Kuala Selangor



Kuala Selangor is a town in northwestern Selangor, Malaysia. It is the largest town and administrative centre of the coterminous Kuala Selangor District.

Etymology
The name Kuala Selangor means Estuary of the Selangor River.

History
Prior to 18th century, it was ruled by the Malacca Empire. In the year 1784, the Dutch conquered Kuala Selangor which destroyed the fortifications. In the late 17th century however, it was invaded by the Bugis.

Then, Kuala Selangor was made the capital of the Sultanate of Selangor during the early years in the 18th century. It was relocated to Jugra in Kuala Langat District in 1827, Klang in the 1870s, Kuala Lumpur in 1880s and Shah Alam.

Location
Kuala Selangor town is located at the estuary of the Selangor River, where it drains into the Strait of Malacca. It is located 55 km north-west of downtown Kuala Lumpur, and 42 km north-west of Shah Alam, the capital of Selangor.

Kuala Selangor town is the largest town of the coterminous Kuala Selangor District, which also contains the adjacent towns of Tanjung Karang, Ijok, Puncak Alam, Bestari Jaya and Jeram.

Culture
The residents of Kuala Selangor are predominantly Malays, followed by Indians and ethnic Chinese. Most of the Chinese residents here are from the southern Fujian region, and Chinese and Hokkien dialects are spoken among the Chinese residents.

Kampung Kuantan fireflies
Kampung Kuantan is well known for its fireflies. Firely tourism in the area began in the early 1970s. Now, tourism is managed by the Kuala Selangor Municipal Council and has expanded rapidly with the addition of 27 small boats for the visitors.

Kuala Selangor Nature Park
Kuala Selangor Nature Park was opened in 1987. With an area of 296 hectare, it is divided to two main parts: a 201 hectare Tropical Rainforest, and a Swamp Forest. The park is under the management of the Malaysia Nature Lovers Association, ensuring the natural environment of the park is preserved without any habitat damage.

Road
Kuala Selangor is connected to Sungai Buloh and Kepong by national highway 54. This is the main access road from downtown Kuala Lumpur. The Kuala Lumpur-Kuala Selangor toll road (LATAR) E25 is another access route, providing access from Rawang. The West Coast Expressway provides access to Banting, Klang, Teluk Intan, Ipoh and Taiping.

Kuala Selangor is also accessible from the royal capital Klang via national highway 5.

Public transit
Kuala Selangor currently is not connected to any rail transit line. However, Selangor Omnibus route 100 runs from LRT Masjid Jamek,  KTM Kepong Sentral and  MRT/KTM Sungai Buloh between 05:00 and 20:00 daily.

A branch line of the KTM once connected Kuala Selangor to Padang Jawa; the line was closed in 1933.

Movies

 * Mukhsin (2007)
 * Ngangkung (2010)