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== Etymology ==
The origin of the name ''Selangor'' is uncertain. A common suggestion is that the name refers to the [[Malay language|Malay]] word ''langau'', a large fly or [[Calliphoridae|blowfly]] that is found in the marshes along the [[Selangor River]] (Sungai Selangor) in the state's north-west. According to local lore, a warrior who escaped from [[Malacca]] after the [[Capture of Malacca (1511)|Portuguese conquest]], took a break from his journey north and rested under a tree here. However, he was disturbed by a persistent fly, whereupon he decided to explore the area. When he found the place to his liking and chose to settle there, he named the place "satu (se) langau" meaning "a large blowfly".<ref name="kuala selangor council">{{cite web |url=http://www.mdks.gov.my/en/visitors/kuala-selangor-info/page/0/2 |title= Kuala Selangor Info: Page 3 of 4: Oral History |work= Kuala Selangor District Council |date= 6 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180803134041/http://www.mdks.gov.my/en/visitors/kuala-selangor-info/page/0/2 |archive-date=3 August 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://says.com/my/lifestyle/the-origins-of-state-names-in-malaysia |title=The Stories And Facts Behind How The 13 States of Malaysia Got Their Names|author= Tang Ruxyn|date= 26 April 2017 |work= Says}}</ref>

In the absence of a firm etymological explanation, alternative theories abound.  One suggestion is that the name may have originated from a kind of tree found in [[Kuala Selangor]] and along [[Selangor River]] named ''mentangau''.<ref>{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161208140351/http://www.mdks.gov.my/ms/pelawat/info-kuala-selangor/page/0/2 |archive-date=8 December 2016 |url=http://www.mdks.gov.my/ms/pelawat/info-kuala-selangor/page/0/2 |title=Info Kuala Selangor: Halaman 3 dari 4 - Cerita-Cerita Lisan|work=Majlis Daerah Kuala Selangor |date=6 January 2016 }}</ref> Another theory claims the state's name is derived from the term ''Salang Ur'' where ''ur'' means "town" or "village" in [[Tamil language|Tamil]], meaning village of the Salang people.<ref name="kuala selangor council"/> It has also been proposed that the name is derived from a combination of ''salang'' (stabbing) and ''jemur'' (dry in the sun), indicating that it was once a place where traitors were stabbed (''salang'') then left to roast in the sun (''jemur'').<ref name="kuala selangor council"/>