The Klang District is a district in Selangor, Malaysia. It is located in the western part of Selangor. It borders the Kuala Selangor District to the north, Petaling to the east, Kuala Langat district to the south and Malacca Straits to the west. The district was further divided into two mukims which is Klang and Kapar that covers 626.78 square km of land with 53.75 km of coastline.
The district's principal town is Klang City. Other towns in the district include Port Klang, Pandamaran, Kapar and Meru and Bandar Sultan Sulaiman.
The Klang River flows through the Klang district and end near Port Klang and it has many islands such as Klang, Indah, Chet Mat Zin, Ketam, Tengah, Rusa, Selat Kering and Pintu Gedong Island.
Administrative divisions
Klang District is divided into 2 mukims, which are Kapar and Klang: Kapar is the areas north of Klang River (Kapar itself is also the name of a town), while Klang covers the area south of the river. Klang city itself includes areas both north and south of the river.
Kapar (Klang Utara)
KU 1 - City Centre, Bandar Baru Klang KU 2 - Bandar Bukit Raja East KU 3 - Batu Belah KU 4 - Rantau Panjang KU 5 - Bandar Bukit Raja West, Aman Perdana KU 6 - Taman Klang Utama KU 7 - Sungai Kapar Indah KU 8 - Meru South KU 9 - Taman Perindustrian Meru
KU 10 - Meru North KU 11 – Kampung Bukit Kapar KU 12 - Acob KU 13 - Kapar KU 14 - Sungai Serdang KU 15 - Perepat KU 16 - Sementa KU 17 - Bandar Sultan Suleiman KU 18 - Northport
Klang (Klang Selatan)
KS 1 – Teluk Pulai KS 2 - Taman Sri Andalas, Kampung Jawa KS 3 - Sungai Udang KS 4 - Port Klang KS 5 - Pandamaran KS 6 - Bandar Bukit Tinggi KS 7 - Taman Sentosa
KS 8 - Johan Setia KS 9 - Bandar Parklands, Sijangkang Sempadan KS 10 – Teluk Gong KS 11 – Bandar Armada Putra KS 12 - Westport / Port Klang Free Zone KS 13 - Kampung Sungai Pinang (Indah Island) Selat Klang - Ketam Island
Government
Klang Royal City Council
The Klang Royal City Council (MBDK) governs most parts of the Klang District such as Klang (city), Port Klang, Kapar, Rantau Panjang, Meru, Bandar Botanic, Bandar Bukit Tinggi, Taman Sentosa Perdana, Taman Sri Andalas, Taman Bayu Perdana, Taman Sentosa, Glenmarie Cove, Kota Bayuemas, Berkeley Garden, Taman Eng Ann, Taman Klang Utama, Bandar Baru Klang, Bandar Bukit Raja, Telok Gong, Pulau Indah, Pulau Ketam, Pandamaran, and Bandar Sultan Sulaiman.
Shah Alam City Council
The Shah Alam City Council (MBSA) governs the city centre of Shah Alam. Besides, it also exercises jurisdiction over some parts of the south of Klang District (Kota Kemuning, Sri Muda, & Bukit Rimau), Bukit Raja, Setia Alam, Subang and Sungai Buloh area.
History In addition to its present-day territory, Klang district before 1974 also included the mukims (communes or sub-districts) of Bukit Raja and Damansara, which covered what is today Shah Alam, Subang Jaya, Bandar Sunway and Kelana Jaya. In 1974, after Kuala Lumpur was made a Federal Territory, the subdistricts of Damansara and Bukit Raja joined with Petaling Jaya, Puchong and Sungai Buloh to form the Petaling District.
Demographics In 1980, the census figures for the three main ethnic groups in the Klang District were: Malays 105,195, Chinese 119,186, and Indians 54,159. The following are the 2010 census figures for Klang District, which include the city of Klang, Port Klang and part of Shah Alam.
Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats
List of Klang district representatives in the Federal Parliament (Dewan Rakyat) Parliament Seat Name Member of Parliament PartyP108 Shah Alam Azli Yusof Pakatan Harapan (AMANAH)P109 Kapar Halimah Ali P110 Klang Ganabatirau Veraman Pakatan Harapan (DAP)P111 Kota Raja Mohamad Sabu Pakatan Harapan (AMANAH)
List of Klang district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly of Selangor
Parliament State Seat Name State Assemblyman PartyP108 N40 Kota Anggerik Najwan Halimi Pakatan Harapan (PKR)P108 N41 Batu Tiga Danial Al Rashid Pakatan Harapan (AMANAH)P109 N42 Meru Mariam Abdul Rashid Pakatan Harapan (AMANAH)P109 N43 Sementa Noor Najhan Mohamad Salleh P109 N44 Selat Klang Abdul Rashid Asari P110 N45 Bandar Baru Klang Quah Perng Fei Pakatan Harapan (DAP)P110 N46 Pelabuhan Klang Azmizam Zaman Huri Pakatan Harapan (PKR)P110 N47 Pandamaran Leong Tuck Chee Pakatan Harapan (DAP)P111 N48 Sentosa Gunarajah a/l R George Pakatan Harapan (PKR)P111 N49 Sungai Kandis Wan Dzahanurin Ahmad P111 N50 Kota Kemuning Preakas Sampunathan Pakatan Harapan (DAP)
See also
Districts of Malaysia
References