Editing Selangor (section)

{{short description|State in Malaysia}}
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{{Infobox political division
| name                = Selangor
| native_name         = {{lang|ms|Selangor Darul Ehsan}}
| settlement_type     = [[States and federal territories of Malaysia|State]]
| image_flag          = Flag of Selangor.svg
| flag_size           =
| image_shield        = Coat of arms of Selangor.svg
| shield_size         = 55px
| shield_type         =
| shield_link         = Coat of arms of Selangor
| etymology           =
| nickname            =
| motto              = ''Dipelihara Allah''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.selangor.gov.my/index.php/pages/view/128 |title=LAMBANG NEGERI SELANGOR |work= Selangor State Government |language=ms }}</ref><br />By God's Protection
| anthem             = ''[[Duli Yang Maha Mulia]]''<br />Your Royal Highness{{center|[[File:Lagu Rasmi Selangor - Duli Yang Maha Mulia.ogg]]}}
| image_map           = Selangor in Malaysia.svg
| map_caption         = {{Legend inline|#C41E3A|outline=silver}} '''Selangor''' in {{Legend inline|#FDF9D2|outline=silver}} '''[[Malaysia]]'''
| coordinates         = {{coord|3|20|N|101|30|E|region:MY_type:adm1st_source:dewiki|display=inline}}
| subdivision_type    = [[Country]]
| subdivision_name    = {{MYS}}
| established_title   = [[Sultan of Selangor#1766–1875: Beginnings of the Selangor Sultanate|Establishment]]
| established_date    = 1766
| established_title1  = Federated into [[Federated Malay States|FMS]]
| established_date1   = 1895
| established_title2  = [[Japanese occupation of Malaya|Japanese occupation]]
| established_date2   = 19 December 1941 – 3 September 1945
| established_title3  = [[Malayan Union]]
| established_date3   = 1 April 1946
| established_title4  = [[Federation of Malaya]]
| established_date4   = 31 August 1957
| established_title5  = [[Proclamation of Malaysia]]
| established_date5   = 16 September 1963
| capital             = [[Shah Alam]]
| largest_settlement  = [[Petaling Jaya]]
| admin_center        = [[Klang, Malaysia|Klang]]
| admin_center_type   = Royal capital
| ethnic_groups_year  = 2020
| ethnic_groups_ref   = {{my10|2020kf}}
| ethnic_groups       = {{tree list}}
* 55.70% [[Bumiputera (Malaysia)|Bumiputera]]
* 25.11% [[Malaysian Chinese|Chinese]]
* 10.38% [[Malaysian Indians|Indian]]
* 0.75% Other ethnicities
* 8.06% Non-citizens
{{tree list/end}}
| religion_year       = 2020
| religion_ref        = {{my10|2020kf}}
| religion            = {{ubl|61.1% [[Islam in Malaysia|Sunni Islam]] ([[State religion|official]]) |21.6% [[Buddhism in Malaysia|Buddhism]]|10.3% [[Hinduism in Malaysia|Hinduism]]|4.9% [[Christianity in Malaysia|Christianity]]|1.3% Other religions|0.8% [[Irreligion|No religion]]}}
| demonym             = Selangorean / Selangorian
| government_type    = [[Parliamentary system|Parliamentary]] [[constitutional monarchy|constitutional]] [[monarchy]]
| government_footnotes =
| leader_title1       = [[Sultan of Selangor|Sultan]]
| leader_name1        = [[Sharafuddin of Selangor|Sharafuddin]]
| leader_title2      = [[List of Menteris Besar of Selangor|Menteri Besar]]
| leader_name2       = [[Amirudin Shari]] <br> ([[Pakatan Harapan|PH]]–[[People's Justice Party (Malaysia)|PKR]])
| area_footnotes     = <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.statistics.gov.my/ccount12/click.php?id=2127 |title=Laporan Kiraan Permulaan 2010 |publisher=Jabatan Perangkaan Malaysia |page=27 |access-date=24 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101227065717/http://www.statistics.gov.my/ccount12/click.php?id=2127 |archive-date=27 December 2010}}</ref>
| legislature         = [[Selangor State Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]]
| area_km2            = 8104
| area_rank           = 9th
| area_rank_link      = States and federal territories of Malaysia#States
| percent_water       =
| elevation_max_point = [[Mount Semangkok]]
| elevation_max_m     = 1830
| elevation_m         = 90
| population_census   = 6,994,423
| population_census_year = 2020
| population_density_km2 = 880
| population_density_sq_mi = <!-- Do not remove as per WP:MOSNUM -->
| population_density_rank = 5th
| population_density_rank_link = Demographics of Malaysia#Demographic trends and key rate
| GDP_PPP             = $314,875 million
| GDP_PPP_year        = 2023
| GDP_PPP_rank        = 1st
| GDP_PPP_per_capita  = $43,701
| GDP_PPP_per_capita_rank = 5th
| GDP_nominal         = $98,744 million
| GDP_nominal_year    = 2023
| GDP_nominal_rank    = 1st
| GDP_nominal_rank_link = List of Malaysian states by GDP#Gross Domestic Product by state
| GDP_nominal_per_capita =  $13,704
| GDP_nominal_per_capita_rank = 5th
| GDP_nominal_per_capita_rank_link = List of Malaysian states by GDP#Gross Domestic Product per capita by state
| Gini                = 0.361
| Gini_year           = 2022
| Gini_change         = increase
| Gini_ref            = <ref>[https://open.dosm.gov.my/data-catalogue/hh_inequality_state?state=selangor&visual=table Gini coefficient by state from 1974 to 2022.]</ref>
| HDI                 = 0.837
| HDI_year            = 2023
| HDI_change          =decrease
| HDI_ref             =
| HDI_rank            = 5th
| HDI_rank_link       = List of Malaysian states by Human Development Index
| currency            = [[Malaysian ringgit]] (RM/MYR)
| currency_code       =
| timezone            = [[Time in Malaysia|Malaysian Time]]
| utc_offset          = +8
| date_format         = dd-mm-yyyy
| electricity         =
| drives_on           = Left
| registration_plate = [[Malaysian vehicle license plates|B]]
| iso_code            = [[ISO 3166-2:MY#Current codes|MY-10]]
| postal_code_type    = [[List of postal codes in Malaysia|Postal code]]
| postal_code         = 40xxx to 48xxx, 63xxx, 640xx, 68xxx
| calling_code        = 03
| website             = {{URL|https://www.selangor.gov.my}}
}}

'''Selangor''' ({{IPAc-en|s|ə|ˈ|l|æ|ŋ|ə|r|}} {{respell|sə|LANG|ər}}; {{IPA|ms|s(ə)laŋo(r)|lang}}),<ref>{{cite web|title=Selangor|url=https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/selangor|website=collinsdictionary.com|publisher=HarperCollins|access-date=23 January 2018}}</ref> also known by the [[Arabic language|Arabic]] [[honorific]] '''Darul Ehsan''', or "Abode of Sincerity", is one of the 13 states of [[Malaysia]]. It is on the west coast of [[Peninsular Malaysia]] and is bordered by [[Perak]] to the north, [[Pahang]] to the east, [[Negeri Sembilan]] to the south, and the [[Strait of Malacca]] to the west. Selangor surrounds the [[Wilayah Persekutuan|federal territories]] of [[Kuala Lumpur]] and [[Putrajaya]], both of which were previously part of it. Selangor has diverse [[tropical rainforests]] and an [[equatorial climate]]. The state's mountain ranges belong to the [[Titiwangsa Mountains]], which is part of the [[Tenasserim Hills]] that covers southern [[Myanmar]], southern [[Thailand]] and Peninsular Malaysia, with [[Mount Semangkok]] as the highest point in the state.

The state capital of Selangor is [[Shah Alam]], and its royal capital is [[Klang (city)|Klang]], [[Kajang]] is the largest municipality by total metropolitan population and [[Petaling Jaya]] is the largest municipality by total population within the city.<ref>{{cite web |title=MAIN INDICATOR IN M.P. KAJANG |url=https://tableau.dosm.gov.my/t/BPPD-BahagianperangkaanpendudukdanDemografi/views/MyCenDashEnglish/LOCALAUTORITY?%3Adisplay_count=n&%3Aembed=y&%3AisGuestRedirectFromVizportal=y&%3Aorigin=viz_share_link&%3AshowAppBanner=false&%3AshowVizHome=n |website=MyCenDash |access-date=3 July 2022}}</ref> [[Petaling Jaya]] and [[Subang Jaya]] received city status in 2006 and 2019, respectively.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://selangorkini.my/2019/12/majlis-perbandaran-subang-jaya-kini-berstatus-bandar-raya/ |work=Selangor Kini |title=Majlis Perbandaran Subang Jaya kini berstatus bandar raya |date=18 December 2019 |access-date=24 December 2019 |author=Nazli Ibrahim}}</ref> Selangor is one of four Malaysian states that contain more than one city with official city status; the others are [[Sarawak]], [[Johor]], and [[Penang]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Bilangan PBT mengikut negeri dan taraf |website=One Stop Centre - Pihak Berkuasa Tempatan |url=http://www.epbt.gov.my/osc/stat_PBT.cfm |access-date=11 November 2019 |archive-date=15 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171015215101/http://www.epbt.gov.my/osc/stat_PBT.cfm |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Nambiar |first1=Predeep |title=Seberang Perai becomes country's largest city |url=https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2019/09/16/seberang-perai-becomes-countrys-largest-city/ |website=Free Malaysia Today |access-date=11 November 2019 |date=16 September 2019}}</ref>

The state of Selangor has the [[List of Malaysian states by GDP|largest economy in Malaysia]] in terms of [[gross domestic product]] (GDP), with [[Malaysian ringgit|RM]] 384 billion (roughly $82 billion) in 2022, comprising 25.6% of the country's GDP.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dosm.gov.my/portal-main/release-content/gross-domestic-product-gdp-by-state-|title= Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by State, 2022|date=27 June 2023|website=Department of Statistics, Malaysia|access-date=27 June 2023 }} Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by State, 2022</ref> It is the most developed state in Malaysia; it has good infrastructure, such as highways and transport, and has the [[States and federal territories of Malaysia|largest population in Malaysia]]. It also has a high standard of living and the lowest poverty rate in the country.<ref>{{cite web|last=Leete|first=Richard|title=Selangor's Human Development Progress and Challenges|url=http://cc-sea.org/megananda/data/HDR_COUNTRY/Malaysia_Selangor_HD.pdf|publisher=UN Development Program|access-date=9 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425081804/http://cc-sea.org/megananda/data/HDR_COUNTRY/Malaysia_Selangor_HD.pdf|archive-date=25 April 2012}}</ref>