Sekinchan is a small town located in Sabak Bernam District, Selangor, Malaysia. It is located along the coastal Federal Route 5. Historically, the original name of Sekinchan was Sungai Sekinchang.
Apart from being a lively fishing village, Sekinchan is one of the major rice producing areas of Malaysia. The vast, well-irrigated and organized paddy fields around Sekinchan produce one of the highest yields of rice in the country.
Sekinchan is often visited for its fresh seafood. It also draws diners from Kuala Lumpur and Ipoh. There are some rice millers in the area where locally produced rice can be purchased.
"The Seeds of Life", a local Chinese drama, is set there. Sekinchan's first water park, MSekin Wonderland, was opened in 2021.
Etymology It was thought that the name originally came from a corruption of "Second Chance" after the British pardoned the communists. The Chinese name of the town, "适耕庄", translates to "suitable for planting" in English.
While local popular accounts frequently link the name Sekinchan to the Chinese characters Shì Gēng Zhuāng (适耕庄), regional cartographic records from 1879 document the local waterway as Sungai Sekinchang prior to the establishment of the mid-20th-century agricultural settlements. In 1879, the vast paddy fields did not exist. The area was a dense mangrove swamp inhabited by a small population of Malay, Javanese, and Sumatran fishermen. The name Sekinchang came from local flora (the wild Sekijang shrub).. Record tracking: British Colonial Census and Survey Records (1879), documenting "Sungai Sekinchang" and its early coastal settlements.
Geography
Sekinchan is located on the northwest Selangor plains, which stretch from Tanjung Karang to Sabak Bernam and border the Straits of Malacca, providing coastal access to the sea. Its location on the flat, uninterrupted plains allows it to be known as the "rice bowl of Selangor."
Education Primary schools Sekolah Kebangsaan Sungai Nibong Sekolah Kebangsaan Sungai Leman Sekolah Kebangsaan Seri Sekinchan Sekolah Kebangsaan Pasir Panjang Sekolah Kebangsaan Parit Empat Sekolah Kebangsaan Parit 9 Sekolah Kebangsaan Parit 13 Sekolah Kebangsaan Berjaya Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Tamil) Ghandiji Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Cina) Yoke Kuan Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Cina) Kian Sit
Secondary schools Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Dato Mustaffa Sekolah Menengah Jenis Kebangsaan Yoke Kuan
Economy The economy in Sekinchan is mainly based on agriculture – primarily paddy, fishing, and tourism.
Transportation The town is served by Federal Route 5 (Klang–Teluk Intan Highway), and local bus services are provided by the MDSB Smart Selangor Bus.
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