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Klang or Kelang, officially Royal City of Klang (Malay: Bandaraya Diraja Klang), is a city, royal city and former capital of the state of Selangor, Malaysia. It is located within the Klang District. It was the civil capital of Selangor in an earlier era prior to the emergence of Kuala Lumpur and the current capital, Shah Alam.
Known during colonial times as Port Swettenham (Malay: Pelabuhan Swettenham) but renamed Port Klang in July 1972, it is the largest port in the country. It is located about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) southwest of the town of Klang , and 38 kilometres (24 mi) southwest of Kuala Lumpur .
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Also under the port are Kapar Energy Ventures (KPS) Jetty and Port Klang Cruise Terminal. The Port of Port Klang's port limits encompasses an area of about 70 square nautical miles covering the waterways at the approaches, inner harbour and navigable rivers within the port. The port has a natural harbour, consisting of a series of inlets and ...
The state capital of Selangor is Shah Alam, and its royal capital is Klang, Kajang is the largest municipality by total metropolitan population and Petaling Jaya is the largest municipality by total population within the city. [7] Petaling Jaya and Subang Jaya received city status in 2006 and 2019, respectively. [8]
Malacca City was declared a "historical city" prior to being granted city status in 2003. Kuala Lumpur, the largest city, is the national capital and a federal territory, but as of 2012, most government ministries have relocated to the new administrative capital of Putrajaya .
Shah Alam (/ ʃ ɑː ˈ ɑː l ə m /, from Persian meaning "king [3] of the world") is a city and the state capital of Selangor, Malaysia which is situated within the Petaling District and a small portion of the neighbouring Klang District. [4]
Klang District is divided into 2 mukims, which are Kapar and Klang: Kapar is the areas north of Klang River (Kapar itself is also the name of a town), while Klang covers the area south of the river. Klang city itself includes areas both north and south of the river. [5]