Kuala Selangor


Kuala Selangor is a town in Kuala Selangor District, Selangor, Malaysia. The name Kuala Selangor means Estuary of Selangor River.

History

Kuala Selangor is the capital of the Sultanate of Selangor during its early years in the 18th century. It was relocated to Kuala Langat and then Klang in the 19th century.

Location

Kuala Selangor town is located at the estuary of the Selangor River, where it drains into the Strait of Malacca. It is located 55 km north-west of downtown Kuala Lumpur, and 42 km north-west of Shah Alam, the capital of Selangor.
Kuala Selangor town is the largest town of the coterminous Kuala Selangor region, which also contains the adjacent towns of Tanjung Karang, Ijok, Puncak Alam, Bestari Jaya and Jeram.

Tourist attractions

Kampung Kuantan fireflies

Kampung Kuantan is well known for its fireflies. Moreover, there has been opinion that magical fireflies are only available at two places in the world and one of it is in Kampung Kuantan.
The adventure of the fireflies' area began in the early 1970s by a local businessman who saw the commercial potential of this miracle. Now, the adventure has been entrusted to the Kuala Selangor District Council and has expanded rapidly with the addition of 27 small boats for the visitors.

Kuala Selangor Nature Park

was opened in 1987. With a width of 296 hectare that is divided to two main parts that is a 201 hectare wide Tropical Rainforest and the balance is Swamp Forest. The park is under the management of the Malaysia Nature Lovers Association. Because of that, the natural beauties of the park are preserved without any habitat damage that has been the loyal tenants here.

Transportation

Road

Kuala Selangor is connected to Sungai Buloh and Kepong by national highway 54. The Kuala Lumpur–Kuala Selangor Expressway E25 is another access route from Rawang.
Kuala Selangor is also accessible from the royal capital Klang via national highway 5.

Public transit

Kuala Selangor currently is not connected to any rail transit line. However Selangor Omnibus route 100 runs from LRT Masjid Jamek, KTM Kepong Sentral and MRT/KTM Sungai Buloh between 05:00 and 20:00 daily.

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