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Larut, Matang and Selama District

District of Perak, Malaysia

Larut, Matang and Selama District
Summary

District of Perak, Malaysia

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(Larut & Matang) Selama District Council (Selama)

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. Larut, Matang and Selama houses Taiping, Perak's second largest city and former state capital. Other towns in the region include Changkat Jering, Terong, Matang, Kuala Sepetang 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.

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

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

  • Asam Kumbang
  • Batu Kurau
  • Bukit Gantang
  • Jebong
  • Kamunting
  • Matang
  • Pengkalan Aor
  • Simpang
  • Sungai Limau
  • Sungai Tinggi
  • Trong
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:

  • Hulu Selama
  • Selama
  • Hulu Ijok

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

|1991 |271882 |2000 |273641 |2010 |326476 |2020 |304023 |graph-pos=bottom The following is based on Department of Statistics Malaysia 2010 census.

Ethnic groups in Larut and Matang, 2010 censusEthnicityPopulationPercentageTotal326,941100%
Bumiputera204,96762.7%
Chinese85,17226.1%
Indian36,10511.0%
Others6970.2%

Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats

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

ParliamentSeat NameMember of ParliamentPartyP56P59P60
LarutHamzah ZainudinPerikatan Nasional}}"
Bukit GantangSyed Abu Hussin HafizIndependent}}"
TaipingWong Kah WohPakatan Harapan (DAP)

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

ParliamentStateSeat NameState AssemblymanPartyP56P56P56P59P59P59P60P60P60
N5SelamaMohd Akmal KamarudinPerikatan Nasional}}"
N6Kubu GajahKhalil YahayaPerikatan Nasional}}"
N7Batu KurauMohd Najmuddin Elias Al-HafizPerikatan Nasional}}"
N13Kuala SepetangAhmad ManPerikatan Nasional}}"
N14Changkat JeringRahim IsmailPerikatan Nasional}}"
N15TrongFaisal Abdul RahmanPerikatan Nasional}}"
N16KamuntingMohd Fakhruddin Abdul AzizPerikatan Nasional}}"
N17Pokok AssamOng Seng GuanPakatan Harapan (DAP)
N18AulongTeh Kok LimPakatan Harapan (DAP)

References

References

  1. "Senarai pegawai & anggota - Portal Rasmi Pejabat Daerah Dan Tanah Larut Matang & Selama".
  2. "Rancangan Struktur Negeri Perak 2040".
  3. "Rancangan Struktur Negeri Perak 2040".
  4. "Profil Taiping".
  5. "Pentadbiran Mukim - Portal Rasmi Pejabat Daerah Dan Tanah Larut Matang & Selama".
  6. "Laman Web Pejabat Daerah Dan Tanah - Geografi".
  7. "Unhappy Bukit Gantang MP latest to quit Barisan".
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