Hulu Selangor district (once was spelled Ulu Selangor) is a district located at the north of the state of Selangor. From the geographic angle, Hulu Selangor district is located at north of Klang Valley with an area of 174,047 hectre,almost the same as the area of Malacca state . The total population is about 178,500 (2005) or 3.7 percent from the total of Selangor state’s population, and now is in line with the current development.
Hulu Selangor district is the biggest district of nine districts in the state of Selangor. At the north, Hulu Selangor is at the border with the state of Perak and Pahang at the east. This district was once known as ‘The Sleeping Hollow’ and is situated at the far from the nation’s development, however now the development is in line with the Selangor’s state vision “Towards a harmonious and developed country’.
This district has 13 territorial division:
No |
Territorial District
|
Width(Hectare)
|
Width(Acre)
|
1 | Hulu Bernam (North and South) |
44,680
|
11,0405
|
2 | Kalumpang |
4,144
|
10,240
|
3 | Kuala Kalumpang |
3,885
|
9,599
|
4 | Sungai Gumut |
4,144
|
10,240
|
5 | Sungai Tinggi |
16,006
|
39,550
|
6 | Kerling |
17,534
|
43,326
|
7 | Ampang Pecah |
4,143
|
10,237
|
8 | Buloh Telur |
2,589
|
6,397
|
9 | Pertak |
20,383
|
50,366
|
10 | Rasa |
8,262
|
20,416
|
11 | Batang Kali |
16,265
|
40,191
|
12 | Hulu Yam |
11,111
|
27,456
|
13 | Serendah |
12,901
|
51,647
|
Total
|
174,047
|
430,070
|
Source : Hulu Selangor Land and District Office, 2007