Gombak District


The Gombak District is an administrative district located in the eastern-central part of the state of Selangor, Malaysia. The district was created on February 1, 1974, the same day when Kuala Lumpur was declared a Federal Territory.

History

Gombak district was formed by combining portions of the former Greater Kuala Lumpur district and Rawang in February 1974. Until 1997, Rawang was the district capital; the capital has been moved to Bandar Baru Selayang.
Gombak also refers to as a locality in the northern and central portion of the Setapak subdistrict. Before 1974, Gombak was a town before it became a district. Gombak was home to the settlements of the first Minangkabau immigrants in the 1800s and was established soon after. Old mosques in the Gombak area such as the Masjid Lama Batu 6 Gombak are still standing to this day. Today, Gombak can be referred to both the town and district itself but the locals usually refers Gombak as the town, not the district.

Geography

Gombak borders the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur to the south, the Ulu Selangor district to the north, Kuala Selangor District to the west, Petaling District to the southwest, Ulu Langat District to the southeast, and the State of Pahang to the east.
Both Gombak and Kuala Lumpur, along with some other districts in Selangor, are situated within the Klang Valley. Other localities in Gombak district include Batu Arang, Kuang, Rawang, Kundang, Gombak town, Selayang, Batu Caves and Hulu Kelang.
Gombak River starts from this district and merges with the larger Klang River in Kuala Lumpur. The meeting place of the two rivers is the symbolic birthplace of Kuala Lumpur. At the center of the confluence is the elegant Masjid Jamek.

Administrative divisions

Gombak District is divided into 4 mukims, which are:
Gombak is partly administrated by two different local governments completely within it, which fall under the state jurisdiction, not the district:
The following is based on Department of Statistics Malaysia 2010 census.
Gombak has one of the largest Hui Muslim Communities in Malaysia. Nearly 60% of Hui Chinese live in Gombak.

Education

The main campus of the International Islamic University Malaysia is located in Gombak town.
National education is under the purview of the Gombak District Education Office. As of 2014, there were 53 national type primary schools, eight national type primary schools, seven national type primary schools, 30 national type secondary schools, two national type secondary boarding schools, two national type secondary Islam religious school and two national type secondary vocational schools.

Tourist attractions

Gombak has a large amount of recreational area and tourist attraction.
  1. Batu Caves
  2. Forest Research Institute Malaysia
  3. Batu Dam, Batu Caves
  4. Gua Damai Extreme Park, Batu Caves
  5. Batu Arang Heritage Town
  6. Orang Asli Museum, Gombak
  7. Hutan Lipur Bukit Lagong, Selayang
  8. Hutan Lipur Sungai Tua, Selayang
  9. Kancing Forest Park, Rawang
  10. Selayang Hot Spring, Selayang
  11. Commonwealth Forest Park, Rawang
  12. Templer Park, Rawang
  13. Tasik Biru Kundang, Kundang
  14. National Zoo of Malaysia
  15. Klang Gates Dam
  16. Batu Asah Waterfall, Hulu Kelang
  17. Ampang Forest Reserve, Hulu Kelang
  18. Selangor Fruit Valley, Batu Arang

    Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats

List of Gombak district representatives in the Federal Parliament
ParliamentSeat NameMember of ParliamentParty
P97SelayangWilliam Leong Jee KeenPakatan Harapan
P98GombakAmirudin ShariPakatan Harapan
P99AmpangRodziah IsmailPakatan Harapan
P106DamansaraGobind Singh DeoPakatan Harapan
P107Sungai BulohRamanan RamakrishnanPakatan Harapan

List of Gombak district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly
ParliamentStateSeat NameState AssemblymanParty
P97N13KuangMohd Rafiq Mohd Abdullah
P97N14RawangChua Wei KiatPakatan Harapan
P97N15Taman TemplerAnfaal SaariPakatan Harapan
P98N16Sungai TuaAmirudin ShariPakatan Harapan
P98N17Gombak SetiaMuhammad Hilman Idham
P98N18Hulu KelangMohamed Azmin Ali
P99N19Bukit AntarabangsaMohd Kamri KamaruddinPakatan Harapan
P99N20Lembah JayaSyed Ahmad Syed Abdul Rahman AlhadadPakatan Harapan
P106N37Bukit LanjanPua Pei LingPakatan Harapan
P107N38Paya JarasAb Halim Tamuri

Transportation

By rail

The Gombak district is served by the following expressways: