Kuala Kubu Bharu

Kuala Kubu Bharu (also spelt Kuala Kubu Baru, Kuala Kubu Bahru or Kuala Kubu Baharu; abbreviated to KKB), is the district capital of Hulu Selangor District, Selangor, Malaysia. It is located 60 kilometres (37 mi) north of Kuala Lumpur and 80 kilometres (50 mi) from Shah Alam, the state capital. It serves as a gateway town to Fraser's Hill.

Kuala Kubu Bharu
Town and district capital
Coordinates: 3°34′N 101°39′E
Country	Malaysia
State	Selangor
District	Hulu Selangor
Founded	1780
Established	1925
Establishment of town board	1952
Establishment of district council	1 January 1977
Municipality status	21 October 2021
Founded by	Sultan Ibrahim Shah
Government
• Body	Hulu Selangor Municipal Council (MPHS)[1]
• President	Shukri Mohamad Hamin [2]
• District Officer	Hj Musa Ranli [3]
Area
• Total	1,756.301 km2 (678.112 sq mi)
Population  (2010)
• Total	194,387
• Density	111/km2 (290/sq mi)
Postcode	44xxx
Calling code	+6-03-60
Vehicle registration	B, W

Kuala Kubu Bharu town Mosque.

Kuala Kubu Bharu in Hulu Selangor District

In 1883, the Sungai Selangor dam broke, causing a massive flood. It swept away the entire town the second time it broke in 1926, except for Guan Yin Gu Si Temple and Al-Hidayah Mosque. Following the flood, the British then relocated the town to a higher elevation and began to rebuild the town. Originally the town was named Kuala Kubu, however after the flood happened, the town was then renamed Kuala Kubu Bharu or New Kuala Kubu in English.

Kuala Kubu Bharu is arguably the first garden township in Asia, planned by the first government town planner of British Federated Malay States (FMS), Charles Crompton Reade in 1925.^[4]

The town is filled with pre-war buildings, mostly built by the locals, and they showcase the culture and architectural designs of that period of time.^[5]

Politics

Kuala Kubu Bharu (N6) forms its own electoral district of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly. The area is currently represented by Pang Sock Tao from the Democratic Action Party after winning a by-election.^[6]

On the national level Kuala Kubu Bharu is part of the Hulu Selangor (P96) parliamentary constituency, currently represented by Mohd Hasnizan Harun of the federal opposition coalition Perikatan Nasional.

Notable people

• Thomas Gerrard, World War I flying ace, was born in town
• Eja, Actress, host and model