Batu Arang
Batu Arang is a town in Gombak District, Selangor, Malaysia, that is located about 50 km from the capital Kuala Lumpur. Coal was first discovered in the region in 1908, when British authorities found large deposits of coal reserves that could be commercially viable and fuel a railway system.
- Village with about 22,600 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 60 metres (200 feet)
- …is also known as “Arang”
- Description: human settlement in Malaysia
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Puteri Lake City and Ijok.
Kundang
Suburb
Kundang or Pengkalan Kundang is an area in Gombak District, Selangor, Malaysia.
6 km southeast of Batu Arang
Batu Arang
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Latitude
3.31878° or 3° 19′ 8″ north
Longitude
101.47214° or 101° 28′ 20″ east
Open location code
6PM38F9C+GV
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = village
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Tamil—“Batu Arang” goes by many names.
バトゥアランJapanese
Batu ArangMalay
باتو ارڠMalay
பத்து ஆராங்Tamil
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