropical Rainforest and the balance is Swamp Forest . The park is under the management of the Malaysia Nature Lovers Association. Because of that, the natural beauties of the park are preserved without any habitat damage that has been the loyal tenants here.

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References

    Coordinates: 3°20′30″N 101°14′47″E / 3.341688°N 101.246327°E / 3.341688; 101.246327

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