Gombak District
The Gombak District is an administrative district located in the state of Selangor, Malaysia. The district was created on February 1, 1974, the same day when Kuala Lumpur was declared a Federal Territory. Until 1997, Rawang was the district capital; the capital has been moved to Bandar Baru Selayang. Gombak borders Kuala Lumpur to the southeast and the Genting Highlands 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 District | |
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District of Malaysia | |
| Daerah Gombak | |
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Jawi | ڬومبق |
| • Chinese | 鹅唛县 (Simplified) 鵝嘜縣 (Traditional) |
| • Tamil | கோம்பாக் மாவட்டம் |
Location of Gombak District in Selangor Darul Ehsan | |
Gombak District Location of Gombak District in Malaysia | |
| Coordinates: 3°16′27.3″N 101°34′14.6″E | |
| Country | Malaysia |
| State | Selangor |
| Seat | Bandar Baru Selayang |
| Local area government(s) | Selayang Municipal Council (West) Ampang Jaya Municipal Council (East) |
| Government | |
| • District officer | Amirul Azizan Abdul Rahim |
| • Sultan's Representative | Wan Mahmood Pawanteh |
| Area | |
| • Total | 650.08 km2 (251.00 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 942,336 |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+8 (Not observed) |
| Postcode | 48xxx, 52xxx-54xxx, 68xxx |
| Calling code | +6-03-41, +6-03-60, +6-03-61, +6-3-62 |
| Vehicle registration plates | B |
The main campus of the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM/UIAM) is also located here as well as the Batu Caves. Gombak is also home to an aboriginal Orang Asli settlement, and it is the site of the Orang Asli Museum.
Gombak River merges with the larger Klang River in Kuala Lumpur. The meeting place of the two rivers is the birthplace of Kuala Lumpur. At the center of the confluence is the Masjid Jamek.
Gombak (town) also refers to as a locality (town/area/suburb) in the northern and central portion of the Setapak subdistrict (both in Gombak and Kuala Lumpur). 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.