Selangor
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| Selangor Darul Ehsan | |||||
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| Capital | Shah Alam | ||||
| sultan | Sultan Sharafuddin | ||||
| Prime Minister | Mohamed Azmin Ali | ||||
| surface | 7,956 km 2 | ||||
| population | 6,298,400 inhabitants (2016) | ||||
| Population density | 794.1 inhabitants / km 2 | ||||
| languages | Malay | ||||
| License Plate | B. | ||||
Selangor ( Jawi :سلاڠور, Pronunciation: [ˈselaŋor] ) is a Malaysian state. The capital and seat of the Sultan is Shah Alam . Port Klang is Malaysia's largest overseas port .
geography
The state, located on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula , surrounds the federal territories of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya and has an area of 8,159 km² . In the west it borders on the Strait of Malacca and in the east on the mainland from north to south Perak , Pahang and Negeri Sembilan .
history
Like the surrounding states, Selangor was a vassal state of the respective ruling empires, such as Srivijaya and later Majapahit . After the conquest of the Sultanate of Malacca in 1511, he was by those in power Riau and Johors dominated. The Federated Malay States formed Selangor and three other Malay states in 1896.
Administrative division
Selangor is the most densely populated state in Malaysia and is divided into nine districts:
- sound
- Petaling (with the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport )
- Sepang (with the Kuala Lumpur International Airport )
- Kuala Selangor
- Sabak Bernam
- Hulu Langat
- Kuala Langat
- Hulu Selangor
- Gombak
Major cities are:
- Shah Alam
- Petaling Jaya
- sound
- Kajang
- Kuala Selangor
- Bangi
- Rawang
- Subang Jaya
- Port Klang (formerly Port Swettenham)
- Sepang
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Malaysia: States, Federal Territories, Major Urban Areas & Conurbations - Population Statistics in Maps and Charts. Retrieved December 2, 2017 .
Coordinates: 3 ° 20 ′ N , 101 ° 30 ′ E
