Rawang
Rawang is a town in the Gombak District of Selangor, Malaysia, located about 25 km northwest of Kuala Lumpur. It began as a tin mining town and has grown into a significant urban area within Greater Kuala Lumpur.
- Type: Town with 50,000 residents
- Description: human settlement in Malaysia
- Also known as: “Rawang, Selangor”, “Wan Nao”, “راوغ”, and “راوغ، سلاغور”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Rawang.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Serendah and Sungai Choh.
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Town
Rawang
- Categories: administrative territorial entity and locality
- Location: Gombak District, Selangor, West Coast, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
3.3198° or 3° 19′ 11″ north
Longitude
101.5773° or 101° 34′ 38″ east
Population
50,000
Elevation
38 metres (125 feet)
UN/LOCODE
MY RAW
Open location code
6PM38H9G+WW
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Rawang” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “راوڠ، سلاغور”
- Cebuano: “Rawang”
- Chinese: “万挠”
- Chinese: “萬撓”
- Dutch: “Rawang”
- Egyptian Arabic: “راوڠ”
- Indonesian: “Rawang”
- Japanese: “ラワン”
- Korean: “라왕”
- Malay: “Rawang, Gombak”
- Malay: “Rawang”
- Malay: “راوڠ”
- Polish: “Rawang”
- Russian: “Раванг”
- Tamil: “ரவாங்”
- Urdu: “راوانگ، سلنگور”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Taman Rawang Tin and Kampung Melayu Pekan Rawang.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Rawang Police Station and PTPTN Rawang.
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