Sabak (Malay: Sabak) is a coastal town in

Sabak Bernam District The Sabak Bernam District is a district and a parliamentary constituency in north-western Selangor, Malaysia. It covers an area of 997 square kilometres, and had a population of 103,153 at the 2010 Census (excluding foreigns). It is situated at ...

Selangor Selangor (; ), also known by its Arabic language, Arabic honorific Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity", is one of the 13 Malaysian states. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the east ...

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. It is situated on the northwestern corner of

, just south of the

Bernam River The Bernam River ( ms, Sungai Bernam) is located between the Malaysian states of Perak and Selangor, demarcating the border of the two states. The Bernam River flows from Mount Liang Timur (Mount Liang East) in the east on the Titiwangsa Mountain ...

, Selangor's natural border with

Perak Perak () is a state of Malaysia on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula. Perak has land borders with the Malaysian states of Kedah to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kelantan and Pahang to the east, and Selangor to the south. Thailand's ...

. Major economic activities in the town are

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plantations ran by individuals as well as private organizations such as Sime Darby. This town is undergoing infrastructure development with added shops and drainage systems. Sabak is the northernmost and westernmost town in Selangor, and is the furthest constituency from both

Shah Alam Shah Alam () is a city and the state capital of Selangor, Malaysia and situated within the Petaling District and a small portion of the neighbouring Klang District. Shah Alam replaced Kuala Lumpur as the capital city of the state of Selangor in ...

and

Kuala Lumpur , anthem = '' Maju dan Sejahtera'' , image_map = , map_caption = , pushpin_map = Malaysia#Southeast Asia#Asia , pushpin_map_caption = , coordinates = , su ...

. It is a 2-hour drive on Highway 5 from downtown Kuala Lumpur.

Politics and government

Sabak is represented in the Selangor State Legislative Assembly by PAS's Sallehen Mukhyi. On the national level, Sabak town is within the Sabak Bernam electoral district, represented by Dato' Haji Mohd Fasiah bin Mohd Fakeh, from

UMNO The United Malays National Organisation (Malay: ; Jawi: ; abbreviated UMNO () or less commonly PEKEMBAR), is a nationalist right-wing political party in Malaysia. As the oldest continuous national political party within Malaysia (since its in ...

. Sabak town, along with the entire Sabak Bernam constituency, forms the municipal area of the Sabak Bernam District Council (''Majlis Daerah Sabak Bernam'').

Public transportation

Sabak Bernam is inaccessible from any railway/metro service, though there is a daily bus service, known as the ''Sabak Bernam-Kuala Lumpur Ekspres'', running seven trips a day from

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( LRT Plaza Rakyat/ MRT Merdeka) to Sabak Bernam,

Sekinchan Sekinchan is a small town located in Sabak Bernam District, Selangor, Malaysia. It is located along the coastal Federal Route 5. Apart from being a lively fishing village, Sekinchan is one of the major rice producing areas of Malaysia. The ...

Sungai Besar Sungai Besar ( Jawi: سوڠاي بسر; ) is the principal town of Sabak Bernam District, Selangor, Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal ...

and as far as Teluk Intan.

Notable Attractions

* Sabak Bernam Waterfront * Sabak Bernam Museum *

boat ports

Places of Worship

* Masjid Jamek Sultan Hishamuddin * Sabak Bernam Thien Hock Kong Temple (沙白安南河边街天福宫), founded in 1890 * Sabak Bernam Guan Di Temple (沙白安南河畔关帝庙) * Sabak Bernam Theam Hock Keong (沙白安南天福宫) * Sabak Bernam Tian Fa Gong (沙白安南六条沟天法宫) * Sabak Bernam Xian Fa Shi Gong Temple (沙白安南仙法师公古庙) * Sabak Bernam Pek Lian Si (沙白安南白莲寺) * Lord

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Temple * Maahad Sultan Salahuddin Abd Aziz Shah

Facilities

* Tengku Ampuan Jemaah Hospital *

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Branch Sabak Bernam * Public Bank Branch Sabak Bernam *

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Branch Sabak Bernam * Oil Stations - 5Petrol, Shell,

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, BP,

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* Police Station Sabak Bernam * Road Transport Department Sabak Bernam (JPJ) * Restaurants - Restoran Haziq, Restoran Al-Iman(RSK), Restoran Toman,

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* MDSB Food Corners - Ali Mamak Corner(No.32) * Good Stores -

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, 99 Speedmart, Ten Ten Hypermarket, Billion Hypermarket * 4 Digit Number Betting Stores -

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, Damacai, Sports Toto

Educations

* SJK (T) Ladang Torkington - (Primary School) * SJK (C) Lum Hua - (Primary School) * SK Khir Johari - (Primary School) * Sekolah Kebangsaan Dr. Abdul Latiff - (Primary School) * Kolej Tingkatan Enam Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra ollage* Sekolah Menengah Ungku Aziz - (Secondary School) * Sekolah Agama Menengah Muhammadiah Pekan Sabak * Ministry of Higher Education (Malaysia) 's Polytechnic of Sultan Idris Shah (PSIS), Sg Lang * Institut Perakaunan Negara (IPN), Sg Lang * Institut Latihan Dan Dakwah Selangor (ILDAS), Sg Lang * Ministry of Higher Education (Malaysia) 's

Community College A community college is a type of educational institution. The term can have different meanings in different countries: many community colleges have an "open enrollment" for students who have graduated from high school (also known as senior sec ...

of Sabak Bernam

Other Uses

Sabak is also name of a Hindi movie starring

Shatrughan Sinha Shatrughan Prasad Sinha (born 9 December 1945) is an Indian actor and politician. He is a Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Asansol (Lok Sabha constituency), Asansol constituency as a member of All India Trinamool Congress (TMC). Earlier he ...

, released in 1973.

References

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