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The Sabak Bernam District is a
district A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivision ...
and a parliamentary constituency in north-western
Selangor Selangor (; ), also known by its 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, Negeri Sem ...
,
Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federal constitutional monarchy consists of thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two regions: Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo's East Mal ...
. 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 the northwestern corner of Selangor. It is bordered by the state of
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' ...
to the north, the district of Hulu Selangor to the east, the district of
Kuala Selangor Kuala Selangor is a town in northwestern Selangor, Malaysia. It is the largest town and administrative centre of the coterminous Kuala Selangor District. Etymology The name ''Kuala Selangor'' means Estuary of the Selangor River. History ...
to the south, and the
Straits of Malacca The Strait of Malacca is a narrow stretch of water, 500 mi (800 km) long and from 40 to 155 mi (65–250 km) wide, between the Malay Peninsula ( Peninsular Malaysia) to the northeast and the Indonesian island of Sumatra to the southwest, co ...
to the west.
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 Mountains ...
forms its border with Perak. Towns in Sabak Bernam include Sabak,
Sungai Besar Sungai Besar ( Jawi: سوڠاي بسر; ) is the principal town of Sabak Bernam District, Selangor, Malaysia. Sungai Besar's population is estimated to be around 23,000 of which 43% are within 20 to 55 years old. From that total, around 73 p ...
and
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 ...
. This area is also famous for its residents of Javanese descent. The district is mainly a
rice Rice is the seed of the grass species '' Oryza sativa'' (Asian rice) or less commonly ''Oryza glaberrima'' (African rice). The name wild rice is usually used for species of the genera '' Zizania'' and '' Porteresia'', both wild and domesticat ...
growing area. As such, Sabak Bernams' main economic activity is agriculture. Sabak Bernam is the westernmost district of Selangor; at 100 km from
Kuala Lumpur , anthem = ''Maju dan Sejahtera'' , image_map = , map_caption = , pushpin_map = Malaysia#Southeast Asia#Asia , pushpin_map_caption = , coordinates = , sub ...
, Sabak Bernam is the furthest district in Selangor from both
Kuala Lumpur , anthem = ''Maju dan Sejahtera'' , image_map = , map_caption = , pushpin_map = Malaysia#Southeast Asia#Asia , pushpin_map_caption = , coordinates = , sub ...
and state capital
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 Selango ...
.


Administrative divisions

Sabak Bernam District is divided into 5 ''
mukim A mukim is a type of administrative division used in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. The word ''mukim'' is a loanword in English. However, it was also originally a loanword in Malay from the Arabic word: (meaning ''resident''). The cl ...
s'', which are: *
Bagan Nakhoda Omar Bagan Nakhoda Omar is a mukim and a town in Sabak Bernam District, Selangor, Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federal constitutional monarchy consists of thirteen states and three federal territories, separate ...
* Panchang Bendena * Pasir Panjang * Sabak *
Sungai Panjang Sungai Panjang is a mukim in Sabak Bernam District, Selangor, Malaysia.http://apps.water.gov.my/jpskomuniti/dokumen/profile%20daerah%20sabak%20bernam%2028%20Nov%202014.pdf Notable residents * Dato Seri Dr Mohammad Khir Toyo former Menteri Besar (C ...


Demographics


Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats


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

List of Sabak Bernam district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly (Dewan Negeri Selangor)


See also

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Districts of Malaysia Districts ( Malay: '' Daerah''; ''Jajahan'' in Kelantan) are a type of administrative division below the state level in Malaysia. An administrative district is administered by a lands and district office (''pejabat daerah dan tanah'') whi ...


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