Hulu Selangor District

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

Hulu Selangor District 乌鲁雪兰莪县
District of Malaysia
Country	Malaysia
State	Selangor Darul Ehsan
Seat	Kuala Kubu Bharu
Government
• Sultan's Representative	Aman Shah Mohd. Shahar
• District Officer	Mohd. Fauzi Mat Yatim
• Council President	Mohamad Zain A. Hamid
Area
• Total	1,740.47 km2 (672.00 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Total	194,387
• Density	110/km2 (290/sq mi)

The Hulu Selangor District is a district in Selangor, Malaysia. It is located in the northeastern part of Selangor. It borders the state of Perak to the north, Pahang to the east, Sabak Bernam district to the northwest, Kuala Selangor district to its southwest and Gombak district to the south.

The district's principal town is Kuala Kubu Bharu. Other towns in the district include Batang Kali and Ulu Bernam.

Selangor River sources from this area, hence giving the district's name.

Further divisions

Hulu Selangor further divides into 13 mukim:

Mukim	Area (km2)
Hulu Bernam	446
Kalumpang	41
Kuala Kalumpang	39
Sungai Gumut	41
Sungai Tinggi	160
Kerling	175
Ampang Pecah	41
Buloh Telur	26
Pertak	204
Rasa	83
Batang Kali	163
Hulu Yam	111
Serendah	129

Politics

Hulu Selangor is represented in the Dewan Rakyat by YB P. Kamalanathan of (MIC) - (BN) after the by-elections in April 2010 following the death of Zainal Abidin Ahmad (PKR–PR).

Local authority

Majlis Daerah Hulu Selangor (Hulu Selangor District Council, MDHS) is the local authority which administrates District Of Hulu Selangor. This agency is under Selangor state government. MDHS is responsible for public health and sanitation, waste removal and management, town planning, environmental protection and building control, social and economic development and general maintenance functions of urban infrastructure.

It was established on 1 January 1977 according to Section 4 Local Government Act 1976 (Act 171) by merger of:

• Rawang City Council
• Kuala Kubu Bharu Local Council
• Kalumpang Local Council

The total area under the administration of the council is 174,047 hectares.

Organisation chart

President Of Hulu Selangor District Council (Yang Dipertua)

Departments

• Jabatan Perancangan Pembangunan (Planning Development Department)
• Jabatan Khidmat Pengurusan (Management Department)
• Jabatan Kemasyarakatan, Belia dan Sukan (Community, Youth and Sports Department)
• Jabatan Pembangunan dan Penyelengaraan (Development and Maintenance Department)
• Jabatan Kesihatan dan Persekitaran (Health and Environment Department)
• Jabatan Penilaian dan Pengurusan Harta (Valuation Department)
• Jabatan Kawalan Bangunan (Building Control Department)
• Jabatan Perbendaharaan (Treasury Department)
• Unit Audit Dalam (Inner Audit Unit)
• Unit Perundangan (Judicial Unit)

Official flower and tree

Sunflower is the symbol of the Hulu Selangor District Council, on the basis is that it is always cheerful and prepared to serve every customer with efficiency and satisfaction.

The Mahogany tree is the official tree for Hulu Selangor and the main tree being planted at Kuala Kubu Bharu.

External links

• MDHS official web site (Malay) (English)
• Hulu Selangor in pictures