17 Facts About Port Klang

1. Port Klang is a rather small city that has limited sights to offer.

2. Port Klang is located strategically in the middle of the Straits of Melaka and is currently ranked the world's 12th best container port.

3. Port Klang is well known for its Bak Kut Teh, a herbal soup that uses pork ribs and tenderloins.

4. Port Klang forms an important part of the economy of Klang.

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

6. The official boundary of Port Klang was first defined in 1895.

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

8. Port Klang 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.

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

10. Port Klang is the principal port in Selangor, a state of Malaysia.

11. Port Klang is famous for its Bak Kut Teh, a herbal soup which contains pork.

12. Port Klang is the royal capital of Selangor, Malaysia.

13. Port Klang is under the jurisdiction of the Klang Municipal Council.

14. Port Klang is served by the KTM Komuter service and trains stop at the Port Klang Komuter station.

15. Port Klang is the western end of the Federal Highway that links it all the way to Kuala Lumpur.

16. Port Klang was formerly the terminus of the government railway and the port of the State.

17. Port Klang is a town and the main gateway by sea into Malaysia.