| Larut, Matang and Selama District | |
| Official Name: | Daerah Larut, Matang dan Selama |
| Translit Lang1: | Other |
| Translit Lang1 Type1: | Jawi |
| Translit Lang1 Type2: | Chinese |
| Translit Lang1 Info2: | Chinese: 拉律峇登司南马县 |
| Translit Lang1 Type3: | Tamil |
| Translit Lang1 Info3: | Tamil: லாருட், மாத்தாங், செலாமா |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Pushpin Map: | Malaysia District |
| Image Map1: | |
| Coordinates: | 4.9167°N 145°W |
| Pushpin Label Position: | Center |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Larut, Matang and Selama District in Malaysia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Seat: | Taiping |
| Parts Type: | Local area government(s) |
| Parts: | Taiping Municipal Council (Larut & Matang) Selama District Council (Selama) |
| Leader Title: | District officer |
| Leader Name: | Mohamed Akmal Bin Dahalan[1] |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2015 |
| Pop Est Footnotes: | [3] |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| Timezone Dst: | Not observed |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +8 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postcode |
| Postal Code: | 340xx-341xx, 345xx-348xx |
| Area Code: | +6-05 |
| Area Code Type: | Calling code |
| Registration Plate Type: | Vehicle registration plates |
| Registration Plate: | A |
| Selama District Council | |
| Native Name: | Majlis Daerah Selama |
| Native Name Lang: | Malay |
| Legislature: | Local Government Act 1976 |
| Coa Pic: | File:The Seal of Selama District Council.png |
| Foundation: | 1 September 1979 |
| House Type: | Municipal Council |
| Jurisdiction: | Selama |
| Leader1 Type: | President |
| Leader1: | Nor Akmal Bin Yang Ghazali |
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.[4] 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.
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.
Larut and Matang District is divided into 11 mukims (communes) and Taiping city, which are:[5]
Larut, Matang and Selama district also contains the Selama autonomous sub-district (daerah kecil) in the northern portion, covering 3 mukims which are:[6]
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.
The following is based on Department of Statistics Malaysia 2010 census.
| Ethnic groups in Larut and Matang, 2010 census | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | Percentage | ||
| 204,967 | 62.7% | ||
| 85,172 | 26.1% | ||
| 36,105 | 11.0% | ||
| Others | 697 | 0.2% | |
| Total | 326,941 | 100% | |
List of Larut, Matang and Selama district representatives in the Federal Parliament (Dewan Rakyat)
| Parliament | Seat Name | Member of Parliament | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| P56 | |||
| P59 | Syed Abu Hussin Hafiz | ||
| P60 | Pakatan Harapan (DAP) | ||
List of Larut, Matang and Selama district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly
| Parliament | State | Seat Name | State Assemblyman | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P56 | N5 | |||
| P56 | N6 | |||
| P56 | N7 | Mohd Najmuddin Elias Al-Hafiz | ||
| P59 | N13 | Ahmad Man | ||
| P59 | N14 | Rahim Ismail | ||
| P59 | N15 | Faisal Abdul Rahman | ||
| P60 | N16 | Mohd Fakhruddin Abdul Aziz | ||
| P60 | N17 | Ong Seng Guan | Pakatan Harapan (DAP) | |
| P60 | N18 | Pakatan Harapan (DAP) | ||