- Source: Sabak Bernam District
The Sabak Bernam District is a district and a parliamentary constituency in north-western Selangor, Malaysia. It covers an area of 997 square kilometres, and had a population of 103,153 at the 2010 Census (excluding foreigners). It is situated at the northwestern corner of Selangor. It is bordered by the state of Perak to the north, the district of Hulu Selangor to the east, the district of Kuala Selangor to the south, and the Straits of Malacca to the west. Bernam River forms its border with Perak. Towns in Sabak Bernam include Sabak, Sungai Besar and Sekinchan. This area is also famous for its residents of Javanese descent.
The district is mainly a rice-growing area. As such, Sabak Bernams' main economic activity is agriculture. Sabak Bernam is the westernmost district of Selangor; at 100 km from Kuala Lumpur, Sabak Bernam is the furthest district in Selangor from both Kuala Lumpur and state capital Shah Alam.
Administrative divisions
Sabak Bernam District is divided into 5 mukims, which are:
Bagan Nakhoda Omar
Panchang Bedena
Pasir Panjang
Sabak
Sungai Panjang
Demographics
Federal parliament and state assembly seats
List of Sabak Bernam district representatives in the Federal Parliament (Dewan Rakyat)
List of Sabak Bernam district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly (Dewan Negeri Selangor)
See also
Districts of Malaysia
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Distrik di Malaysia
- Sabak Bernam District
- Sabak Bernam District Council
- Sabak, Selangor
- Sabak
- Sabak Bernam (federal constituency)
- Sungai Besar
- Hulu Selangor District
- Sekinchan
- Smart Selangor Bus
- List of Tamil national-type primary schools in Selangor