Larut, Matang and Selama District

The Larut, Matang and Selama District is a district of , . Taiping is the capital town of this district. Larut, Matang and Selama used to be three small different districts and they merged into one larger district later.
Wikipedia
  • Type: District
  • Description: district in Perak, Malaysia
  • Also known as: “Daerah Selama” and “Larut, Matang and Selama”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Taiping and Perak Museum.

Railway station
Photo: Chongkian, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The railway station is a train station located at and named after the town of , . Malaysia's first railway station was situated in and was opened in 1885 when the Taiping-Port Weld Railway Line, Malaysia's first, was opened.

Museum
Photo: Taipingite, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a public located at the junction of Jalan Muzium and Jalan Taming Sari in , , . It is the oldest museum in Malaysia and highlights the history of the state.

Prison
, formerly known as Larut Prison and Taiping Training Centre, is a prison in , . Established in 1879, it is the first and oldest modern prison complex in the country.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Taiping and Kamunting.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
is a city located in Larut, Matang and Selama District, in the state of , . It is located approximately 48 km northwest of , the capital of , and 78 km southeast of , .

Town
is a town in Larut, Matang and Selama District, , . It is the biggest satellite town of . During the Malayan Emergency between 1948 and 1960, was the site of a major British/Commonwealth military base, there being a large garrison for the 28th Commonwealth Independent Infantry Brigade and also one of the three British Military Hospitals in Malaya.

Suburb
is a suburb of , , . This suburb has an estimated population of 5,000, with the majority being Chinese and Malays. The main town centre consists of the old and new villages.

Larut, Matang and Selama District

Latitude
4.8538° or 4° 51′ 14″ north
Longitude
100.7436° or 100° 44′ 37″ east
Elevation
60 metres (197 feet)
Open location code
6PP2VP3V+GC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4174094218
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­district
Geo­Names ID
1734400
Wiki­data ID
Q2694747
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Larut, Matang and Selama District” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “لاروت، ماتانق دان سيلاما”
  • Cebuano: “Larut Matang & Selama”
  • Chinese: “Larut, Matang kap Selama Koān”
  • Chinese: “司南馬”
  • Chinese: “司南马”
  • Chinese: “拉律峇登司南馬縣”
  • Chinese: “拉律峇登司南马县”
  • Chinese: “拉律馬登司南馬縣”
  • Chinese: “拉律马登司南马县”
  • Dutch: “Larut, Matang dan Selama”
  • Esperanto: “Larut, Matang dan Selama”
  • Indonesian: “Larut, Matang, dan Selama”
  • Japanese: “ラルート”
  • Malay: “Larut Matang & Selama”
  • Malay: “Larut, Matang dan Selama, Perak”
  • Malay: “Larut, Matang dan Selama”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Larut, Matang kap Selama Koān”
  • Swedish: “Larut dan Matang”
  • Tamil: “லாருட், மாத்தாங், செலாமா மாவட்டம்”
  • Tamil: “லாருட், மாத்தாங், செலாமா”
  • Thai: “อำเภอลารุต มาตัง และเซอลามา”
  • Urdu: “لاروٹ، ماٹانگ ڈان سیلاما”
  • Vietnamese: “Larut, Matang dan Selama”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Kampung Peng Long and Kampung Birch.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Pejabat Daerah dan Tanah Larut, Matang dan Selama and Kwangtung Association North Perak Taiping.

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