Klang District

Klang District
District of Malaysia
Country  Malaysia
State Selangor Darul Ehsan
Seat Klang
Government
 • Sultan's Representative Abdul Ghani Pateh Akhir
 • District Officer Mohd. Zainal Mohd. Nor[1]
Area
 • Total 626.78 km2 (242.00 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census)
 • Total 861,189
 • Density 1,354/km2 (3,510/sq mi)

The Klang District is an administrative district in Selangor, Malaysia. The district consists of two sub-districts (Malay: mukim) namely Klang and Kapar and covers 626.78 square km of land with 53.75 km of coastline.[2] Its principal city is Klang, though the district does not administer the city. The city of Shah Alam is partly within Klang District. The Klang River flows through the Klang district and end near Port Klang. Klang district is situated near the Straits Of Malacca in the Selangor state. Klang district has many islands such as Pulau Klang, Pulau Indah, Pulau Chet Mat Zin, Pulau Ketam, Pulau Tengah, Pulau Rusa, Pulau Selat Kering and Pulau Pintu Gedong.[2]

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.[3] The following are the 2010 census figures for Klang District, which include the city of Klang, Port Klang and part of Shah Alam.[4]

Klang district

Kapar (north)

KU 1 Bandar Baru Klang

KU 2

KU 3

KU 4

KU 5

KU 6

KU 7

KU 8

KU 9

KU 10 Meru barat

KU 11 Kampung Bukit kapar

KU 12

KU 13

KU 14

KU 15

KU 16

Klang (South)

KS 1

KS 2

KS 3

KS 4

KS 5

KS 6

KS 7

KS 8

KS 9

KS 10

Ethnic Group 2010
Number %
Malay 376,606 43.73%
Other Bumiputras 12,620 1.46%
Chinese 225,425 26.18%
Indian 165,382 19.20%
Others 4,179 0.49%
Malaysian total 784,212 91.06%
Non-Malaysian 76,977 8.94%
Total 861,189 100.00%

References

  1. ↑ "YBrs. Tuan Haji Mohd Zainal bin Mohd Nor, A.M.S.". selangor.gov.my.
  2. 1 2 "BACKGROUND". luas.gov.my.
  3. ↑ Katiman Rostam. "Population Change of the Klang-Langat Extended Metropolitan Region, Maalaysia, 1957-2000" (PDF). Akademika 79 (1): 1–18.
  4. ↑ "Taburan Penduduk Dan Ciri-Ciri Asas Demografi 2010" (PDF). Department of Statistics, Malaysia. p. 77. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2011.
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