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Numbers and Facts

Area: 3.129 square miles

Inhabitants: 4.009.670 (2020), thereof 52 % Malay, 28 % Chinese, 12 % Indian, 1 % other

Religions: 61% Muslim, 21% Buddhist, 10% Hindu, 5% Christian

Density of Population: 2.235 inh./sq.mi.

Capital: Shah Alam, 740.750 inh. (2017)

Residence: Klang, 240.016 inh. (2010)

official Language: Malaysian

other Languages: Chinese, Hindi, Tamil, English

Currency: Malaysian currency

Time Zone: GMT + 8 h

Source: Wikipedia (EN)

History

7th–12th cent. · to the Shrividjaja Empire

14th–15th cent. · to the Madjapahit Empire

15th century · to the sultanate Malacca

1511 · Malacca is conquered by Portugal, the region of today's Selangor comes to the Sultanate of Johor

1766 · Raja Salehuddin, leader of the Bugis (mercenaries from Sulawesi), founds the Sultanate of Selangor

1867–1874 · civil war

1874 · Great Britain declares Selangor a protectorate and installs a resident

1895 · Perak, Pahang, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan become summarized to the "Federated Malay States" (until 1941)

1941 · Japanese conquest

1945 · withdrawal of the Japanese

1st of April 1946 · formation of the Malay Union by confederation of the Malaysian Sultanates (British protectorates) and the Straits Settlements (British crown colonies), but without Singapore.

1948 · re-organization of the Malaysian Union, creation of the Malaysian Federation under a British High Commissioner

31st of August 1957 · independence and proclamation of the Kingdom of Malaysian Federation

16th of September 1963 · proclamation of the Kingdom of Malaysia by confederation of the Malaysian Federation (Malaya) with the former British colonies Sarawak, Sabah (North Borneo) and Singapore. Brunei rejects the joining and remains at Great Britain

9th of August 1965 · Singapore leaves the Federation of Malaysia

1974 · the Sultan of Selangor cedes the capital Kuala Lumpur as a federal territory to the federal government, the capital of Selangor is moved to Shah Alam

2001 · the sultan of Selangor cedes Putrajaya as a federal territory to the federal government

Source: Atlas zur Geschichte, World Statesmen, Wikipedia (D)

Origin of the Country's Name

The origin of the name Selangor is unclear, there are only conjectures. Here are the three most important ones:
• The name goes back to the Malay word "langau", which means "blowfly", and refers to a legend that is said to have happened in the swamps in the north-west of the state
• The name is derived from a species of tree called "mentangau", which is said to occur in Kuala Selangor and along the Selangor River
• The name is derived from the Tamil word "Salang Ur", which is said to mean "village of the Salang"

Source: Wikipedia (EN)