The Kuala Selangor 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, subdivisions o ...

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 ...

Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...

. It has a total landmass of 1,194.52 square kilometres (461 sq mi) separated by

Selangor River The Selangor River ( ms, Sungai Selangor) is a major river in Selangor, Malaysia. It runs from Kuala Kubu Bharu in the east and empties into the Straits of Malacca at Kuala Selangor in the west. Towns along the river basin * Peretak, Hulu Selan ...

into two division,

Tanjung Karang Tanjong Karang is a mukim in Kuala Selangor District, Selangor, Malaysia. It is loosely translated into English as the "Cape of Corals". Tanjong Karang town is divided by the Sungai Tengi at the middle but connected with a bridge. The local C ...

and

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 ...

. The district boundary is shared with

Sabak Bernam 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 ...

at the north,

Hulu Selangor Hulu Selangor is a district in Selangor, Malaysia. It contains the towns of Serendah, Batang Kali and Kuala Kubu Bharu. Its principal town is Kuala Kubu Bharu. The district is located in the northeastern part of Selangor and borders the state ...

and

Gombak 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. Until 1997, Rawang was the district capi ...

at the west,

Petaling The Petaling District is a district located in the heart of Selangor in Malaysia. Petaling is not to be confused with the city of Petaling Jaya located in it, nor the ''mukim'' of Petaling under Petaling Jaya City. The district office is located ...

at the southwest and Klang at the south.

Geography

The geography of Kuala Selangor is characterised by a flat land in

and

Jeram Jeram is a town and mukim in Kuala Selangor District, Selangor, Malaysia. It is about halfway between Kapar and Kuala Selangor, on Highway 5 Route 5, or Highway 5, may refer to routes in the following countries: International * Asian High ...

. Bordered in

Kapar Kapar is a town in Klang District, Selangor, Malaysia. The Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Power Station is located not far from town. The Kapar River which flows nearby the town centre empties into the Straits of Malacca The Strait of Mala ...

in South and some hills at Southeast. The district's name was from a town that named when

meets the

sea The sea, connected as the world ocean or simply the ocean, is the body of salty water that covers approximately 71% of the Earth's surface. The word sea is also used to denote second-order sections of the sea, such as the Mediterranean Sea, ...

Administrative divisions

Map of Kuala Selangor District, Selangor

Kuala Selangor District is divided into 9

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 clo ...

s, which are: * Api-Api *

Bestari Jaya Bestari Jaya ''(formerly Batang Berjuntai)'' is a town and a mukim in Kuala Selangor District, Selangor, Malaysia. It is 40 km NW from Kuala Lumpur. History Old name "Batang Berjuntai" "Batang Berjuntai" means a dangling branch in Malay. There u ...

* Hujong Permatang * Hulu Tinggi *

Ijok Ijok is a mukim in Kuala Selangor District, Selangor, Malaysia. It is located along Federal route . Sited at a junction that leads to the bigger and more developed Bestari Jaya (Batang Berjuntai), Pekan Ijok is, in a sense, a 'cowboy town' wit ...

* Pasangan *

Demographics

Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats

*List of Kuala Selangor district representatives in the Federal Parliament (Dewan Rakyat) *List of Kuala Selangor district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly (Dewan Undangan Negeri) The Kuala Selangor District Council is seeking for the area to become declared as a municipality.

Transportation

Road construction

Currently there is an expressway named

Kuala Lumpur–Kuala Selangor Expressway The Kuala Lumpur–Kuala Selangor Expressway ( Malay: ''Lebuhraya Kuala Lumpur–Kuala Selangor''), KLS ''(formerly ''Ijok–Templer Park Highway'' ( ms, Lebuhraya Ijok–Taman Templer), LATAR)'' or sometimes called LATAR Expressway ( ms, Lebuhr ...

E25 (LATAR) linked

, Kuala Selangor and

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. It is also connected with

Guthrie Corridor Expressway Guthrie Corridor Expressway, GCE, ( Malay: ''Lebuhraya Koridor Guthrie'') is an expressway in Klang Valley, Selangor, Malaysia. It connects Shah Alam to Rawang. GCE is approximately ( long on the Prolintas sections and on the PLUS Expressway ...

(GCE) to Shah Alam and

North–South Expressway Central Link The North–South Expressway Central Link also known as ELITE, is a controlled-access highway in Malaysia, running between Shah Alam in Selangor and Nilai in Negeri Sembilan. The expressway joins the separated northern and southern sections of ...

to northern Peninsular Malaysia. Another expressway which is under construction named

West Coast Expressway The West Coast Expressway (E32) is an interstate controlled-access highway running along the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. The expressway is currently under construction, with several sections open for public use. Once completed, the expres ...

(WCE) in

only have small amount of them which only provided in the township of

and some sub-roads in some villages. The town is usually accessed via Klang–Teluk Intan Road FT5 (coastal route), Kuala Selangor–Kepong Road FT54 (to Kuala Lumpur) and Kuala Selangor–Bestari Jaya Road B33 (to Bestari Jaya & Rawang).

Public Transport

There are 6 bus lines by Selangor Omnibus, Wawasan Sutera and

rapidKL Rapid KL (styled as ''rapidKL'') is a public transportation system owned by Prasarana Malaysia and operated by its subsidiaries Rapid Rail and Rapid Bus. With its coverage throughout Kuala Lumpur and Klang Valley areas, it was followed by a ...

bus currently serving the Kuala Selangor District which is: *100 (

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via

) *105 (

) *107 (

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via

) *740 (

to Klang) *753 (

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 ...

to UiTM Puncak Alam via Klang) *T715 ( UiTM Puncak Alam to

Puncak Alam Puncak Alam is a township in Kuala Selangor District, Selangor, Malaysia. Background Previously developed from a palm estate holding of Felda (Federal Land Development Authority) within the locale of Bukit Cherakah, this township started its init ...

) Two free bus services provided by MDKS (Kuala Selangor District Council) are available: *KS01 (

to Sekinchan via Tanjong Karang) *KS02 (

Sungai Buloh railway station ( Jawi) zh, 双溪毛糯 ta, சுங்கை பூலோ , style = KTM , style2 = Interchange , type = Commuter rail, Intercity rail and Mass rapid transit (MRT) station , image = File:Ducky trainset near Damansara Damai entering Sung ...

) 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

and

) in the future.

Schools

References

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