Larut, Matang and Selama District | |
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| Daerah Larut, Matang dan Selama | |
 Interactive map of Larut, Matang and Selama District | |
  Larut, Matang and Selama District Location ofLarut, Matang and Selama District inMalaysia | |
| Coordinates:4°55′N100°45′E / 4.917°N 100.750°E /4.917; 100.750 | |
| Country |  Malaysia |
| State |  Perak |
| Seat | Taiping |
| Local area government(s) | Taiping Municipal Council (Larut & Matang) Selama District Council (Selama) |
| Government | |
| • District officer | Mohamed Akmal Bin Dahalan[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,112.61 km2 (815.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2010)[3] | |
• Total | 326,941 |
• Estimate (2015)[4] | 352,800 |
| • Density | 154.757/km2 (400.819/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+8 (Not observed) |
| Postcode | 340xx-341xx, 345xx-348xx |
| Calling code | +6-05 |
| Vehicle registration plates | A |
Selama District Council Majlis Daerah Selama | |
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| Local Government Act 1976 | |
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| History | |
| Founded | 1 September 1979 |
| Leadership | |
President | Nor Akmal Bin Yang Ghazali |
| Website | |
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TheLarut, Matang and Selama District is a district ofPerak,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.[5] Larut, Matang and Selama housesTaiping, Perak's second largest city and former state capital. Other towns in the region includeChangkat Jering,Terong, Matang,Kuala Sepetang and Selama. The region borders the state ofKedah on the north, theKerian District on the northwest, theHulu Perak andKuala Kangsar District on the east, and theManjung District on the south.
The area has a long history dating back to the mid-1850s. TheLarut War occurred around Taiping and Matang. The first railway in theMalay states was constructed here, connecting Taiping withKuala 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 theFederated Malay States, beforeKuala Lumpur took the honor.
Larut and Matang District is divided into 11mukims (communes) and Taiping city, which are:[6]
Larut, Matang and Selama district also contains the Selama autonomous sub-district (daerah kecil) in the northern portion, covering 3 mukims which are:[7]
Currently, Larut, Matang and Selama district is governed by two different councils which isTaiping Municipal Council for southern part of the district while the subdistrict ofSelama is under its own district council.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1991 | 271,882 | — |
| 2000 | 273,641 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 326,476 | +19.3% |
| 2020 | 304,023 | −6.9% |
| Figures for 2020 includesSelama Sub-district. Source:[8] | ||
The following is based on Department of Statistics Malaysia 2010 census.[3]
| Ethnic groups in Larut and Matang, 2010 census | ||
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| 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% |
List of Larut, Matang and Selama district representatives in the Federal Parliament (Dewan Rakyat)
| Parliament | Seat Name | Member of Parliament | Party |
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| P56 | Larut | Hamzah Zainudin | Perikatan Nasional (PPBM) |
| P59 | Bukit Gantang | Syed Abu Hussin Hafiz | Independent[9] |
| P60 | Taiping | Wong Kah Woh | Pakatan Harapan (DAP) |
List of Larut, Matang and Selama district representatives in theState Legislative Assembly
| Parliament | State | Seat Name | State Assemblyman | Party |
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| P56 | N5 | Selama | Mohd Akmal Kamarudin | Perikatan Nasional (PAS) |
| P56 | N6 | Kubu Gajah | Khalil Yahaya | Perikatan Nasional (PAS) |
| P56 | N7 | Batu Kurau | Mohd Najmuddin Elias Al-Hafiz | Perikatan Nasional (BERSATU) |
| P59 | N13 | Kuala Sepetang | Ahmad Man | Perikatan Nasional (BERSATU) |
| P59 | N14 | Changkat Jering | Rahim Ismail | Perikatan Nasional (PAS) |
| P59 | N15 | Trong | Faisal Abdul Rahman | Perikatan Nasional (PAS) |
| P60 | N16 | Kamunting | Mohd Fakhruddin Abdul Aziz | Perikatan Nasional (PAS) |
| P60 | N17 | Pokok Assam | Ong Seng Guan | Pakatan Harapan (DAP) |
| P60 | N18 | Aulong | Teh Kok Lim | Pakatan Harapan (DAP) |
