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 that are situated in Gombak district include Batu Arang, Kuang, Rawang, Bandar Kundang, Gombak Town, Selayang,
Kepong and Hulu Kelang.
The International Islamic University Malaysia 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.
Gombak also refers to as a locality in the northern and central portion of the Setapak subdistrict. 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 local's usually refers Gombak as the town, not the district.

Administrative divisions

Gombak District is divided into 4 mukims, which are:
Gombak is partly administrated by two different local governments completely within it, which fall under the state jurisdiction, not the district:
The following is based on Department of Statistics Malaysia 2010 census.

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 primary schools, seven national type primary schools, 30 national type secondary schools, two national type secondary boarding schools, two national type secondary Islam religious school and two national type secondary vocational schools

Tourist attractions

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

List of Gombak district representatives in the Federal Parliament
ParliamentSeat NameMember of ParliamentParty
P97SelayangWilliam Leong Jee KeenPakatan Harapan
P98GombakMohamed Azmin AliPerikatan Nasional
P99AmpangZuraida KamarudinPerikatan Nasional
P106DamansaraTony Pua Kiam WeePakatan Harapan
P107Sungai BulohSivarasa K. RasiahPakatan Harapan

List of Gombak district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly
ParliamentStateSeat NameState AssemblymanParty
P97N13KuangSallehudin bin AmiruddinPakatan Harapan
P97N14RawangChua Wei KiatPakatan Harapan
P97N15Taman TemplerMohd Sany bin HamzanPakatan Harapan
P98N16Sungai TuaAmirudin ShariPakatan Harapan
P98N17Gombak SetiaMuhammad Hilman bin IdhamIND
P98N18Hulu KelangSaari SungibPakatan Harapan
P99N19Bukit AntarabangsaMohamed Azmin AliPerikatan Nasional
P99N20Lembah JayaHaniza binti Mohamed TalhaPakatan Harapan
P106N37Bukit LanjanWong Keat PingPakatan Harapan
P107N38Paya JarasMohd Khairuddin bin OthmanPakatan Harapan

Transportation

By Rail