Sabak Bernam District

The Sabak Bernam District is a district and a parliamentary constituency in north-western Selangor, Malaysia. It covers an area of 997 square kilometres, and had a population of 103,153 at the 2010 Census (excluding foreigners).^[4] It is situated at the northwestern corner of Selangor. It is bordered by the state of Perak to the north, the district of Hulu Selangor to the east, the district of Kuala Selangor to the south, and the Straits of Malacca to the west. Bernam River forms its border with Perak. Towns in Sabak Bernam include Sabak, Sungai Besar and Sekinchan. This area is also famous for its residents of Javanese descent.

Sabak Bernam District
District of Malaysia
Daerah Sabak Bernam
Other transcription(s)
• Jawi	سابق برنم‎
• Chinese	沙白安南县
• Tamil	சபாக் பெர்ணம்
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Location of Sabak Bernam District in Selangor
Sabak Bernam District Location of Sabak Bernam District in Malaysia
Coordinates: 3°40′N 101°05′E
Country	Malaysia
State	Selangor
Seat	Sungai Besar
Local area government(s)	Sabak Bernam District Council
Government
• District officer	Nasir Mamat[1]
• Sultan's Representative	Baharin Mat Akhir[2]
Area [3]
• Total	997.1 km2 (385.0 sq mi)
Population  (2010)[4]
• Total	103,153
• Density	100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+8 (Not observed)
Postcode	45xxx
Calling code	+6-03
Vehicle registration plates	B

The district is mainly a rice-growing area. As such, Sabak Bernams' main economic activity is agriculture. Sabak Bernam is the westernmost district of Selangor; at 100 km from Kuala Lumpur, Sabak Bernam is the furthest district in Selangor from both Kuala Lumpur and state capital Shah Alam.^{[citation needed]}

Administrative divisions

Sabak Bernam District is divided into 5 mukims, which are:^[5]

• Bagan Nakhoda Omar
• Panchang Bedena
• Pasir Panjang
• Sabak
• Sungai Panjang

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1991	99,824	—
2000	113,245	+13.4%
2010	103,709	−8.4%
2020	107,057	+3.2%
Source: [6]

Federal parliament and state assembly seats

Further information: Sabak Bernam (federal constituency)

Sabak Bernam, Selangor Parliament and State Assembly Electoral Districts

List of Sabak Bernam district representatives in the Federal Parliament (Dewan Rakyat)

Parliament	Seat Name	Member of Parliament	Party
P92	Sabak Bernam	Kalam Salan	Perikatan Nasional (BERSATU)
P93	Sungai Besar	Muslimin Yahaya	Perikatan Nasional (BERSATU)

List of Sabak Bernam district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly (Dewan Negeri Selangor)

Parliament	State	Seat Name	State Assemblyman	Party
P92	N1	Sungai Air Tawar	Rizam bin Ismail	Barisan Nasional (UMNO)
P92	N2	Sabak	ASallehen Mukhyi	Perikatan Nasional (BERSATU)
P93	N3	Sungai Panjang	Mohamad Razali Saari	Perikatan Nasional (BERSATU)
P93	N4	Sekinchan	Ng Suee Lim	Pakatan Harapan (DAP)

See also

• Districts of Malaysia

References

1. "Portal Rasmi PDT Sabak Bernam Perutusan Pegawai Daerah". www2.selangor.gov.my.
2. "Portal Rasmi PDT Sabak Bernam Pejabat Orang Besar Daerah". www2.selangor.gov.my.
3. "Portal Rasmi PDT Sabak Bernam Profil Daerah". www2.selangor.gov.my.
4. "Population Distribution and Basic Demographic Characteristics, 2010" (PDF). Department of Statistics, Malaysia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
5. "Profile Daerah Saabak Bernam" (PDF). n.d. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-18.
6. "Key Findings of Population and Housing Census of Malaysia 2020" (pdf) (in Malay and English). Department of Statistics, Malaysia. ISBN 978-967-2000-85-3.