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 foreigners). It is situated at ...

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

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. It is situated on the northwestern corner of

, just south of the

Bernam River The Bernam River (, Jawi: سوڠاي برنم) is a river located between the Malaysian states of Perak and Selangor, demarcating the border of the two states. The river also separates the respective districts of Muallim and Bagan Datuk on th ...

, Selangor's natural border with

Perak Perak (; Perak Malay: ''Peghok'') is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, 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, Kel ...

. Major economic activities in the town are

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plantations ran by individuals as well as private organizations such as

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. 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

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and

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. 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 The Selangor State Legislative Assembly () is the unicameral Dewan Undangan Negeri, state legislature of the Malaysian Malay states, state of Selangor. The State Assembly is composed of 56 members representing single-member constituencies througho ...

by PAS's Sallehen Mukhyi. On the national level, Sabak town is within the

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 foreigners). It is situated at ...

electoral district, represented by Kalam Salan, from

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. 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. In history, the original name of Sekinchan is Sungai Sekinchang. Apart from being a lively fishing village, Sekin ...

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 as far as

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Notable Attractions

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 *

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Branch Sabak Bernam *

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Branch Sabak Bernam * Oil Stations - 5Petrol,

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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 - Magnum Corporation, 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

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of Sabak Bernam

Other Uses

Sabak is also name of a Hindi movie starring

Shatrughan Sinha Shatrughan Prasad Sinha (born 15 July 1946) is an Indian actor and politician. He is a Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Asansol constituency as a member of All India Trinamool Congress (TMC). Earlier he was elected as Member of Parliament ...

, released in 1973.

References

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