The Gombak District is an administrative district located in the state of Selangor, Malaysia. The district was created on February 1, 1974, the same day when Kuala Lumpur was declared a

Federal Territory A federal territory is an administrative division under the direct and usually exclusive jurisdiction of a federation's national government. A federal territory is a part of a federation, but not a part of any federated state. The states constit ...

. Until 1997, Rawang was the district capital; the capital has been moved to Bandar Baru Selayang. Gombak borders Kuala Lumpur to the southeast and the Genting Highlands to the east. Both Gombak and Kuala Lumpur, along with some other districts in Selangor, are situated within the

Klang Valley Klang Valley ( ms, Lembah Klang; zh, 巴生谷; ) is an urban conglomeration in Malaysia that is centered in the federal territories of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya, and includes its adjoining cities and towns in the state of Selangor. It is con ...

. Other localities that are situated in Gombak district include Batu Arang, Kuang, Rawang, Kundang, Gombak Town, Selayang,

Batu Caves Batu Caves ( ta, பத்து மலை : Pathumalai) is a mogote (a type of karst landform) that has a series of caves and cave temples in Gombak, Selangor, Malaysia. It takes its name from the Malay word ''batu'', meaning 'rock'. The hill ...

and Hulu Kelang. The International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM/UIAM) main campus is also located here as well as the

. Gombak is also home to an aboriginal

Orang Asli Orang Asli (''lit''. "first people", "native people", "original people", "aborigines people" or "aboriginal people" in Malay) are a heterogeneous indigenous population forming a national minority in Malaysia. They are the oldest inhabitants of ...

settlement, and it is the site of the

Orang Asli Museum The Orang Asli Museum ( ms, Muzium Orang Asli) is a museum in Gombak, Selangor, Malaysia that showcases the history and tradition of the indigenous Orang Asli people. It includes a library and a small theater hall, and was opened on 29 September ...

. Gombak River merges with the larger Klang River in Kuala Lumpur. The meeting place of the two rivers is the birthplace of Kuala Lumpur. At the center of the confluence is the

Masjid Jamek Jamek Mosque, officially Sultan Abdul Samad Jamek Mosque ( ms, Masjid Jamek Sultan Abdul Samad) is one of the oldest mosques in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is located at the confluence of the Klang and Gombak River and may be accessed via Jala ...

. Gombak (town) also refers to as a locality (town/area/suburb) in the northern and central portion of the Setapak subdistrict (both in Gombak and Kuala Lumpur). Before 1974, Gombak was a town before it became a district. Gombak was home to the settlements of the first Minangkabau immigrants in the 1800s and was established soon after. Old mosques in the Gombak area such as the Masjid Lama Batu 6 Gombak are still standing to this day. Today, Gombak can be referred to both the town and district itself but the locals usually refers Gombak as the town, not the district.

Administrative divisions

Gombak District is divided into 4 ''

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s'', which are: * Batu * Rawang * Setapak * Ulu Klang

Government

Gombak is partly administrated by two different local governments completely within it, which fall under the state jurisdiction, not the district: * Ampang Jaya Municipal Council (Among Mukim Ulu Kelang of the district) * Selayang Municipal Council (Most part of district except Mukim Ulu Kelang area)

Demographics

The following is based on Department of Statistics Malaysia 2010 census. Gombak has one of the largest Hui Muslim Communities in Malaysia. Nearly 60% of Hui Chinese live in Gombak.

Education

National education is under the purview of the Gombak District Education Office. As of 2014, there were 53 national type primary schools, eight national type (Chinese) primary schools, seven national type (Tamil) primary schools, 30 national type secondary schools (SMK), two national type secondary boarding schools (SM Berasrama Penuh), two national type secondary Islam religious school (SM Agama) and two national type secondary vocational schools (Kolej Vokasional)

Tourist attractions

Gombak has a large amount of recreational area and tourist attraction. #

Forest Research Institute Malaysia The Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM; Malay: ''Institut Penyelidikan Perhutanan Malaysia'') is a statutory agency of the Government of Malaysia, under the Ministry of Land, Water and Natural Resources (KATS). FRIM promotes sustainab ...

# Batu Dam, Batu Caves # Gua Damai Extreme Park, Batu Caves # Batu Arang Heritage Town #

, Gombak # Hutan Lipur Bukit Lagong, Selayang # Hutan Lipur Sungai Tua, Selayang # Kancing Forest Park, Rawang # Selayang Hot Spring, Selayang # Commonwealth Forest Park, Rawang #

Templer Park Templer Park ( ms, Hutan Lipur Templer) is a forest reserve in Rawang, Gombak District, Selangor, Malaysia. It is 1,214 hectares in size and it was named in honour of Sir Gerald Templer, a British High Commissioner in Malaya. "On 8 September 19 ...

, Rawang # Tasik Biru Kundang, Kundang # National Zoo of Malaysia # Klang Gates Dam # Batu Asah Waterfall, Hulu Kelang # Ampang Forest Reserve, Hulu Kelang # Selangor Fruit Valley, Batu Arang

Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats

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

List of Gombak district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly ( Dewan Undangan Negeri)

Transportation

By rail

* Batu Caves station serve the KTM Komuter train service. * Kepong Sentral station serve the KTM Komuter, KTM Intercity, KTM ETS and MRT Putrajaya train services. * Gombak station is the only LRT lines thru Gombak district and also has only one station which is LRT KJ * Sungai Buloh station is an interchange station to cater the train services for KTM Komuter, KTM Intercity, KTM ETS and the future MRT Putrajaya Line *

Rawang station The Rawang railway station is a railway station in Rawang, Gombak District, Selangor, Malaysia that is served by the KTM Komuter (of the Port Klang Line since 2015) and the KTM ETS train services. It was the northernmost terminus for passenger se ...

is one of the main station that serve KTM Komuter, KTM Intercity and KTM ETS train services. * Kuang station only serve by KTM Komuter train service.

By car

* Federal Route is the main thoroughfare going through Rawang town, Selayang and Batu Caves. * Old Gombak–Bentong road also runs through here before terminating in

Bentong Bentong (Jawi alphabet, Jawi: ﺑﻨﺘﻮڠ), the seat of Bentong District, is a town located in western Pahang, Malaysia, at the border with the state of Selangor in the west and the state of Negeri Sembilan in the south. Government Benton ...

, Pahang. * PLUS Expressway also runs through Gombak district, providing exits to 114 Sungai Buloh North, 115 Rawang South and 116 Rawang. * East Coast Expressway is the district's main gateway to the east coast states of Pahang, Terengganu and Kelantan, as the Gombak Toll Plaza. * Kuala Lumpur–Kuala Selangor Expressway connects Ijok near Kuala Selangor to Templer's Park near Rawang with exits to 2505 Kundang, 2506 Kuang and 2508 Templer Park are runs through Gombak district. * Guthrie Corridor Expressway also runs through Gombak district, providing exits to 115 Rawang South and 3501 Kuang, which is the beginning of the Guthrie Corridor Expressway.

References

{{Districts of Malaysia