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Gombak District
The Gombak District is an administrative district located in the state of Selangor, Malaysia. The district was created on February 1, 1974, the same day when Kuala Lumpur was declared a Federal Territory. Until 1997, Rawang was the district capital; the capital has been moved to Bandar Baru Selayang. Gombak borders Kuala Lumpur to the southeast and the Genting Highlands to the east. Both Gombak and Kuala Lumpur, along with some other districts in Selangor, are situated within the Klang Valley. Other localities in Gombak district include Batu Arang, Kuang, Rawang, Kundang, Gombak Town, Selayang, Batu Caves and Hulu Kelang.

The main campus of the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM/UIAM) is also located here as well as the Batu Caves. Gombak is also home to an aboriginal Orang Asli settlement, and it is the site of the Orang Asli Museum.

Gombak River merges with the larger Klang River in Kuala Lumpur. The meeting place of the two rivers is the birthplace of Kuala Lumpur. At the center of the confluence is the Masjid Jamek.

Gombak (town) also refers to as a locality (town/area/suburb) in the northern and central portion of the Setapak subdistrict (both in Gombak and Kuala Lumpur). Before 1974, Gombak was a town before it became a district. Gombak was home to the settlements of the first Minangkabau immigrants in the 1800s and was established soon after. Old mosques in the Gombak area such as the Masjid Lama Batu 6 Gombak are still standing to this day. Today, Gombak can be referred to both the town and district itself but the locals usually refers Gombak as the town, not the district.

Administrative divisions

Gombak District is divided into 4 mukims, which are:

Government

Gombak is partly administrated by two different local governments completely within it, which fall under the state jurisdiction, not the district:

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1991 352,649—    
2000 537,525+52.4%
2010 668,694+24.4%
2020 942,336+40.9%
Source:

The following is based on Department of Statistics Malaysia 2010 census.

Ethnic groups in Gombak , 2010 census
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Bumiputera 396,012 62.9%
Chinese 147,488 23.4%
Indian 76,773 12.2%
Others 9,698 1.5%
Total 629,971 100%

Gombak has one of the largest Hui Muslim Communities in Malaysia. Nearly 60% of Hui Chinese live in Gombak.

Education

National education is under the purview of the Gombak District Education Office. As of 2014, there were 53 national type primary schools, eight national type (Chinese) primary schools, seven national type (Tamil) primary schools, 30 national type secondary schools (SMK), two national type secondary boarding schools (SM Berasrama Penuh), two national type secondary Islam religious school (SM Agama) and two national type secondary vocational schools (Kolej Vokasional)

Tourist attractions

Statue of Murugan at Batu Caves
Selangor Fruit Valley at Batu Arang

Gombak has a large amount of recreational area and tourist attraction.

  1. Batu Caves
  2. Forest Research Institute Malaysia
  3. Batu Dam, Batu Caves
  4. Gua Damai Extreme Park, Batu Caves
  5. Batu Arang Heritage Town
  6. Orang Asli Museum, Gombak
  7. Hutan Lipur Bukit Lagong, Selayang
  8. Hutan Lipur Sungai Tua, Selayang
  9. Kancing Forest Park, Rawang
  10. Selayang Hot Spring, Selayang
  11. Commonwealth Forest Park, Rawang
  12. Templer Park, Rawang
  13. Tasik Biru Kundang, Kundang
  14. National Zoo of Malaysia
  15. Klang Gates Dam
  16. Batu Asah Waterfall, Hulu Kelang
  17. Ampang Forest Reserve, Hulu Kelang
  18. Selangor Fruit Valley, Batu Arang

Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats

Gombak, Selangor Parliament and State Assembly Electoral Districts


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

Parliament Seat Name Member of Parliament Party
P97 Selayang William Leong Jee Keen Pakatan Harapan (PKR)
P98 Gombak Amirudin Shari Pakatan Harapan (PKR)
P99 Ampang Rodziah Ismail Pakatan Harapan (PKR)
P106 Damansara Gobind Singh Deo Pakatan Harapan (DAP)
P107 Sungai Buloh Ramanan Ramakrishnan Pakatan Harapan (PKR)


List of Gombak district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly (Dewan Undangan Negeri)

Parliament State Seat Name State Assemblyman Party
P97 N13 Kuang Mohd Rafiq Mohd Abdulah Perikatan Nasional (BERSATU)
P97 N14 Rawang Chua Wei Kiat Pakatan Harapan (PKR)
P97 N15 Taman Templer Anfal Saari Pakatan Harapan (AMANAH)
P98 N16 Sungai Tua Amirudin Shari Pakatan Harapan (PKR)
P98 N17 Gombak Setia Hilman Idham Perikatan Nasional (BERSATU)
P98 N18 Hulu Kelang Mohamed Azmin Ali Perikatan Nasional (BERSATU)
P99 N19 Bukit Antarabangsa Mohd Kamri Kamaruddin Pakatan Harapan (PKR)
P99 N20 Lembah Jaya Syed Ahmad Syed Abdul Rahman Alhadad Pakatan Harapan (PKR)
P106 N37 Bukit Lanjan Pua Pei Ling Pakatan Harapan (PKR)
P107 N38 Paya Jaras Mohd. Khairuddin Othman Pakatan Harapan (PKR)

Transportation

By rail

By car

The Gombak district is served by the following expressways:

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gombak.

References

  1. ^ "Portal Rasmi PDT Gombak Perutusan Pegawai Daerah Gombak". www2.selangor.gov.my. Archived from the original on 2019-07-15. Retrieved 2017-12-23.
  2. ^ "Portal Rasmi PDT Gombak Orang Besar Daerah Gombak". www2.selangor.gov.my. Archived from the original on 2019-05-29. Retrieved 2017-12-23.
  3. ^ "Portal Rasmi PDT Gombak Profil Gombak". www2.selangor.gov.my. Archived from the original on 2017-06-26. Retrieved 2017-12-23.
  4. ^ "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. ^ "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.
  6. ^ Hailong, Ma (2017). The History of Chinese Muslims' Migration into Malaysia (PDF). King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies. p. 27.
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