27 Facts About Klang Malaysia

1.

Port Klang Malaysia, which is located in the Klang Malaysia District, is the 12th busiest transshipment port and the 12th busiest container port in the world.

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2.

Royal town of Klang Malaysia has been a site of human settlement since prehistoric times.

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3.

Also found in or near Klang Malaysia are iron tools called "tulang mawas" and a bronze drum.

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4.

Klang Malaysia was mentioned in the 14th century literary work Nagarakretagama dated to the Majapahit Empire, and the Klang Malaysia River was marked and named on the earliest maritime charts of Chinese Admiral Cheng Ho who visited Malacca from 1409 to 1433.

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5.

Klang Malaysia was under the control of the Malacca Sultanate in the 15th century.

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6.

Klang Malaysia was known as a producer of tin; according to Manuel Godinho de Eredia, it produced one hundred bares of tin a year when the Portuguese occupied Malacca.

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7.

Klang Malaysia however remained in Malay hands after the fall of Melaka to the Portuguese in 1511, and was controlled by the Sultan of Johor-Riau.

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8.

In 1874, Selangor accepted a British Resident who would "advise" the Sultan, and Klang Malaysia became the capital of British colonial administration for Selangor from 1875 until 1880 when the capital city was moved to Kuala Lumpur due to the growth of Kuala Lumpur from tin-mining.

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9.

Today Klang Malaysia is no longer State capital or the main seat of the ruler, but it remains the headquarters of the District to which it gives it name.

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10.

The first road bridge over the Klang Malaysia River connecting the two parts of the town, the Belfield Bridge, was constructed in 1908.

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11.

In 1963, the Port Klang Malaysia Authority was created and it now administers three Port Klang Malaysia areas: Northport, Southpoint, and West Port.

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12.

From 1974 to 1977, Klang Malaysia was the state capital of Selangor before the seat of government shifted to Shah Alam in 1977.

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13.

Klang Malaysia was once known as Pengkalan Batu meaning "stone jetty".

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14.

Unlike most other place names in Malaysia, the Chinese name for Klang is neither a direct transcription nor translation, but likely a transcription of another Malay word Pasang, referring to the rising tides around the Klang Valley.

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15.

North Klang Malaysia is divided into three sub-districts which are Kapar, Rantau Panjang and Meru .

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16.

Malaysia's busiest port, Port Klang was previously named Port Swettenham until 1972 when it was renamed Port Klang.

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17.

Economy of Klang is closely linked with that the greater Klang Valley conurbation which is the most densely populated, urbanised and industrialised region of Malaysia.

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18.

Klang Malaysia encompasses three parliamentary seats held by the Pakatan Harapan coalition.

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19.

The figure for Klang Malaysia city is not given as what constitutes Bandar Klang Malaysia appears to be inconsistent with considerable fluctuation in population figures over the years.

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20.

Klang Malaysia is incomplete without Indian restaurants because Klang Malaysia has one of the best Indian restaurant in the state especially in the federal area, many Indian restaurants located in the Little India as the restaurants visited by not only Indians moreover by Malay and Chinese too.

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21.

Klang Malaysia is known for its Bak Kut Teh, a non-halal herbal soup that uses pork ribs and tenderloins.

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22.

Coastal regions and islands near Port Klang Malaysia are known for their seafood, such as Pulau Ketam, Bagan Hailam, Teluk Gong, Pandamaran and Tanjung Harapan.

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23.

Klang Malaysia has a tropical monsoon climate with heavy rainfall year-round.

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24.

Klang Malaysia is known as education hub where hundreds of national schools, private schools and colleges were built.

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25.

Sungai Klang Malaysia will be turned into a new source of economy for the state through the Selangor Maritime Gateway project.

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26.

The primary purpose of rehabilitation of Telok Kapas with 98 acres of land in Pasir Panjang, Klang Malaysia which had been officially stopped in operation in 2007 is to improve water quality as well as restoring the site with a proper safe closure.

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27.

The comprehensive rehabilitation of Klang Malaysia River involves creation of new land and utility services with estimated cost of RM 3 billion that involve the Design Concept, Construction and Operation and Maintenance.

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