Selangor : Ask Biography

Administration

Full name

Selangor

Official name

Selangor Darul Ehsan

Settlement type

State

Motto

Kejujuran Dan Ketekunan
(Honesty and Diligence)

Anthem

Duli Yang Maha Mulia

Government

Capital

Shah Alam

Sultan

Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah

Menteri Besar

Abdul Khalid Ibrahim (PR)

Geography

Total Area

3128.1 sq mi (8104 km2)

Demography

Total Population

5411324 (2010)

Density (pop.)

auto/km² (0/sq mi)

Human Development Index

HDI (2010)

0.810 (very high) (1st)

Other information

Postal code

40xxx to 48xxx
60xxx to 68xxx

Area code

Vehicle registration

Federated into FMS

1895

Japanese occupation

1942

Accession into Federation of Malaya

1948

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Selangor (also known by its Arabic honorific, Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity") 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. It completely surrounds the federal territories of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya, both of which were once under Selangor's sovereignty.

The state capital is Shah Alam, the first city in Selangor, and the royal capital is Klang. Another major urban centre is Petaling Jaya which was awarded city status on June 20, 2006. Selangor is one of only two Malaysian states with more than one city; the other is Sarawak. Selangor has the largest city in Malaysia and it is growing rapidly due to modernization in the Klang Valley.

Selangor is the richest state in Malaysia in terms of gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. This state is also the most developed in Malaysia with good infrastructure such as highways and transport. The state also has the largest population in Malaysia, with a high standard of living and the state's poverty rate is the lowest in the country.