West Coast
Selangor
Gombak District

Batu Arang

Batu Arang is a town in , , , that is located about 50 km from the capital . 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.
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  • Type: Village with 22,600 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Malaysia
  • Also known as: “Arang”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Puteri Lake City and Ijok.

Suburb
Bandar Tasik Puteri is a township area near Batu Arang, , . is situated 3½ km south of Batu Arang.

Town
is a mukim in , , . It is located along Federal Route 54. Sited at a junction that leads to the bigger and more developed , Pekan is, in a sense, a 'cowboy town' with a main street lined with shops and small buildings on both sides. is situated 6 km west of Batu Arang.

Suburb
or Pengkalan is an area in , , . is used to be agricultural village. But now, it is one of the modern villages in the state with its own highway, LATAR. , Pekan , Bandar Rawang is the nearest town from the village. is situated 6 km southeast of Batu Arang.

Batu Arang

Latitude
3.31878° or 3° 19′ 8″ north
Longitude
101.47214° or 101° 28′ 20″ east
Population
22,600
Elevation
61 metres (200 feet)
Open location code
6PM38F9C+GV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 254074014
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
1732893
Wiki­data ID
Q2155680
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Tamil—“Batu Arang” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Batu Arang”
  • Cebuano: “Batu Arang”
  • Chinese: “煤炭山”
  • Dutch: “Batu Arang”
  • German: “Batu Arang”
  • Japanese: “バトゥアラン”
  • Malay: “Batu Arang”
  • Malay: “باتو ارڠ”
  • Tamil: “பத்து ஆராங்”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Balai Bomba dan Penyelamat Batu Arang and Batu Arang Police Station.

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