Larut, Matang and Selama District

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Larut, Matang and Selama District
District
Daerah Larut, Matang dan Selama
Other transcription(s)
 •  Jawi لاروت، ماتڠ دان سلاما‎
 •  Chinese 拉律峇登司南马县
 •  Tamil லாருட், மாத்தாங், செலாமா
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Location of Larut, Matang and Selama District in Perak
Larut, Matang and Selama District
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Larut, Matang and Selama District
Location of Larut, Matang and Selama District in Malaysia
Coordinates: 4°55′N100°45′E / 4.917°N 100.750°E / 4.917; 100.750
Country Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
State Flag of Perak.svg  Perak
Seat Taiping
Local area government(s) Taiping Municipal Council
(Larut & Matang)
Selama District Council
(Selama)
Government
 • District officerMohamed Akmal Bin Dahalan [1]
Area
[2]
 • Total2,112.61 km2 (815.68 sq mi)
Population
 (2010) [3]
 • Total326,941
 • Estimate 
(2015) [4]
352,800
 • Density150/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+8 (Not observed)
Postcode
340xx-341xx, 345xx-348xx
Calling code +6-05
Vehicle registration plates A
Selama District Council

Majlis Daerah Selama
Local Government Act 1976
The Seal of Selama District Council.png
Type
Type
History
Founded1 September 1979
Leadership
President
Nor Akmal Bin Yang Ghazali
Website
www.mdselama.gov.my

The Larut, Matang and Selama District is a district of Perak, Malaysia. Taiping is the capital town of this district. Larut, Matang and Selama used to be three small different districts and they merged into one larger district later. [5] Larut, Matang and Selama houses Taiping, Perak's second largest city and former state capital. Other towns in the region include Matang, Kuala Sepetang (Port Weld) and Selama. The region borders the state of Kedah on the north, the Kerian District on the northwest, the Hulu Perak and Kuala Kangsar District on the east, and the Manjung District on the south.

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History

The area has a long history dating back to the mid-1850s. The Larut War occurred around Taiping and Matang. The first railway in the Malay states was constructed here, connecting Taiping with Kuala Sepetang, formerly Port Weld. Larut, Matang and Selama is also the place where the first modern town, museum and hill station were built in Perak as Taiping was the capital of the Federated Malay States, before Kuala Lumpur took the honor.

Administrative divisions

Map of Larut & Matang Sub-district Map of Larut & Matang District, Perak.svg
Map of Larut & Matang Sub-district

Larut and Matang District is divided into 11 mukims (communes) and Taiping city, which are: [6]

Map of Selama Sub-district Map of Selama Sub-district, Perak.svg
Map of Selama Sub-district

Larut, Matang and Selama district also contains the Selama autonomous sub-district (daerah kecil) in the northern portion, covering 3 mukims which are: [7]

Government

Currently, Larut, Matang and Selama district is governed by two different councils which is Taiping Municipal Council for southern part of the district while the subdistrict of Selama is under its own district council.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1991 271,882—    
2000 273,641+0.6%
2010 326,476+19.3%
2020 304,023−6.9%
Figures for 2020 includes Selama Sub-district.
Source: [8]

The following is based on Department of Statistics Malaysia 2010 census. [3]

Ethnic groups in Larut and Matang, 2010 census
Ethnicity PopulationPercentage
Bumiputera 204,96762.7%
Chinese 85,17226.1%
Indian 36,10511.0%
Others6970.2%
Total326,941100%

Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats


List of Larut, Matang and Selama district representatives in the Federal Parliament (Dewan Rakyat)

ParliamentSeat NameMember of ParliamentParty
P56 Larut Hamzah Zainudin Perikatan Nasional (PPBM)
P59 Bukit Gantang Syed Abu Hussin Hafiz Perikatan Nasional (PPBM) [9]
P60 Taiping Wong Kah Woh Pakatan Harapan (DAP)


List of Larut, Matang and Selama district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly

ParliamentStateSeat NameState AssemblymanParty
P56N5 Selama Mohd Akmal Kamarudin Perikatan Nasional (PAS)
P56N6 Kubu Gajah Khalil Yahaya Perikatan Nasional (PAS)
P56N7 Batu Kurau Mohd Najmuddin Elias Al-HafizPerikatan Nasional (BERSATU)
P59N13 Kuala Sepetang Ahmad ManPerikatan Nasional (BERSATU)
P59N14 Changkat Jering Rahim IsmailPerikatan Nasional (PAS)
P59N15 Trong Faisal Abdul RahmanPerikatan Nasional (PAS)
P60N16 Kamunting Mohd Fakhruddin Abdul AzizPerikatan Nasional (PAS)
P60N17 Pokok Assam Ong Seng GuanPakatan Harapan (DAP)
P60N18 Aulong Teh Kok Lim Pakatan Harapan (DAP)

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References

  1. ↑ "Senarai pegawai & anggota - Portal Rasmi Pejabat Daerah Dan Tanah Larut Matang & Selama". pdttaiping.perak.gov.my.
  2. ↑ "Rancangan Struktur Negeri Perak 2040" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-03-28. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
  3. 1 2 "Population Distribution and Basic Demographic Characteristics, 2010" (PDF). Department of Statistics, Malaysia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
  4. ↑ "Rancangan Struktur Negeri Perak 2040" (PDF). p. 316. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-03-28. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
  5. ↑ "Profil Taiping" (PDF).
  6. ↑ "Pentadbiran Mukim - Portal Rasmi Pejabat Daerah Dan Tanah Larut Matang & Selama". pdttaiping.perak.gov.my.
  7. ↑ "Laman Web Pejabat Daerah Dan Tanah - Geografi". pdtselama.perak.gov.my.
  8. ↑ "Key Findings of Population and Housing Census of Malaysia 2020" (pdf) (in Malay and English). Department of Statistics, Malaysia. ISBN   978-967-2000-85-3.
  9. ↑ "Unhappy Bukit Gantang MP latest to quit Barisan".
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