Klang District


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, Crab, 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, while Klang covers the area south of the river. Klang city itself includes areas both north and south of the river.

History

In addition to its present-day territory, Klang district before 1974 also included the mukims 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 3 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
ParliamentSeat NameMember of ParliamentParty
P108Shah AlamKhalid Abdul SamadPakatan Harapan
P109KaparAbdullah Sani Abdul HamidPakatan Harapan
P110KlangCharles Anthony R. SantiagoPakatan Harapan
P111Kota RajaMohamad SabuPakatan Harapan

List of Klang district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly of Selangor
ParliamentStateSeat NameState AssemblymanParty
P108N40Kota AnggerikNajwan HalimiPakatan Harapan
P108N41Batu TigaRodziah IsmailPakatan Harapan
P109N42MeruMohd Fakhrulrazi Mohd MokhtarPakatan Harapan
P109N43SementaDaroyah AlwiIndependent
P109N44Selat KlangAbdul Rashid AsariPerikatan Nasional
P110N45Bandar Baru KlangTeng Chang KhimPakatan Harapan
P110N46Pelabuhan KlangAzmizam Zaman HuriPakatan Harapan
P110N47PandamaranLeong Tuck CheePakatan Harapan
P111N48SentosaGunarajah a/l R GeorgePakatan Harapan
P111N49Sungai KandisZawawi Ahmad MughniPakatan Harapan
P111N50Kota KemuningGanabatirau a/l VeramanPakatan Harapan