Larut, Matang and Selama District

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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.[1] 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

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Map of Larut & Matang Sub-district

Larut and Matang District is divided into 11 mukims (communes) and Taiping city, which are:[2]

  • 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
Map of Selama Sub-district

Larut, Matang and Selama district also contains the Selama autonomous sub-district (daerah kecil) in the northern portion, covering 3 mukims which are:[3]

  • 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

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Ethnic groups in Larut and Matang, 2010 census
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Bumiputera 204,967 62.7%
Chinese 85,172 26.1%
Indian 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 Larut Hamzah Zainudin bgcolor="Template:Party color"|<templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />Perikatan Nasional (PPBM)
P59 Bukit Gantang Syed Abu Hussin Hafiz bgcolor="Template:Party color"| <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />Independent[4]
P60 Taiping Wong Kah Woh bgcolor="Template:Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading"| 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 Selama Mohd Akmal Kamarudin bgcolor="Template:Party color"| <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />Perikatan Nasional (PAS)
P56 N6 Kubu Gajah Khalil Yahaya bgcolor="Template:Party color"| <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />Perikatan Nasional (PAS)
P56 N7 Batu Kurau Mohd Najmuddin Elias Al-Hafiz bgcolor="Template:Party color"| <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />Perikatan Nasional (BERSATU)
P59 N13 Kuala Sepetang Ahmad Man bgcolor="Template:Party color"| <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />Perikatan Nasional (BERSATU)
P59 N14 Changkat Jering Rahim Ismail bgcolor="Template:Party color"| <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />Perikatan Nasional (PAS)
P59 N15 Trong Faisal Abdul Rahman bgcolor="Template:Party color"| <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />Perikatan Nasional (PAS)
P60 N16 Kamunting Mohd Fakhruddin Abdul Aziz bgcolor="Template:Party color"| <templatestyles src="Template:Color/styles.css" />Perikatan Nasional (PAS)
P60 N17 Pokok Assam Ong Seng Guan bgcolor="Template:Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading"| Pakatan Harapan (DAP)
P60 N18 Aulong Teh Kok Lim bgcolor="Template:Pakatan Harapan/meta/shading"| Pakatan Harapan (DAP)

See also

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References

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