Sabak Bernam District

Sabak Bernam District
District of Selangor
Daerah Sabak Bernam
Official seal of Sabak Bernam District
Seal
Location of Sabak Bernam District in Selangor
Location of Sabak Bernam District in Selangor
Interactive map of Sabak Bernam District
Sabak Bernam District is located in Malaysia
Sabak Bernam District
Sabak Bernam District
Location of Sabak Bernam District in Malaysia
Coordinates: 3°40′N 101°05′E / 3.667°N 101.083°E / 3.667; 101.083
Country Malaysia
State Selangor
SeatSungai Besar
Local area government(s)Sabak Bernam District Council
Government
 • District officerNasir Mamat
 • Sultan's RepresentativeBaharin Mat Akhir
Area
 • Total
997.1 km2 (385.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
103,153
 • Density103.5/km2 (267.9/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+8 (Not observed)
Postcode
45xxx
Calling code+6-03
Vehicle registration platesB

The Sabak Bernam District is a district and a parliamentary constituency in north-western Selangor, Malaysia. It covers an area of 997 square kilometres, and had a population of 103,153 at the 2010 Census (excluding foreigners). It is situated at the northwestern corner of Selangor. It is bordered by the state of Perak to the north, the district of Hulu Selangor to the east, the district of Kuala Selangor to the south, and the Straits of Malacca to the west. Bernam River forms its border with Perak. Towns in Sabak Bernam include Sabak, Sungai Besar and Sekinchan. This area is notable for its high concentration of Javanese migrant descendants in the rural areas officially classified under "Malays" which had worked in as a main source of income.

The district's main economic activity is agriculture, mainly rice-growing; but coconut harvesting is also involved. Sabak Bernam is the westernmost district of Selangor; at 100 km from Kuala Lumpur, it is the furthest district in Selangor from both the national capital Kuala Lumpur as well as the federal administrative center of Putrajaya and state capital Shah Alam.[citation needed]

Administrative divisions

Sabak Bernam District is divided into 5 mukims, which are:

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1991 99,824—    
2000 113,245+13.4%
2010 103,709−8.4%
2020 107,057+3.2%
Source:

Federal parliament and state assembly seats

Sabak Bernam, Selangor Parliament and State Assembly Electoral Districts
Sabak Bernam, Selangor Parliament and State Assembly Electoral Districts


List of Sabak Bernam district representatives in the Federal Parliament (Dewan Rakyat)

ParliamentSeat NameMember of ParliamentParty
P92 Sabak BernamKalam SalanPerikatan Nasional (BERSATU)
P93 Sungai BesarMuslimin YahayaPerikatan Nasional (BERSATU)


List of Sabak Bernam district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly (Dewan Negeri Selangor)

ParliamentStateSeat NameState AssemblymanParty
P92 N1Sungai Air TawarRizam bin IsmailBarisan Nasional (UMNO)
P92 N2SabakASallehen MukhyiPerikatan Nasional (BERSATU)
P93 N3Sungai PanjangMohamad Razali SaariPerikatan Nasional (BERSATU)
P93 N4SekinchanNg Suee LimPakatan Harapan (DAP)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Portal Rasmi PDT Sabak Bernam Perutusan Pegawai Daerah". www2.selangor.gov.my.
  2. ↑ "Portal Rasmi PDT Sabak Bernam Pejabat Orang Besar Daerah". www2.selangor.gov.my.
  3. ↑ "Portal Rasmi PDT Sabak Bernam Profil Daerah". www2.selangor.gov.my.
  4. 1 2 "Population Distribution and Basic Demographic Characteristics, 2010" (PDF). Department of Statistics, Malaysia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
  5. 1 2 Sekimoto Teruo (September 1988). "A Preliminary Report on the Javanese in Selangor, Malaysia" (PDF). Japanese Journal of Southeast Asian Studies. 26 (2). The Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS) at Kyoto University: 175–90.
  6. ↑ "Profile Daerah Saabak Bernam" (PDF). n.d. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-18.
  7. ↑ "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: periodical has ISBN (link)