Selangor
Selangor | |
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State | |
| State of Selangor Negeri Selangor Darul Ehsan (Malay) | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
| Motto: Dipelihara Allah[1] By God's Protection | |
| Anthem: Duli Yang Maha Mulia Your Royal Highness | |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Establishment | 1766 |
| Federated into FMS | 1895 |
| Japanese occupation | 19 December 1941 – 3 September 1945 |
| Malayan Union | 1 April 1946 |
| Federation of Malaya | 31 August 1957 |
| Proclamation of Malaysia | 16 September 1963 |
| Capital | Shah Alam 3°20′N 101°30′E / 3.333°N 101.500°E |
| Royal capital | Klang |
| Largest city | Petaling Jaya |
| Ethnic groups (2020)[2] |
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| Religion (2020)[2] |
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| Demonym(s) | Selangorean / Selangorian |
| Government | Parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
• Sultan | Sharafuddin |
• Menteri Besar | Amirudin Shari (PH–PKR) |
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly |
| Area | |
• Total | 8,104 km2 (3,129 sq mi) (9th) |
| Elevation | 90 m (300 ft) |
| Highest elevation (Mount Semangkok) | 1,830 m (6,000 ft) |
| Population | |
• 2020 census | 6,994,423 |
• Density | 880/km2 (2,279.2/sq mi) (5th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2024 estimate |
• Total | $346,642 million (1st) |
• Per capita | $47,076 (5th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2024 estimate |
• Total | $105,960 million (1st) |
• Per capita | $14,390 (5th) |
| Gini (2022) | 0.361[3] low |
| HDI (2023) | 0.837 very high · 5th |
| Currency | Malaysian ringgit (RM/MYR) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (Malaysian Time) |
| Date format | dd-mm-yyyy |
| Driving side | Left |
| Calling code | 03 |
| Postal code | 40xxx to 48xxx, 63xxx, 640xx, 68xxx |
| ISO 3166 code | MY-10 |
| Website | www |
Selangor (/səˈlæŋər/ sə-LANG-ər; Malay: [s(ə)laŋo(r)]),[5] also known by the Arabic honorific Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity", is one of the 13 states of Malaysia. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the east, Negeri Sembilan to the south, and the Strait of Malacca to the west. Selangor surrounds the federal territories of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya, both of which were previously part of it. Selangor has diverse tropical rainforests and an equatorial climate. The state's mountain ranges belong to the Titiwangsa Mountains, which is part of the Tenasserim Hills that covers southern Myanmar, southern Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia, with Mount Semangkok as the highest point in the state.
The state capital of Selangor is Shah Alam, and its royal capital is Klang, Kajang is the largest municipality by total metropolitan population and Petaling Jaya is the largest municipality by total population within the city.[6] Petaling Jaya and Subang Jaya received city status in 2006 and 2019, respectively.[7] Selangor is one of four Malaysian states that contain more than one city with official city status; the others are Sarawak, Johor, and Penang.[8][9]
The state of Selangor has the largest economy in Malaysia in terms of gross domestic product (GDP), with RM 384 billion (roughly $82 billion) in 2022, comprising 25.6% of the country's GDP.[10] It is the most developed state in Malaysia; it has good infrastructure, such as highways and transport, and has the largest population in Malaysia. It also has a high standard of living and the lowest poverty rate in the country.[11]
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- ^ a b "Key Findings of Population and Housing Census of Malaysia 2020" (pdf) (in Malay and English). Department of Statistics, Malaysia. ISBN 978-967-2000-85-3.
- ^ Gini coefficient by state from 1974 to 2022.
- ^ "Laporan Kiraan Permulaan 2010". Jabatan Perangkaan Malaysia. p. 27. Archived from the original on 27 December 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
- ^ "Selangor". collinsdictionary.com. HarperCollins. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ "MAIN INDICATOR IN M.P. KAJANG". MyCenDash. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ Nazli Ibrahim (18 December 2019). "Majlis Perbandaran Subang Jaya kini berstatus bandar raya". Selangor Kini. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ "Bilangan PBT mengikut negeri dan taraf". One Stop Centre - Pihak Berkuasa Tempatan. Archived from the original on 15 October 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- ^ Nambiar, Predeep (16 September 2019). "Seberang Perai becomes country's largest city". Free Malaysia Today. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- ^ "Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by State, 2022". Department of Statistics, Malaysia. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by State, 2022
- ^ Leete, Richard. "Selangor's Human Development Progress and Challenges" (PDF). UN Development Program. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2011.