Gombak District

The Gombak District is an administrative district located in the state of Selangor, Malaysia. The district was created on February 1, 1974, the same day when Kuala Lumpur was declared a Federal Territory. Until 1997, Rawang was the district capital; the capital has been moved to Bandar Baru Selayang. Gombak borders Kuala Lumpur to the southeast and the Genting Highlands to the east. Both Gombak and Kuala Lumpur, along with some other districts in Selangor, are situated within the Klang Valley. Other localities that are situated in Gombak district include Batu Arang, Kuang, Rawang, Bandar Kundang, Gombak Town, Selayang, Kepong and Hulu Kelang.

For the federal constituency represented in the Dewan Rakyat, see Gombak (federal constituency).

Gombak District
District of Malaysia
Daerah Gombak
Other transcription(s)
• Jawi	ڬومبق‎
• Chinese	鹅唛县 (Simplified) 鵝嘜縣 (Traditional)
• Tamil	கோம்பாக்
Location of Gombak District in Selangor Darul Ehsan
Gombak District Location of Gombak District in Malaysia
Coordinates: 3°16′27.3″N 101°34′14.6″E
Country	Malaysia
State	Selangor
Seat	Bandar Baru Selayang
Local area government(s)	Selayang Municipal Council (West) Ampang Jaya Municipal Council (East)
Government
• District officer	Amirul Azizan Abdul Rahim[1]
• Sultan's Representative	Wan Mahmood Pawanteh[2]
Area [3]
• Total	650.08 km^2 (251.00 sq mi)
Population  (2010)[4]
• Total	629,971
• Density	970/km^2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+8 (Not observed)
Postcode	48xxx, 52xxx-54xxx, 68xxx
Calling code	+6-03-41, +6-03-60, +6-03-61, +6-3-62
Vehicle registration plates	B

The International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM/UIAM) main campus is also located here as well as the Batu Caves. Gombak is also home to an aboriginal Orang Asli settlement, and it is the site of the Orang Asli Museum.

Gombak River merges with the larger Klang River in Kuala Lumpur. The meeting place of the two rivers is the birthplace of Kuala Lumpur. At the center of the confluence is the Masjid Jamek.

Bird flu struck both Gombak and the Setapak areas in March 2006 without causing any fatalities.

Gombak (town) also refers to as a locality (town/area/suburb) in the northern and central portion of the Setapak subdistrict (both in Gombak and Kuala Lumpur). Before 1974, Gombak was a town before it became a district. Gombak was home to the settlements of the first Minangkabau immigrants in the 1800s and was established soon after. Old mosques in the Gombak area such as the Masjid Lama Batu 6 Gombak are still standing to this day. Today, Gombak can be referred to both the town and district itself but the local's usually refers Gombak as the town, not the district.

Administrative divisions

Gombak District is divided into 4 mukims, which are:

• Batu
• Rawang
• Setapak
• Ulu Klang

Government

Gombak is partly administrated by two different local governments completely within it, which fall under the state jurisdiction, not the district:

• Ampang Jaya Municipal Council (among Ampang city area)
• Selayang Municipal Council (other parts of the district)

Demographics

The following is based on Department of Statistics Malaysia 2010 census.[4]

Ethnic groups in Gombak , 2010 census
Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
Bumiputera	396,012	62.9%
Chinese	147,488	23.4%
Indian	76,773	12.2%
Others	9,698	1.5%
Total	629,971	100%

Education

National education is under the purview of the Gombak District Education Office. As of 2014, there were 53 national type primary schools, eight national type (Chinese) primary schools, seven national type (Tamil) primary schools, 30 national type secondary schools (SMK), two national type secondary boarding schools (SM Berasrama Penuh), two national type secondary Islam religious school (SM Agama) and two national type secondary vocational schools (Kolej Vokasional)

Tourist attractions

Statue of Murugan at Batu Caves

Gombak has a large amount of recreational area and tourist attraction.

1. Batu Caves
2. Forest Research Institute Malaysia
3. Batu Dam, Batu Caves
4. Gua Damai Extreme Park, Batu Caves
5. Batu Arang Heritage Town
6. Orang Asli Museum, Gombak
7. Hutan Lipur Bukit Lagong, Selayang
8. Hutan Lipur Sungai Tua, Selayang
9. Kancing Forest Park, Rawang
10. Selayang Hot Spring, Selayang
11. Commonwealth Forest Park, Rawang
12. Templer Park, Rawang
13. Tasik Biru Kundang, Kundang
14. National Zoo of Malaysia
15. Klang Gates Dam
16. Batu Asah Waterfall, Hulu Kelang
17. Ampang Forest Reserve, Hulu Kelang
18. Selangor Fruit Valley, BAtu Arang

Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats

List of Gombak district representatives in the Federal Parliament (Dewan Rakyat)

Parliament	Seat Name	Member of Parliament	Party
P97	Selayang	William Leong Jee Keen	Pakatan Harapan (PKR)
P98	Gombak	Mohamed Azmin Ali	Perikatan Nasional (BERSATU)
P99	Ampang	Zuraida Kamarudin	Perikatan Nasional (BERSATU)
P106	Damansara	Tony Pua Kiam Wee	Pakatan Harapan (DAP)
P107	Sungai Buloh	Sivarasa K. Rasiah	Pakatan Harapan (PKR)

List of Gombak district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly (Dewan Undangan Negeri)

Parliament	State	Seat Name	State Assemblyman	Party
P97	N13	Kuang	Sallehudin bin Amiruddin	Pakatan Harapan (PKR)
P97	N14	Rawang	Chua Wei Kiat	Pakatan Harapan (PKR)
P97	N15	Taman Templer	Mohd Sany bin Hamzan	Pakatan Harapan (Amanah)
P98	N16	Sungai Tua	Amirudin Shari	Pakatan Harapan (PKR)
P98	N17	Gombak Setia	Muhammad Hilman bin Idham	IND
P98	N18	Hulu Kelang	Saari Sungib	Pakatan Harapan (Amanah)
P99	N19	Bukit Antarabangsa	Mohamed Azmin Ali	Perikatan Nasional (BERSATU)
P99	N20	Lembah Jaya	Haniza binti Mohamed Talha	Pakatan Harapan (PKR)
P106	N37	Bukit Lanjan	Wong Keat Ping	Pakatan Harapan (PH)
P107	N38	Paya Jaras	Mohd Khairuddin bin Othman	Pakatan Harapan (PKR)

Transportation

By Rail

• Batu Caves station serve the  KC05  KTM Komuter train service.
• Kepong Sentral station serve the  KA07  KTM Komuter, KTM Intercity, KTM ETS and  SSP04  MRT SSP train services.
• Gombak station is the only LRT lines thru Gombak district and also has only one station which is  KJ1  LRT KJ
• Sungai Buloh station is an interchange station to cater the train services for  KA08  KTM Komuter, KTM Intercity, KTM ETS and  SBK01  MRT Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line
• Rawang station is one of the main station that serve  KA10  KTM Komuter, KTM Intercity and KTM ETS train services.
• Kuang station only serve by  KA09  KTM Komuter train service.

By Car

• Federal Route is the main thoroughfare going through Rawang town, Selayang and Batu Caves.
• Old Gombak–Bentong road also runs through here before terminating in Bentong, Pahang.
• PLUS Expressway also runs through Gombak district, providing exits to EXIT 114 Sungai Buloh North, EXIT 115 Rawang South and EXIT 116 Rawang.
• East Coast Expressway is the district's main gateway to the east coast states of Pahang, Terengganu and Kelantan, as the Gombak Toll Plaza, which is the beginning of the .
• Kuala Lumpur–Kuala Selangor Expressway connects Ijok near Kuala Selangor to Templer's Park near Rawang with exits to EXIT 2505 Kundang, EXIT 2506 Kuang and EXIT 2508 Templer Park are runs through Gombak district.
• Guthrie Corridor Expressway also runs through Gombak district, providing exits to EXIT 115 Rawang South and EXIT 3501 Kuang, which is the beginning of the Guthrie Corridor Expressway.

See also

• Districts of Malaysia

References

1. "Portal Rasmi PDT Gombak Perutusan Pegawai Daerah Gombak". www2.selangor.gov.my.
2. "Portal Rasmi PDT Gombak Orang Besar Daerah Gombak". www2.selangor.gov.my.
3. "Portal Rasmi PDT Gombak Profil Gombak". www2.selangor.gov.my.
4. "Population Distribution and Basic Demographic Characteristics, 2010" (PDF). Department of Statistics, Malaysia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2012.