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Ulu Selangor (federal Constituency)
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 of Perak to the north, Pahang to the east, Sabak Bernam district to the northwest, Kuala Selangor district to its southwest and Gombak district to the south. Selangor River sources from this area, hence giving the district's name. Originally, Gombak district which includes Rawang was a part of this district, but separated on 1 February 1974 during Selangor district restructuring as Kuala Lumpur succeeded from Selangor. Geography Hulu Selangor occupies the north eastern area of Selangor and is bordered by Kuala Selangor district to the west, Perak to the north, Pahang (Bentong district) to the east and Gombak district to the south. The district has a lot of forests and beautiful natural scenery, making it a touristic place. N ... [...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] |
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 the northwestern corner of Selangor. It is bordered by the state of Perak to the north, the district of Hulu Selangor to the east, the district of Kuala Selangor to the south, and the Straits of Malacca to the west. Bernam River forms its border with Perak. Towns in Sabak Bernam include Sabak, Sungai Besar and Sekinchan. This area is also famous for its residents of Javanese descent. The district is mainly a rice-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, Sabak Bernam is the furthest district in Selangor from both Kuala Lumpur and state capital Shah Alam. Administrative divisions Sabak Bernam District is di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur (KL), officially the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, is the capital city and a Federal Territories of Malaysia, federal territory of Malaysia. It is the largest city in the country, covering an area of with a census population of 2,075,600 . Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 8.8 million people as of 2024. It is among the fastest growing metropolitan regions in Southeast Asia, both in population and economic development. The city serves as the cultural, financial, tourism, political and economic centre of Malaysia. It is also home to the Parliament of Malaysia, Malaysian parliament (consisting of the Dewan Rakyat and the Dewan Negara) and the Istana Negara, Jalan Tuanku Abdul Halim, Istana Negara, the official residence of the King of Malaysia, monarch (''Yang di-Pertuan Agong''). Kuala Lumpur was first developed around 1857 as a town serving the tin mining, tin mines of the region, and important figures such as Ya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gombak District
The Gombak District is an administrative Districts of Malaysia, district located in the eastern-central part of the state of Selangor, Malaysia. The district was created on February 1, 1974, the same day when Kuala Lumpur was declared a Federal Territory (Malaysia), Federal Territory. History Gombak district was formed by combining portions of the former Greater Kuala Lumpur district and Rawang, Selangor, Rawang in February 1974. Until 1997, Rawang, Selangor, Rawang was the district capital; the capital has been moved to Bandar Baru Selayang. Gombak (town) also refers to as a locality (town/area/suburb) in the northern and central portion of the Setapak subdistrict (both in Gombak and Kuala Lumpur). Before 1974, Gombak was a town before it became a district. Gombak was home to the settlements of the first Minangkabau people, Minangkabau immigrants in the 1800s and was established soon after. Old mosques in the Gombak area such as the Masjid Lama Batu 6 Gombak are still standing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federated Malay States
The Federated Malay States (FMS, , Jawi script, Jawi: ) was a federation of four protectorate, protected states in the Malay Peninsula — Selangor, Perak, Negeri Sembilan and Pahang — established in 1895 by the British government, and which lasted until 1946. In that year they formed the Malayan Union together with two of the former Straits Settlements, (Malacca and Penang), and the Unfederated Malay States. Two years later, the union became the Federation of Malaya, which achieved independence in 1957, and finally Malaysia in 1963 with the inclusion of North Borneo (present-day Sabah), Sarawak and Singapore. Real power in the FMS and its constituent states rested with the four local British Residents and the Resident-General, the discretionary powers of the local Malay Ruler, rulers being essentially reduced to matters "touching Malay Religion and Customs". The federation, along with the Unfederated Malay States of the peninsula and the Straits Settlements, was overrun a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Titiwangsa Mountains
The Titiwangsa Mountains ( Malay: ''Banjaran Titiwangsa'', ), also known as ''Banjaran Besar'' (lit. 'main range') by locals, is the chain of mountains that forms the backbone of the Malay Peninsula. The northern section of the range is in southern Thailand, where it is known as the Sankalakhiri Range (; RTGS: ''Thio Khao Sankalakhiri''; ). The mountain range acts as a natural divider, dividing Peninsular Malaysia, as well as southernmost Thailand, into east and west coast regions. It also serves as a drainage divide of some major rivers of Peninsular Malaysia such as the Pahang, Perak, Kelantan, Klang and Muar. The length of mountain range is about 480 km from north to south. Geography This mountain range is a part of the wider Tenasserim Hills. It forms the southernmost section of the Indo-Malayan cordillera which runs from Tibet through the Kra Isthmus into the Malay Peninsula. The Titiwangsa Mountains proper begin in the north as the Sankalakhiri Range, a prol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bentong District
Bentong District is a district located in western Pahang, Malaysia. Bentong covers an area of 1,831 km2 and includes the hill station, hill resorts of Genting Highlands and Bukit Tinggi, Pahang, Bukit Tinggi. It is located 80 km northeast of Kuala Lumpur, just across the main range, Titiwangsa Mountains. The eponymous town of Bentong is the seat of the district. The district of Bentong is also further divided into 3 ''mukims'' (sub-districts), they are Bentong, Sabai and Pelangai. It is bordered by Selangor's Hulu Langat District, Hulu Langat, Gombak District, Gombak and Hulu Selangor District, Hulu Selangor Districts on the west, the Negeri Sembilan, Negri district of Jelebu on the south, Bera District on the southeast, Temerloh District to its east, and Raub District to its north. History In the beginning, Bentong subdistrict was under the administration of district of Raub District. The administration was separated in 1919 due to the large size of the district. The d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuala Selangor District
The Kuala Selangor District is a district in Selangor, Malaysia. It has a total landmass of 1,194.52 square kilometres (461 sq mi) separated by Selangor River into two division, Tanjung Karang and Kuala Selangor. The district boundary is shared with Sabak Bernam at the north, Hulu Selangor and Gombak at the west, Petaling at the southwest and Klang at the south. Geography The geography of Kuala Selangor is characterised by a flat land in Tanjung Karang and Jeram. Bordered in Kapar in South and some hills at Southeast. The district's name was from a town that named when Selangor River meets the sea. Administrative divisions Kuala Selangor District is divided into 9 mukims, which are: * Api-Api * Bestari Jaya * Ujong Permatang * Hulu Tinggi * Ijok * Jeram * Kuala Selangor * Pasangan * Tanjung Karang Demographics Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats List of Kuala Selangor district representatives in the Federal Parliament (Dewan Rakyat) List of Kuala Selango ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1974 Federal Territory Of Kuala Lumpur Agreement
The 1974 Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur Agreement was signed on 1 February 1974 by the fifth Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Abdul Halim of Kedah, on behalf of the Federal Government of Malaysia; and the Sultan of Selangor, Salahuddin of Selangor, Salahuddin, on behalf of the State Government of Selangor. This agreement was signed at the Istana Negara, Jalan Istana, Istana Negara, Kuala Lumpur, and signified the official handing of Kuala Lumpur territory over to the Federal Government, which resulted in the establishment of the Federal Territories of Malaysia, Federal Territory. There are four provisions made in this agreement, namely, the transfer of jurisdiction powers to the Federal Territory, encompassing the areas of the Federal Territory, concerns on return, financial calculation and Board of Advisors. Full text of the agreement The following is the full text of the 1974 Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur Agreement: Kuala Lumpur Agreement Agreement relating to the establishm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rawang, Selangor
Rawang is a town and a mukim in Gombak District, Selangor, Malaysia, about 23 km northwest of city centre Kuala Lumpur. History Early history Rawang was founded in the early 19th century and was one of Kuala Lumpur 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 and towards Rawang. APMC's Rawang's cement plant was the nation's first and oldest cement plant had taken over from the tin mine dredges in the 1950s when they moved onward to Batang Berjuntai. The unused open-cast tin mines made way for the limestone quarry in 1976. 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 in Perak. During the Klang War, Selan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
