Kuala Selangor District

Kuala Selangor District
Malaysia District of Malaysia
Daerah Kuala Selangor
Other transcription(s)
 • Jawi کوالا سلاڠور‬
 • Chinese 瓜拉雪兰莪县
 • Tamil கோலா சிலாங்கூர்

Location of Kuala Selangor District in Selangor
Kuala Selangor District
Location of Kuala Selangor District in Malaysia
Coordinates: 3°20′N 102°40′E / 3.333°N 102.667°E / 3.333; 102.667Coordinates: 3°20′N 102°40′E / 3.333°N 102.667°E / 3.333; 102.667
Country  Malaysia
State  Selangor
Seat Kuala Selangor
Local area government(s) Kuala Selangor District Council
Government
 • District officer Shamsul Shahril Badliza Noor[1]
 • Sultan's Representative Yaacob Ismail[2]
Area[3]
 • Total 1,194.52 km2 (461.21 sq mi)
Population (2010)[4]
 • Total 199,771
 • Density 170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+8 (Not observed)
Postcode 45xxx
Calling code +6-03
Vehicle registration plates B

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

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)
ParliamentSeat NameMember of ParliamentParty
P95 Tanjong KarangTan Sri Noh Bin Haji OmarBarisan Nasional (BN)
P96 Kuala SelangorDr Hj Dzulkefly AhmadPakatan Harapan (PH)
  • List of Kuala Selangor district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly (Dewan Undangan Negeri)
ParliamentStateSeat NameState AssemblymanParty
P95 N8Sungai BurongDato' Hj. Mohd ShamsudinBarisan Nasional (BN)
P95 N9PermatangRozana Zainal AbidinPakatan Harapan (PH)
P96 N10Bukit MelawatiJuwairiya ZulkifliPakatan Harapan (PH)
P96 N11IjokIdris Bin AhmadPakatan Harapan (PH)
P96 N12JeramMohd Shaid Bin RosliPakatan Harapan (PH)


Transportation

Road construction

There is only one highway named Kuala Lumpur–Kuala Selangor Expressway (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 highway 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 using Malaysia Federal Route 5.

Public Transport

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

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

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

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. 1 2 "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.
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