Banting

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Banting

Total population

281,717

Coordinates2.80°, 101.50°

Demographic figures from Department of Statistics Malaysia. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Banting is a town and the seat of Kuala Langat District, Selangor, Malaysia. Banting has a population of 93,497. The postal code for Banting is 42700 and is administered by the Zone of 15 and 19 of the Kuala Langat Municipal Council. It is situated on the banks of Langat River. It is a Rest Town or Bandar Persinggahan of Federal Route 5. The historical Jugra, a former royal town of Selangor is situated near Banting. Banting is located near the beaches of Morib, as well as hills, forest and farms. Banting is an agricultural hub. Its main agricultural resources include oil palm plantations, poultry farms, betel leaves and it has a number of industrial areas. It is also the home town of the Malaysian badminton player Rashid Sidek.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

M

Misbun Sidek

badminton player

A

Ang Li Peng

Malaysian badminton player

Salahuddin of Selangor

Sultan of Selangor (1926-2001)

Zulfahmi Khairuddin

Malaysian motorcycle racer

R

Rashid Sidek

Malaysian badminton player

J

Jalani Sidek

badminton player

R

Razif Sidek

Malaysian badminton player

R

Rahman Sidek

badminton player

T

Tengku Ampuan Jemaah

Tengku Ampuan of Selangor (1900–1973)

Musa Ghiatuddin Riayat Shah of Selangor

Sultan of Selangor (1893-1955)

R

Redzuan Abdul bin Manan

Malaysian singer and actor

Shafie Salleh

Malaysian politician

Thamil Arasu Ambumamee

Malaysian footballer

M

Muhd Zameer Zainun

Malaysian footballer

Raja Uda Raja Muhammad

First Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang, Malaysia

A

Adlin Aman Ramlie

Malaysian actor, screenwriter and producer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Selangor

• Kanchong Darat
  1.3 mi away
• Sungai Raba
  3.4 mi away
• Kampung Kelanang
  3.8 mi away
• Kampung Sungai Buaya
  3.9 mi away
• Permatang Pasir
  5.1 mi away
• Kampung Bandar
  5.7 mi away
• Kampung Seri Cheeding
  7 mi away
• Kampung Olak Lempit
  7.1 mi away
• Kampung Batu Laut
  8.4 mi away
• Tanjung Sepat
  10.9 mi away
• Kampung Nelayan Telok Gong
  13.4 mi away
• Kampung Sungai Pinang
  15 mi away

Browse all places in Selangor →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Banting

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Asian Soldier Crab

Dotilla myctiroides

Seen 2026-10-09

Banded Krait

Bungarus fasciatus

Seen 2026-09-28

Mangrove Viper

Trimeresurus purpureomaculatus

Seen 2026-09-28

Saltwater Crocodile

Crocodylus porosus

Seen 2026-09-19

Common Mormon Swallowtail

Papilio polytes

Seen 2026-09-15

Southeast Asian Bockadam

Cerberus schneiderii

Seen 2026-09-11

Yellow alder

Turnera ulmifolia

Seen 2026-08-02

Cuban Buttercup

Turnera subulata

Seen 2026-08-02

Papaya

Carica papaya

Seen 2026-08-02

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).