Kuala Selangor كوالا سلاڠور (Jawi) 瓜拉雪兰莪 (Simplified Chinese) 瓜拉雪蘭莪 (Traditional Chinese)
Town and district capital
Bukit Malawati Lighthouse, in the vicinity of Kuala Selangor
Nickname(s):  Kuala Selangor, Beautiful and Historic
Country	Malaysia
State	Selangor
District	Kuala Selangor District
Granted municipal status	7 August 2021
Government
• Council President	Rahilah binti Rahmat
Website	www.mpks.gov.my

Kuala Selangor is a town in northwestern Selangor, Malaysia. It is the largest town and administrative centre of the coterminous Kuala Selangor District.

Etymology

The name Kuala Selangor means Estuary of the Selangor River.

History

Kuala Selangor was the capital of the Sultanate of Selangor during its early years in the 18th century.^[1] It was relocated to Jugra in Kuala Langat region in 1827, then Klang in the 1870s.

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.^[2]

Tourist attractions

Bukit Melawati

Kampung Kuantan fireflies

Kampung Kuantan is well known for its fireflies. Firely tourism in the area began in the early 1970s. Now, tourism is managed by the Kuala Selangor District Council and has expanded rapidly with the addition of 27 small boats for the visitors.^{[citation needed]}

Kuala Selangor Nature Park

Kuala Selangor Nature Park was opened in 1987. With an area of 296 hectares (2.96 km²), it is divided to two main parts: a 201-hectare (2.01 km²) Tropical Rainforest, and a Swamp Forest. The park is under the management of the Malaysia Nature Lovers Association, ensuring the natural environment of the park is preserved without any habitat damage.^{[citation needed]}

Transportation

Road

Kuala Selangor is connected to Sungai Buloh and Kepong by national highway 54. This is the main access road from downtown Kuala Lumpur. The Kuala Lumpur-Kuala Selangor toll road (LATAR) E25 is another access route, providing access from Rawang. The upcoming West Coast Expressway will provide access to Banting, Klang, Teluk Intan, Ipoh and Taiping.

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  AG7  SP7  KJ13  LRT Masjid Jamek,  KA07  KTM Kepong Sentral and  PY04  KA08  MRT/KTM Sungai Buloh between 05:00 and 20:00 daily.^[3]

A branch line of the KTM Tanjung Malim-Port Klang Line once connected Kuala Selangor to Padang Jawa; the line was closed in 1933.

School

Desa Aman Primary School SK Desa Aman
Address
Persiaran Desa Coalfields 3 Desa Coalfields , Selangor , 47000 Malaysia
Coordinates	3°14′02″N 101°29′09″E / 3.233907°N 101.485777°E / 3.233907; 101.485777
Information
Other name	SEDESA, SK Desa Aman
Type	State school, primary school
Motto	Ilmu Lestari Bitara (Highly Sustainable Knowledge)
Established	16 September 2011; 12 years ago (2011-09-16)
Founder	PPD Kuala Selangor
Session	Morning, evening
School code	BBA3038[4]
Principal	Shahidan bin Hj. Said
Teaching staff	88[4]
Forms	1–6
Gender	Male/Female
Enrollment	2,717[4] (2023)
Language	English, Malay
Classrooms	70 approx.
Campus type	Urban
Colour(s)	Red, Green, Blue and Yellow
Website	www.skdesaaman.net
Last updated: 30 December 2022

Sekolah Kebangsaan Desa Aman (SEDESA) is a primary school in Selangor, Malaysia. Founded on 16 September 2011, it is the largest primary school by school assembly point in Selangor and Malaysia.

In popular culture

Movies

• Mukhsin (2007)
• Ngangkung (2010)