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Rawang is a town and a mukim in
Gombak District 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 cap ...
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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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, about 23 km northwest of city centre
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History

Rawang was founded in the early-19th century and was one of
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earliest satellite towns. During the initial tin mining growth of Kuala Lumpur, many tin mines were explored and opened north of Kuala Lumpur, starting initially at the Ulu Kelang area and gradually moving northwards past
Selayang Selayang is a town in Gombak District, Selangor, Malaysia. Location Selayang is located on the main route to Rawang through Jalan Ipoh, and this route is connected to Jalan Kuching as main Rawang-Kuala Lumpur route. It is also an optional ...
and towards Rawang. The earliest estimates of Rawang's founding date back to 1825. It was the second area in Selangor to be explored for tin mining. The tin mining industry in Rawang developed concurrently at around the same time as the larger tin mines Perak. During the
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of the 1860s and 1870s,
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's gangs who were aligned with Tengku Kudin repelled Syed Mashor's troops away from Kuala Lumpur and pushed them further north. During the Battle of Rawang in 1871, Syed Mashor's followers and Chinese gangs loyal to him (led by Chong Chong) ended up being pushed up towards
Serendah Serendah is a town and mukim in Hulu Selangor District, Selangor, Malaysia. It is 26 km north of Kuala Lumpur. History The area developed due to the tin mines. One of the popular tourist spot in Serendah iPerigi Tujuh Serendah It was built to r ...
and
Kuala Kubu Bharu Kuala Kubu Bharu (also spelt Kuala Kubu Baru, Kuala Kubu Bahru or Kuala Kubu Baharu; abbreviated to KKB), is the district capital of Hulu Selangor District, Selangor, Malaysia. It is located 60 km north of Kuala Lumpur. In 1883, the Sung ...
, with Yap Ah Loy's men (led by Chung Piang) holding their ground at Rawang. Thus, Rawang became an unofficial boundary of Tengku Kudin's dominance at the northern Klang Valley during the war. In 1894, the first electric generator in British Malaya was installed in Rawang to support the mining industry, making Rawang the first location to be electrified in Malaysia. Numerous electrified tin mines were operated by
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and K. Thamboosamy Pillay, who both contributed significantly to the growth of Rawang. With Rawang being the first town in Malaya to utilize electricity for tin mining, it was also the first town to have electric street lights, and the Rawang Railway Station was the first railway station in Malaya that had an electricity supply to power the lamps and fans. When
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struck, Rawang fell to the Japanese invasion, and the tin mining sector rapidly deteriorated. After the war, the Rawang New Village (one such is now known as
Kampung Sungai Terentang A kampong (''kampung'' in Malay and Indonesian) is the term for a village in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore and a "port" in Cambodia. The term applies to traditional villages, especially of the indigenous people, and has also been used t ...
) was established by the British in 1951 during the Emergency. By this time, the Chinese population of Rawang also had a sizable percentage of Cantonese in addition to the Hakkas and Hokkiens. The tin mining industry in Rawang picked up again in the 1950s. Rubber estates were also established around Rawang during this time. In 1953, the first cement factory in Malaya, Rawang Works, was launched by the Associated Pan Malayan Cement company (now Lafarge Malaysia Berhad) who took over much of the land vacated from the tin mining industry which had moved westwards to Batang Berjuntai. It also made Rawang one of the earliest towns in Malaysia to simultaneously produce agricultural, natural resource, and cement output. The Lafarge Cement factory was since bought over by YTL Cement but subsequently closed down in 2020 due to the high cost of production but it still has high value due to the land-bank option for future development Tin and rubber were major economic outputs of Rawang until the late-1970s, after which oil palm plantations started being established by private companies. Throughout the late-1980s until the 1990s, Rawang's economic output continued to diversify and many light industrial areas opened up during Malaysia's industrialization drive under the Fifth Malaysia Plan (RMK-5). Industrial zones that were set up at Sungai Dua and Rawang Perdana during this period generated jobs which resulted in further population growth and the increase in foreign workers residing in Rawang. The influx of foreign workers has transformed the landscape and composition of the industrial estates and townships. In 1974, following Kuala Lumpur's separation from Selangor, a re-delineation exercise for that year's general election saw Rawang transferred from
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 ...
to
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 ...
(i.e.
Selayang Selayang is a town in Gombak District, Selangor, Malaysia. Location Selayang is located on the main route to Rawang through Jalan Ipoh, and this route is connected to Jalan Kuching as main Rawang-Kuala Lumpur route. It is also an optional ...
constituency). At the same time, Rawang township (mukim) was transferred to newly-created
Gombak District 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 cap ...
and acted as the administrative center of the district. While northern part of Rawang including
Bukit Beruntung Bukit Beruntung is a township in Hulu Selangor District, Selangor, Malaysia. It is roughly halfway between Serendah and Batang Kali. This township, along with the neighboring Bukit Sentosa, was originally developed by Talam Corporation Berhad an ...
,
Bukit Sentosa ''Bukit Sentosa'' is a township in the district of 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 ...
,
Serendah Serendah is a town and mukim in Hulu Selangor District, Selangor, Malaysia. It is 26 km north of Kuala Lumpur. History The area developed due to the tin mines. One of the popular tourist spot in Serendah iPerigi Tujuh Serendah It was built to r ...
and
Sungai Choh Sungai Choh is a small town situated within the boundary of both Gombak District and Hulu Selangor District, Selangor Selangor (; ), also known by its Arabic language, Arabic honorific Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity", is one of the 13 Mal ...
remained in
Hulu Selangor District 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 s ...
until now. Rawang was the capital of Gombak until 1997 when it moved to Batu Caves, and is now a major administrative center for the district of Selayang. Rawang has undergone tremendous growth since the PLUS North-South Highway was opened in the mid-1990s. The population of Rawang stands at 120,447 according to the GeoNames geographical database. The Selayang Municipal Council building is situated at the new Rawang town center that was established in the early-2000s slightly north of the old Rawang town. The District Magistrate's subordinate Court and the District Police Headquarters have moved away to Selayang from Rawang in the 1990s, while the town library and government-run public clinic were decommissioned. With this, the town now lacks playing fields and parks to support all-around growth as was before. The large land area in which the magistrate court, library, police quarters, and government clinic used to reside was redeveloped as the new Rawang town center. Until the mid-2000s, the borders of Rawang has greatly expanded to encompass the rubber estates outside
Serendah Serendah is a town and mukim in Hulu Selangor District, Selangor, Malaysia. It is 26 km north of Kuala Lumpur. History The area developed due to the tin mines. One of the popular tourist spot in Serendah iPerigi Tujuh Serendah It was built to r ...
to the north (now the townships of
Bukit Beruntung Bukit Beruntung is a township in Hulu Selangor District, Selangor, Malaysia. It is roughly halfway between Serendah and Batang Kali. This township, along with the neighboring Bukit Sentosa, was originally developed by Talam Corporation Berhad an ...
and
Bukit Sentosa ''Bukit Sentosa'' is a township in the district of 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 ...
); and Sungai Bakau and parts of Kundang to the west (now the townships of Bandar Tasik Puteri, Bandar Country Homes, Emerald West, and Anggun Rawang). To sustain the growth in size and population, the PLUS North-South highway has now been complemented by the
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 ...
(linking Rawang to
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 ...
), the LATAR highway (linking Rawang to
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 ...
) and Rawang–Serendah bypass that replaces an earlier Outer Ring Road proposal.


Demographics and religion

Besides tin mines, Rawang also had large swathes of rubber estates at the outskirts of the town. Consequently, Rawang had a significant population of Chinese and Indian pioneers which, in combination with the existing Malay population, made Rawang a vibrant and diverse multi-racial town since the early-20th century. This is reflected in the presence of Malay, English, Tamil, and Chinese primary schools in close proximity to one another since the early days. The development in the 1980s and the clearing of plantations for housing brought about problems related to displaced workers and social problems of its own to Rawang and the issues related to gangsterism and crime. Th
Sze Yeah Kong Temple (万挠师爷宫)
was founded by the Hakka immigrants in 1869 as one of the primary Chinese temples in Rawang. Hakka and Hokkien immigrants dominated the tin mining sector in Rawang until the 1930s, during which Rawang continued growing at a rapid pace. There is also another old Chinese Temple known a
Kam Yin Teng Temple (万挠感应亭)
which was built in 1865. The Indian community is made up mostly of the cement factory and plantation workers including small businesses that range from textile and silverware merchants to barbers and restaurants. The primary Hindu temple in Rawang, the Sri Veerakathy Vinayagar temple, was built along Jalan Welman in 1943. It is located less than 100 meters away from the Sze Yeah Kong Chinese temple. Rawang also has a Sikh community, originally opposite the Kampung Kenanga area is Kampung Benggali (Kampung Khalsa). The Rawang Sikh
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(Gurdwara Sahib Rawang) was built in 1938 not far from the Rawang railway station now located at Rawang Tin. Rawang is one of the few towns in Malaysia with a
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population and a settlement. They are descendants of Gurkha military personnel who were brought in by the British. The Malay community of Rawang primarily resides in two villages that border the town center who were mainly resettled into Kampung Kenanga in the late 1960s and Kampung Melayu in the 1980s. A mosque served the religious needs of the Malay community, located in Kampung Kenanga in 1969. Due to population growth, a new mosque was constructed at Kampung Melayu Batu 16. In 1971, the mosque was upgraded into a Masjid Jamek, and was officiated by the Sultan of Selangor on the 5th of March 1971 with the new name of Masjid Jamek Nurul Iman Rawang. Th
St. Jude's Church
located on the fringes of Rawang Town was built in 1955 and serves the Catholic community of Rawang.


Members of Parliament

1959-1964. Liu Yoong Peng (Socialist Front) 1964-1969. Tunku Abdullah Tuanku Abdul Rahman (Alliance, UMNO) 1969-1971. Parliament Suspended 1971-1974. Tunku Abdullah Tuanku Abdul Rahman (BN, UMNO) ''Constituency delineated, renamed to Selayang'' 1974-1975. Walter Loh Poh Khan (BN, MCA) 1975-1978. Rosemary Chow Poh Kheng (BN, MCA) 1978-1982. Rafidah Aziz (BN, UMNO) 1982-1986. Rahmah Othman (BN, UMNO) 1986-1995. Zaleha Ismail (BN, UMNO) 1995-2008. Chan Kong Choy (BN, MCA) 2008-Present. William Leong Jee Keen (PH, PKR)


Representatives in the Selangor State Assembly

1974-1982. Lee Kim Sai (BN, MCA) 2 Terms 1982-2008. Tang See Hang (BN, MCA) 6 Terms 2008-2018. Gan Pei Nei (PH, PKR) 2 Terms 2018-Present. Chua Wei Kiat (PH, PKR) 1 Term


Location

To reach the town center, one must drive about 25 minutes from Kuala Lumpur. One can choose to take the Rawang Interchange 116 from the North–South Expressway, the
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 ...
from Rawang South Interchange 115, the
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 ...
from Rawang South Interchange 115, the
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from
Batang Berjuntai 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 ...
, or the trunk road to Rawang. On the trunk road, passengers are able to see
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 ...
, Hutan Lipur Sg. Kanching, and the Commonwealth Forest Park. These are all the remnants of the forest reserves that have been logged out or developed for more housing. The forest is a hot spot for jungle trekking and camping. The trees along the roads at Templer Park have been cleared for the construction of more houses and the slopes are left bare with much erosion. The trunk road from Templer Park to
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is now widened to include the second lane. The Rawang Bypass highway, the highest in South East Asia cuts through the jungle and ends in Serendah to the north.


Education

Prior to the opening of the SRJK(Ing) Rawang in 1958, the private school, Clifford Institute used to be the only English school available for students pursuing an English Education. There are several primary and secondary schools in this town now. Some of the pioneer secondary schools such as Sekolah Menengah Seri Garing have a very large student population to the point that classes are even performed in shipping containers. Amateurish ad-hoc renovation and painting have marred the once elite and elegant school.


Primary schools

* Sekolah Rendah Sinaran Budi (formerly SRJK (Inggeris) Rawang. Est 1958 * Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Cina) San Yuk 1 * Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Cina) San Yuk 2 (Branch) * Sekolah Rendah Agama Sungai Choh * Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Tamil) Rawang * Sekolah Kebangsaan Bukit Rawang Jaya * Sekolah Kebangsaan Bandar Baru Rawang * Sekolah Kebangsaan Rawang * Sekolah Kebangsaan Tun Teja * Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Cina) Kota Emerald * Sekolah Kebangsaan Taman Desa * Sekolah Kebangsaan Taman Desa 2 * Sekolah Kebangsaan Bandar Tasik Puteri * Sekolah Kebangsaan Bandar Tasik Puteri 2 *
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* Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Cina) Kundang * Sekolah Rendah Agama Assiddiqin, Bandar Tasik Puteri *
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* KAFA Integrasi An-Nur, Bandar Country Homes * Sekolah Rendah Agama Ibnu Khaldun, Batu 16, Rawang * Sekolah Rendah Agama Al-Hidayah, Taman Tun Teja


Secondary schools

* Oh My Training Academy (OMTA) * Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Seri Garing (formerly SMJK (Inggeris), Rawang * Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Rawang Batu 16 (SEMEKAR) * Sekolah Agama Menengah Rawang (SAMER) * Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Tun Perak (SEMARAK) * Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Taman Desa 1, Bandar Country Homes * Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Taman Desa 2, Bandar Country Homes (STAND 2) * Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Bandar Tasik Puteri (SEMETRI) * Sekolah Berasrama Penuh Integrasi Rawang, Bandar Tasik Puteri (SEPINTAR) * Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Seri Kundang (SKUSES)


International School

* Straits International School * Knewton Global Schools * Templer Park International School


Neighbourhoods

Rawang is home to many housing areas old and new, such as Bandar Country Homes, Taman Anggun, Kota Emerald West, Kota Emerald East, Rawang Putra, Taman Bukit Rawang, Rawang Perdana, Taman Pelangi, Taman Tun Teja, Taman Jati and Taman Bersatu. The first housing estates in Rawang were Rawang Garden, Green Park, New Green Park and Rawang Jaya to the north mostly developed by Lim Tan. Rawang Tin residents were resettled to Kuala Garing. There were also Taman Garing, Kuala Garing and Taman Sri Rawang to the west; Kampung Datuk Lee Kim Sai, Kampung Sungai Terentang, Kampung Kenanga and Kampung Melayu Batu 16 to the south. Emerald (Emerald East and Emerald West), Hong Bee Anggun (Anggun 1, 2, and 3), Lake Club Parkhomes, and M Residences are new upscale gated-and-guarded neighborhoods that have emerged in recent years, with guardhouses and perimeter fencing for added security and privacy due to the high crime rate.


Development

Rawang is experiencing rapid development. Many new commercial and residential areas are being constructed. In 2006, a new central market was opened in Bandar Baru Rawang in order to meet the increasing demand from the population. There are a number of shopping centers in Rawang which include Lotus's, Parkson, and AEON. Despite the growth, the Police Department was downgraded from a district headquarters to an ordinary department that now has to handle the needs of a larger population. The road traffic in Rawang town is a perpetual problem with no remedy or supervision insight is almost always double or triple parked. The street lines are all faded with vehicles sometimes driving on the wrong way. There is no known road infrastructure or maintenance improvement from the opposition-led state government here. The road infrastructure continues to be stalled for years leading to Bandar Country Homes. Many of the busy roads in town and leading to the north-south highways constricts into a single lane from a 3 lane road contributing to daily traffic congestion. The town center appears unmanaged with a secondary jungle flourishing at the former Fire Station location and the Rawang railway station bypass. This could have been made into a recreational park instead.


Transport


Public Transport

The Rawang train station, which is located in the middle of the old town area, was a major stop for
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trains, notably ''Ekspres Peninsular'' until 2016. Now only the electric-powered
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trains serve the station. It is also served by the Tanjung Malim-Port Klang Route, commonly known as the
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on the
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; before July 2016 passengers were required to alight at this station and change trains to continue their journey to
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. Prior to 2016, it was the terminus of the
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before the route between Tanjung Malim/Rawang and Batu Caves were switched between the two lines. A new and much bigger bus station located in the center of the new town area was completed recently. It's located opposite the Rawang Mydin Wholesaler.
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buses provide limited services to Rawang; the major bus operator used to be Metrobus before being taken over by Setara Jaya Sdn Bhd (SJ Bus) in early 2016 under the Bus Network Revamp (BNR) initiative by SPAD.


Car

Federal Route is the main thoroughfare going through Rawang town; motorists though prefer the more modern Expressway
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. GCE links Rawang to the state capital
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, while the LATAR is a shortcut to
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 ...
.


Religion


Temples

* Mariamman temple Kg.Sungai Bakau


References


External links

*Rawang Postcode
{{Authority control Gombak District Towns in Selangor Mukims of Selangor