Gombak District

For the federal constituency represented in the Dewan Rakyat, see Gombak (federal constituency).
Gombak District
ڬومبق
鹅唛县
கோம்பாக்
District of Malaysia
Country  Malaysia
State  Selangor
Seat Bandar Baru Selayang
Government
 • Sultan's Representative Wan Mahmood Pawanteh
 • District Officer Ahmad Suaidi Abdul Rahim
Area
 • Total 650.08 km2 (251.00 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census)
 • Total 682,226[1]
Postcode 48xxx
52xxx
53xxx
54xxx
68xxx
Calling code +6-03-41, +6-03-60, +6-03-61
Vehicle registration B, W, V

The Gombak District is an administrative district (Malay: Daerah Pentadbiran) as well as a parliamentary constituency 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.

The International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM/UIAM) main campus 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.

Bird flu struck both Gombak and the Setapak areas in March 2006 without causing any fatalities.

Government

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

Administrative divisions

Gombak District is divided into 4 mukims (sub-districts or communes), which are:

Gombak sub-district divided to 10 major towns and six small towns:

  1. Bandar Batu Arang
  2. Bandar Kuang
  3. Bandar Rawang
  4. Bandar Kundang
  5. Bandar Gombak Setia
  6. Bandar Sungai Pusu
  7. Bandar Sungai Buloh
  8. Bandar Selayang
  9. Bandar Kepong
  10. Bandar Ulu Kelang
  11. Pekan Batu 20
  12. Pekan Kuang
  13. Pekan Mimaland
  14. Pekan Pengkalan Kundang
  15. Pekan Sungai Buloh
  16. Pekan Templer

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

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

  1. Tourist Information Centre (TIC), Batu Caves
  2. Batu Caves
  3. Forest Research Institute Malaysia
  4. Batu Dam, Ulu Yam
  5. Orang Asli Museum
  6. Hutan Lipur Bukit Langong, Selayang
  7. Hutan Lipur Sungai Tua, Selayang
  8. Kancing Forest Park, Rawang
  9. Commonwealth Forest Park, Rawang
  10. Templer Park
  11. Tasik Biru Kundang, Kundang
  12. National Zoo of Malaysia
  13. Klang Gates Dam
  14. Batu Asah Waterfall, Hulu Kelang
  15. Ampang Forest Reserve, Hulu Kelang
  16. Bird Sanctuary, Bandar Tasik Puteri

Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats


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 Rakyat (PR)
P98 Gombak Mohamed Azmin Ali Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
P99 Ampang Zuraida Kamarudin Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
P107 Subang Sivarasa K. Rasiah Pakatan Rakyat (PR)


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

Parliament State Seat Name State Assemblyman Party
P97 N13 Kuang Abdul Shukur Idrus Barisan Nasional (BN)
P97 N14 Rawang Gan Pei Nei Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
P97 N15 Taman Templer Zaidy Abdul Talib Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
P98 N16 Batu Caves Amirudin Shari Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
P98 N17 Gombak Setia Hasbullah Mohd Ridzwan Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
P98 N18 Hulu Kelang Saari Sungib Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
P99 N19 Bukit Antarabangsa Mohamed Azmin Ali Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
P99 N20 Lembah Jaya Khasim Abdul Aziz Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
P107 N38 Paya Jaras Mohd Khairuddin Othman Pakatan Rakyat (PR)

Transportation

Public transportation

 KJ1  Gombak is the terminus of the Kelana Jaya Line. KTM Komuter also has three stations within Gombak district (though two are in the Selayang parliamentary constituency instead):

Car

Gombak constituency is considered the main gateway to the east coast states of Pahang, Terengganu and Kelantan, as the Gombak Toll Plaza, which is the beginning of the East Coast Expressway E8 is located here. The old Gombak-Bentong road 68 also runs through here before terminating in Bentong, Pahang.

Meanwhile, the PLUS Expressway E1 also runs through Gombak district, providing exits to Rawang and Bukit Beruntung.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.statistics.gov.my/portal/download_Population/files/census2010/Taburan_Penduduk_dan_Ciri-ciri_Asas_Demografi.pdf table
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