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Selangor
State
Selangor Darul Ehsan
Flag of Selangor
Flag		 Coat of arms of Selangor
Coat of arms

Motto: Kejujuran Dan Ketekunan

(Honesty and Diligence)
Anthem: Duli Yang Maha Mulia
   Selangor in    Malaysia
   Selangor in    Malaysia
Area
 • Total 8,104 km2 (3,129 sq mi)
Population (2010)
 • Total 5,411,324
 • Density 667.73/km2 (1,729.43/sq mi)
Human Development Index
 • HDI (2010) 0.810 (very high) (1st)
Postal code 40xxx to 48xxx, 63xxx, 640xx, 68xxx
Calling code 03
Vehicle registration B
Federated into FMS 1895
Japanese occupation 1942
Accession into Federation of Malaya 1948
Website www.selangor.gov.my

Selangor 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.

The state capital of Selangor is Shah Alam and its royal capital is Klang. Petaling Jaya, was awarded city status in 2006. Selangor is one of four Malaysian states that contain more than one city with official city status; the others are Sarawak, Johor, and Penang.

The state of Selangor has the largest economy in Malaysia in terms of gross domestic product (GDP), with RM 239.968 billion (roughly US$55.5 billion) in 2015, comprising 22.6% of the country's GDP. It is the most developed state in Malaysia; it has good infrastructure such as highways and transport, and has the largest population in Malaysia, a high standard of living and the lowest poverty rate in the country.

Images for kids

  • Kota Darul Ehsan, Kuala Lumpur-Selangor

    The Kota Darul Ehsan arch over the Federal Highway, which was built to commemorate the cession of Kuala Lumpur by Selangor to the federal government to form a Federal Territory.

  • SA Blue Mosque

    Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Mosque or Blue Mosque in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia.

  • Batu caves

    Batu Caves, one of the most popular Hindu shrines outside India, and is dedicated to Lord Murugan.

  • Sultan-klang

    The palace of the Sultan of Selangor in Klang.

  • Northport Malaysia Wharve

    Northport Malaysia Wharf in Port Klang.

  • 1 Utama

    1 Utama Shopping Centre in Petaling Jaya is the largest shopping mall in Malaysia

  • KLIA C-Pier

    Panoramic view of Main Terminal Building and Contact Pier in KLIA Sepang

  • LDP FR1

    The cable-stayed bridge of Damansara-Puchong Expressway

  • CYBER

    An aerial view of Multimedia University's Cyberjaya campus. Multimedia University is Malaysia's first private university.

  • Nottinghamunimalaysia

    The main building of the University of Nottingham's Malaysian Campus in Semenyih.

  • Limkokwing 2115388122 926e3e273a

    Limkokwing University of Creative Technology in Cyberjaya

  • Media Prima

    Media Prima

  • MALAWATI 30 0399

    Silver Leaf Monkey in Bukit Melawati

  • PEWTER 9 0132

    Royal Selangor Pewter

  • WATERFALL 7 0173

    Commonwealth Forest Park

  • WATERFALL 12 0180

    Kanching Rainforest Waterfall

  • WORKER 0098

    Pasar Borong Selayang

  • BOAT8 PKETAM 0697

    Pulau Ketam

  • Lush greenery in Forest Research Institute of Malaysia (FRIM)

    Forest Research Institute of Malaysia (FRIM)

  • Gold Coast Morib

    Gold Coast Morib


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