Selangor

Selangor
Selangor Darul Ehsan
سلاڠور دار الإحسان
Other transcription(s)
 • Jawiسلاڠور
 • Chinese雪兰莪 (Simplified)
雪蘭莪 (Traditional)
Xuělán'é (Hanyu Pinyin)
 • Tamilசிலாங்கூர்
Cilāṅkūr (Transliteration)
Motto(s): 
Dipelihara Allah[1]
By God's Protection
Anthem: Duli Yang Maha Mulia
دولي يڠ مها موليا
Your Royal Highness
   Selangor in    Malaysia
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Coordinates: 3°20′N 101°30′E / 3.333°N 101.500°E / 3.333; 101.500
Country Malaysia
Federated into FMS1895
Japanese occupation1942
Accession into the Federation of Malaya1948
Independence as part of the Federation of Malaya31 August 1957
CapitalShah Alam
Largest cityPetaling Jaya
Royal capitalKlang
Government
 • TypeParliamentary constitutional monarchy
 • SultanSharafuddin
 • Menteri BesarAmirudin Shari
(PHPKR)
Area
 • Total8,104 km2 (3,129 sq mi)
Highest elevation1,830 m (6,004 ft)
Population
 (Q1 2024)[3]
 • Total7,341,300 (1st)
 • Demonym
Selangorean / Selangorian
Time zoneUTC+8 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+8 (not observed)
Postal code
40xxx to 48xxx, 63xxx, 640xx, 68xxx
Calling code03
ISO 3166 codeMY-10
Vehicle registrationB
HDI (2022)Decrease 0.842[4]
very high · 3rd
GDP (nominal)2022
 • TotalIncrease $95.827 billion
(RM 421.641 billion)[5] (1st)
 • Per capitaIncrease $13,615
(RM 59,908)[5] (5th)
GDP (PPP)2022
 • TotalIncrease $243.589 billion (1st)
 • Per capitaIncrease $37,916 (5th)
Websitewww.selangor.gov.my

Selangor (/səˈlæŋər/ sə-LANG-ər; Malay: [s(ə)laŋo(r)]),[6] also known by the 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. Selangor surrounds the federal territories of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya, both of which were previously part of it. Selangor has diverse tropical rainforests and an equatorial climate. The state's mountain ranges belong to the Titiwangsa Mountains, which is part of the Tenasserim Hills that covers southern Myanmar, southern Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia, with Mount Semangkok as the highest point in the state.

The state capital of Selangor is Shah Alam, and its royal capital is Klang, Kajang is the largest municipality by total metropolitan population and Petaling Jaya is the largest municipality by total population within the city.[7] Petaling Jaya and Subang Jaya received city status in 2006 and 2019, respectively.[8] Selangor is one of four Malaysian states that contain more than one city with official city status; the others are Sarawak, Johor, and Penang.[9][10]

The state of Selangor has the largest economy in Malaysia in terms of gross domestic product (GDP), with RM 384 billion (roughly $82 billion) in 2022, comprising 25.6% of the country's GDP.[11] It is the most developed state in Malaysia; it has good infrastructure, such as highways and transport, and has the largest population in Malaysia. It also has a high standard of living and the lowest poverty rate in the country.[12]

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  2. ^ "Laporan Kiraan Permulaan 2010". Jabatan Perangkaan Malaysia. p. 27. Archived from the original on 27 December 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  3. ^ "Demographic Statistics, First Quarter 2024". Department of Statistics, Malaysia. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Subnational Human Development Index (2.1) [Selangor – Malaysia]". Global Data Lab of Institute for Management Research, Radboud University. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
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  7. ^ "MAIN INDICATOR IN M.P. KAJANG". MyCenDash. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  8. ^ Nazli Ibrahim (18 December 2019). "Majlis Perbandaran Subang Jaya kini berstatus bandar raya". Selangor Kini. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  9. ^ "Bilangan PBT mengikut negeri dan taraf". One Stop Centre - Pihak Berkuasa Tempatan. Archived from the original on 15 October 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
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  11. ^ "Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by State, 2022". Department of Statistics, Malaysia. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by State, 2022
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