Sabak, Selangor


Sabak is a coastal town in Sabak Bernam District, Selangor, Malaysia. It is situated on the northwestern corner of Selangor, just south of the Bernam River, Selangor's natural border with Perak.
Major economic activities in the town are palm oil plantations ran by individuals as well as private organizations such as Sime Darby. This town is undergoing infrastructure development with added shops and drainage systems.
Sabak is the northernmost and westernmost town in Selangor, and is the furthest constituency from both Shah Alam and Kuala Lumpur. It is a 2-hour drive on Highway 5 from downtown Kuala Lumpur.

Politics and government

Sabak is represented in the Selangor State Legislative Assembly by PAS's Sallehen Mukhyi.
On the national level, Sabak town is within the Sabak Bernam electoral district, represented by Kalam Salan, from Perikatan Nasional.
Sabak town, along with the entire Sabak Bernam constituency, forms the municipal area of the Sabak Bernam District Council.

Public transportation

Sabak Bernam is inaccessible from any railway/metro service, though there is a daily bus service, known as the Sabak Bernam-Kuala Lumpur Ekspres, running seven trips a day from Pudu Sentral to Sabak Bernam, Sekinchan, Sungai Besar and as far as Teluk Intan.

Notable Attractions

Places of Worship

  • Masjid Jamek Sultan Hishamuddin
  • Sabak Bernam Thien Hock Kong Temple, founded in 1890
  • Sabak Bernam Guan Di Temple
  • Sabak Bernam Theam Hock Keong
  • Sabak Bernam Tian Fa Gong
  • Sabak Bernam Xian Fa Shi Gong Temple
  • Sabak Bernam Pek Lian Si
  • Lord Murugan Temple
  • Maahad Sultan Salahuddin Abd Aziz Shah

Facilities

Educations

Other uses

Sabak is also name of a Hindi movie starring Shatrughan Sinha, released in 1973.