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Larut, Matang And Selama District
The Larut, Matang and Selama District is a district of Perak, Malaysia. Taiping (Malaysia), Taiping is the capital town of this district. Larut, Matang and Selama used to be three small different districts and they merged into one larger district later. Larut, Matang and Selama houses Taiping, Perak, Taiping, Perak's second largest city and former state capital. Other towns in the region include Changkat Jering, Terong, Matang, Kuala Sepetang and Selama. The region borders the state of Kedah on the north, the Kerian District on the northwest, the Hulu Perak District, Hulu Perak and Kuala Kangsar District, Kuala Kangsar District on the east, and the Manjung District on the south. History The area has a long history dating back to the mid-1850s. The Larut War occurred around Taiping and Matang. The first railway in the Malay states was constructed here, connecting Taiping with Kuala Sepetang, formerly Port Weld. Larut, Matang and Selama is also the place where the first modern tow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of Malaysia
Districts (; ''Jajahan'' in Kelantan) are a type of subdivision below the States and federal territories of Malaysia, state level in Malaysia. An administrative district is administered by a lands and district office () which is headed by district officer (). Classification In Peninsular Malaysia, a district is a subdivision of a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state. A ''mukim'' (Commune (administrative division), commune, sub-district or parish) is a subdivision of a district. The National Land Code (Malaysia), National Land Code assigns land matters, including the delineation of districts, to the purview of State governments of Malaysia, state governments. These states operate a Torrens title, Torrens system, with districts administered by the respective state’s land and district office, and coordinated by the land and mines office. The state of Perlis is not divided into districts due to its size, but straight to the mukim level. The three Federal Territories ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |