Larut, Matang and Selama District explained

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.

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

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]

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

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%

Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats


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

Parliament Seat Name Member of Parliament Party
P56
P59Syed Abu Hussin Hafiz
P60Pakatan Harapan (DAP)


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

Parliament State Seat Name State Assemblyman Party
P56N5
P56N6
P56N7 Mohd Najmuddin Elias Al-Hafiz
P59N13 Ahmad Man
P59N14Rahim Ismail
P59N15 Faisal Abdul Rahman
P60N16 Mohd Fakhruddin Abdul Aziz
P60N17 Ong Seng Guan Pakatan Harapan (DAP)
P60N18Pakatan Harapan (DAP)

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Senarai pegawai & anggota - Portal Rasmi Pejabat Daerah Dan Tanah Larut Matang & Selama. pdttaiping.perak.gov.my.
  2. Web site: Rancangan Struktur Negeri Perak 2040. 2018-03-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20180328165042/http://www.townplan.gov.my/epublisiti/drsnp2040/DRAF%20RS%20PERAK.pdf. 2018-03-28. dead.
  3. Web site: Rancangan Struktur Negeri Perak 2040. 316. 2018-03-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20180328165042/http://www.townplan.gov.my/epublisiti/drsnp2040/DRAF%20RS%20PERAK.pdf. 2018-03-28. dead.
  4. Web site: Profil Taiping.
  5. Web site: Pentadbiran Mukim - Portal Rasmi Pejabat Daerah Dan Tanah Larut Matang & Selama. pdttaiping.perak.gov.my.
  6. Web site: Laman Web Pejabat Daerah Dan Tanah - Geografi. pdtselama.perak.gov.my.