Larut, Matang and Selama District

Larut, Matang and Selama District
Malaysia District of Malaysia
Daerah Larut, Matang dan Selama
Other transcription(s)
 • Chinese 拉律峇登司南马县
 • Tamil லாருட், மாத்தாங், செலாமா

Location of Larut, Matang and Selama District in Perak
Larut, Matang and Selama District
Location of Larut, Matang and Selama District in Malaysia
Coordinates: 4°55′N 100°45′E / 4.917°N 100.750°E / 4.917; 100.750Coordinates: 4°55′N 100°45′E / 4.917°N 100.750°E / 4.917; 100.750
Country  Malaysia
State  Perak
Seat Taiping
Local area government(s) Taiping Municipal Council
(Larut & Matang)
Selama District Council
(Selama)
Government
 • District officer Mohamed Akmal Bin Dahalan[1]
Area[2]
 • Total 2,112.61 km2 (815.68 sq mi)
Population (2010)[3]
 • Total 326,941
 • Estimate (2015)[4] 352,800
 • Density 150/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+8 (Not observed)
Postcode 340xx-341xx, 345xx-348xx
Calling code +6-05
Vehicle registration plates A

The Larut, Matang and Selama District is a district of Perak, Malaysia. Taiping is the capital town of this district. Larut, Matang and Selama used to be three small different districts and they merged into one united district later.[5] As now, those three smaller district also housed three main townships in the district which is Taiping (Larut), Kuala Sepetang (Matang) and Selama.

History

The area has a long history dating back to the mid-1850s. The Larut War occurred around Taiping and Matang. The first railway in the Malay states was constructed here, connecting Taiping with Kuala Sepetang, formerly Port Weld. Larut, Matang and Selama is also the place where the first modern town, museum and hill station were built in Perak as Taiping was the capital of the Federated Malay States, before Kuala Lumpur took the honor.

Administrative divisions

Larut and Matang District is divided into 5 mukims and Taiping Town, which are:[6]

while the Selama sub-district is divided into 3 mukims which are Selama, Hulu Selama and Ijok.[7]

Government

Currently, Larut, Matang and Selama district is governed by two different councils which is Taiping Municipal Council for southern part of the district while the subdistrict of Selama is under its own district council.

Demographics

The following is based on Department of Statistics Malaysia 2010 census.[3]

Ethnic groups in Larut and Matang, 2010 census
EthnicityPopulationPercentage
Bumiputera204,96762.7%
Chinese85,17226.1%
Indian36,10511.0%
Others6970.2%
Total326,941100%

Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats


List of LMS district representatives in the Federal Parliament (Dewan Rakyat)

ParliamentSeat NameMember of ParliamentParty
P56 LarutHamzah ZainudinBarisan Nasional
P59 Bukit GantangSyed Abu Hussin Bin Hafiz Syed Abdul FasalIndependent[8]
P60 TaipingTeh Kok LimPakatan Harapan


List of LMS district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly of Perak

ParliamentStateSeat NameState AssemblymanParty
P56 N5SelamaMohd Akmal bin KamarudinPAS
P56 N6Kubu GajahKhalil bin YahayaPAS
P56 N7Batu KurauDr. Muhammad Amin bin ZakariaBarisan Nasional
P59 N13Kuala SepetangMohd Kamaruddin bin Abu BakarBarisan Nasional
P59 N14Changkat JeringAhmad Saidi bin Mohamad DaudBarisan Nasional
P59 N15TrongJamilah binti ZakariaBarisan Nasional
P60 N16KamuntingMuhd Fadhil Bin NuruddinPakatan Harapan
P60 N17Pokok AssamLeow Thye YihPakatan Harapan
P60 N18AulongNga Kor MingPakatan Harapan

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Senarai pegawai & anggota - Portal Rasmi Pejabat Daerah Dan Tanah Larut Matang & Selama". pdttaiping.perak.gov.my.
  2. ↑ "Rancangan Struktur Negeri Perak 2040" (PDF).
  3. 1 2 "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.
  4. ↑ "Rancangan Struktur Negeri Perak 2040" (PDF). p. 316.
  5. ↑ "Profil Taiping" (PDF).
  6. ↑ "Pentadbiran Mukim - Portal Rasmi Pejabat Daerah Dan Tanah Larut Matang & Selama". pdttaiping.perak.gov.my.
  7. ↑ "Laman Web Pejabat Daerah Dan Tanah - Geografi". pdtselama.perak.gov.my.
  8. ↑ https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2018/06/28/unhappy-bukit-gantang-mp-latest-to-quit-barisan/
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