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 high concentration ethnic Malay residents of Javanese descent in the rural areas.

Country Malaysia

SeatSungai Besar

Time zoneUTC+8 (MST)

Postcode

45xxx

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Sabak Bernam District
District of Selangor
Daerah Sabak Bernam
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Location of Sabak Bernam District in Selangor
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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	103.5/km2 (267.9/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+8 (Not observed)
Postcode	45xxx
Calling code	+6-03
Vehicle registration plates	B

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