Larut, Matang and Selama District

{{Short description|District of Perak, Malaysia}}

{{Redirect|Selama|the state constituency|Selama (state constituency)}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Larut, Matang and Selama District

| official_name = Daerah Larut, Matang dan Selama

| settlement_type = District

| pushpin_map = Malaysia District

| image_map = Larut, Matang and Selama highlighted in Perak, Malaysia.svg

| image_map1 = {{infobox mapframe}}

| map_caption = Location of Larut, Matang and Selama District in Perak

| coordinates = {{coord|4|55|N|100|45|E|region:MY|display=title, inline}}

| pushpin_label_position = Center

| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Larut, Matang and Selama District in Malaysia

| image_flag =

| subdivision_name = {{MAS}}

| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Perak}}

| 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{{cite web|url=http://pdttaiping.perak.gov.my/ms/senarai-pegawai|title=Senarai pegawai & anggota - Portal Rasmi Pejabat Daerah Dan Tanah Larut Matang & Selama|website=pdttaiping.perak.gov.my}}

| area_total_km2 = {{formatnum:2,112.61|R}}

| area_footnotes = {{cite web|url=http://www.townplan.gov.my/epublisiti/drsnp2040/DRAF%20RS%20PERAK.pdf|title=Rancangan Struktur Negeri Perak 2040|access-date=2018-03-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180328165042/http://www.townplan.gov.my/epublisiti/drsnp2040/DRAF%20RS%20PERAK.pdf|archive-date=2018-03-28|url-status=dead}}

| population_total = {{formatnum:326,941|R}}

| population_as_of = 2010

| population_density_km2 = auto

| population_footnotes = {{my10|2}}

| population_est = {{formatnum:352,800|R}}

| pop_est_as_of = 2015

| pop_est_footnotes = {{cite web|url=http://www.townplan.gov.my/epublisiti/drsnp2040/DRAF%20RS%20PERAK.pdf|title=Rancangan Struktur Negeri Perak 2040|page=316|access-date=2018-03-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180328165042/http://www.townplan.gov.my/epublisiti/drsnp2040/DRAF%20RS%20PERAK.pdf|archive-date=2018-03-28|url-status=dead}}

| 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

}}

{{Infobox legislature

| name = Selama District Council

| native_name = Majlis Daerah Selama

| native_name_lang = Malay

| members =

| legislature = Local Government Act 1976

| coa_pic = File:The Seal of Selama District Council.png

| coa_res =

| coa_alt =

| foundation = 1 September 1979

| house_type = Municipal Council

| body =

| jurisdiction = Selama

| leader1_type = President

| leader1 = Nor Akmal Bin Yang Ghazali

| leader2_type =

| leader2 =

| session_room =

| meeting_place =

| website = {{URL|https://www.mdselama.gov.my/}}

| footnotes =

| motto =

}}

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.{{cite web|title=Profil Taiping|url=http://apps.water.gov.my/jpskomuniti/dokumen/Profil_taiping.pdf}} 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

File:Map of Larut & Matang District, Perak.svg

Larut and Matang District is divided into 11 mukims (communes) and Taiping city, which are:{{cite web|url=http://pdttaiping.perak.gov.my/ms/mukim|title=Pentadbiran Mukim - Portal Rasmi Pejabat Daerah Dan Tanah Larut Matang & Selama|website=pdttaiping.perak.gov.my}}

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

File:Map of Selama Sub-district, Perak.svg

Larut, Matang and Selama district also contains the Selama autonomous sub-district (daerah kecil) in the northern portion, covering 3 mukims which are:{{cite web|url=http://pdtselama.perak.gov.my/profil/piagam-pelanggan/geografi|title=Laman Web Pejabat Daerah Dan Tanah - Geografi|website=pdtselama.perak.gov.my}}

  • 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

{{Historical populations

|1991 |271882

|2000 |273641

|2010 |326476

|2020 |304023

|source={{my10|2020kf}}

|graph-pos=bottom

|footnote=Figures for 2020 includes Selama Sub-district.

}}

The following is based on Department of Statistics Malaysia 2010 census.{{my10|2}}

class="wikitable"
style="text-align:center;" colspan="3"| Ethnic groups in Larut and Matang, 2010 census
EthnicityPopulationPercentage
Bumiputera204,96762.7%
Chinese85,17226.1%
Indian36,10511.0%
Others6970.2%
Total || 326,941 || 100%

Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats


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


class="toccolours sortable" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align: left;"
align="center"|ParliamentSeat NameMember of ParliamentParty
align="left"|P56

| Larut || Hamzah Zainudin ||bgcolor="{{party color|Perikatan Nasional}}"|{{color|white|Perikatan Nasional (PPBM)}}

align="left"|P59

| Bukit Gantang || Syed Abu Hussin Hafiz||bgcolor="{{party color|Independent}}"| {{color|black|Independent{{cite web | url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2018/06/28/unhappy-bukit-gantang-mp-latest-to-quit-barisan/ | title=Unhappy Bukit Gantang MP latest to quit Barisan }}}}

align="left"|P60

| Taiping || Wong Kah Woh ||bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}"| Pakatan Harapan (DAP)


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


class="toccolours sortable" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align: left;"
align="center"|ParliamentStateSeat NameState AssemblymanParty
align="left"|P56

| N5|| Selama || Mohd Akmal Kamarudin ||bgcolor="{{party color|Perikatan Nasional}}"| {{color|white|Perikatan Nasional (PAS)}}

align="left"|P56

| N6 || Kubu Gajah || Khalil Yahaya ||bgcolor="{{party color|Perikatan Nasional}}"| {{color|white|Perikatan Nasional (PAS)}}

align="left"|P56

| N7 || Batu Kurau || Mohd Najmuddin Elias Al-Hafiz||bgcolor="{{party color|Perikatan Nasional}}"| {{color|white|Perikatan Nasional (BERSATU)}}

align="left"|P59

| N13 || Kuala Sepetang || Ahmad Man ||bgcolor="{{party color|Perikatan Nasional}}"| {{color|white|Perikatan Nasional (BERSATU)}}

align="left"|P59

| N14|| Changkat Jering || Rahim Ismail ||bgcolor="{{party color|Perikatan Nasional}}"| {{color|white|Perikatan Nasional (PAS)}}

align="left"|P59

| N15 || Trong || Faisal Abdul Rahman ||bgcolor="{{party color|Perikatan Nasional}}"| {{color|white|Perikatan Nasional (PAS)}}

align="left"|P60

| N16 || Kamunting || Mohd Fakhruddin Abdul Aziz ||bgcolor="{{party color|Perikatan Nasional}}"| {{color|white|Perikatan Nasional (PAS)}}

align="left"|P60

| N17 || Pokok Assam || Ong Seng Guan ||bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}"| Pakatan Harapan (DAP)

align="left"|P60

| N18|| Aulong || Teh Kok Lim ||bgcolor="{{Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading}}"| Pakatan Harapan (DAP)

See also

{{commons category|Larut, Matang and Selama District}}

References

{{Reflist}}

{{Perak}}

{{Districts of Malaysia}}

{{Local governments in Malaysia}}