SelangorArticle Free Pass Selangor, region of western West
Malaysia (Malaya), occupying part of a coastal alluvial plain on
the Strait of Malacca. In 1974, a 94-square-mile (243-square-
kilometre) portion of Selangor, centring on Kuala Lumpur, was
designated a wilayapersekutuan (federal territory). Selangor’s
history and economic development have been closely linked with
two rivers, the Kelang and the Langat, which were the main
settlement routes for Malays and immigrant Chinese. One of the
original Negeri Sembilan (“Nine States”) under the rule of old
Malacca, Selangor became an independent state (18th century)
ruled by Buginese from Makasar in the Celebes. In the late 19th
century Chinese tin miners, mainly from Singapore, arrived, and
an ensuing civil war in their jungle camps led to British
intervention, culminating in protectorate status (1874) and
membership in the Federated Malay States (1896) and the
Federation of Malaya (1948). Although Chinese and Indians
outnumber Malays, Selangor has been the focus