Kuala Kubu Bharu | |
Translit Lang1: | Other |
Translit Lang1 Type1: | Jawi |
Translit Lang1 Info1: | كوالا كوبو بهرو |
Translit Lang1 Type2: | Chinese |
Translit Lang1 Info2: | 新古毛 |
Settlement Type: | Town and district capital |
Coordinates: | 3.5667°N 140°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Malaysia |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Hulu Selangor |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 1780 |
Established Title2: | Established |
Established Date2: | 1925 |
Established Title3: | Establishment of town board |
Established Date3: | 1952 |
Established Title4: | Establishment of district council |
Established Date4: | 1 January 1977 |
Established Title5: | Municipality status |
Established Date5: | 21 October 2021 |
Founder: | Sultan Ibrahim Shah |
Leader Title1: | President |
Leader Name1: | Shukri Mohamad Hamin [1] |
Leader Title2: | District Officer |
Leader Name2: | Hj Musa Ranli [2] |
Governing Body: | Hulu Selangor Municipal Council (MPHS)[3] |
Area Total Km2: | 1,756.301 |
Population Total: | 194,387 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Density Km2: | 111 |
Postal Code Type: | Postcode |
Postal Code: | 44xxx |
Area Code Type: | Calling code |
Area Code: | +6-03-60 |
Registration Plate: | B, W |
Kuala Kubu Bharu (also spelt Kuala Kubu Baru, Kuala Kubu Bahru or Kuala Kubu Baharu; abbreviated to KKB), is the district capital of Hulu Selangor District, Selangor, Malaysia. It is located 60 km north of Kuala Lumpur.
In 1883, the Sungai Selangor dam broke, causing a massive flood. It swept away the entire town the second time it broke in 1926, except for Guan Yin Gu Si Temple and Al-Hidayah Mosque. Following the flood, the British then relocated the town to a higher elevation and began to rebuild the town. Originally the town was named Kuala Kubu, however after the flood happened, the town was then renamed Kuala Kubu Bharu or New Kuala Kubu in English.
Kuala Kubu Bharu is arguably the first garden township in Asia, planned by the first government town planner of British Federated Malay States (FMS), Charles Crompton Reade in 1925.[4]
The town is filled with pre-war buildings, mostly built by the locals, and they showcase the culture and architectural designs of that period of time.[5]
Kuala Kubu Bharu (N6) forms its own electoral district of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly. The area is currently represented by Pang Sock Tao from the Democratic Action Party after winning a by-election.[6]
On the national level Kuala Kubu Bharu is part of the Hulu Selangor (P09) parliamentary constituency, currently represented by Mohd Hasnizan Harun of the federal opposition coalition Perikatan Nasional.