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Kuang (town) Facts

Area10.8 km²
Population18,661
Male Population9,711 (52.0%)
Female Population8,950 (48.0%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+162.9%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+41.2%
Median Age26.9 years (Male: 27.2, Female: 26.5)
Area Codes3
NeighborhoodsTaman Selayang Utama, Kepong Indah, Selayang Jaya, Kupang, Kampung Charok Bemban
Local Time
TimezoneMalaysia Time
Lat & Lng3.25940, 101.55410

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Kuang (town) Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data19751990200020152020
Population7,09911,13813,22017,33718,661
Population Density656.6 / km²1,030.1 / km²1,222.7 / km²1,603.4 / km²1,725.9 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Kuang (town) Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 31.1% from year 2000 to 2015

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Kuang (town)+144.2%+55.7%+31.1%
Selangor+237.9%+103%+45.8%
Malaysia+145.8%+66.5%+29.4%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Kuang (town) Median Age

Median Age: 26.9 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Kuang (town)26.9 yrs26.5 yrs27.2 yrs
Selangor26.8 yrs26.4 yrs27.1 yrs
Malaysia25.7 yrs25.7 yrs25.8 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Kuang (town) Population Density

Population Density: 1,726 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Kuang (town)18,66110.8 km²1,726 / km²
Selangor6.1 million7,828.2 km²784 / km²
Malaysia29.6 million329,840.2 km²89.7 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Kuang (town) Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1810 to 2100

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Neighborhoods in Kuang (town)

Percentage of businesses by neighborhood in Kuang (town)

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Kuang (town)

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Kuang (town) CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Kuang (town)170,309 tn9.13 tn15,751.1 tons/km²
Selangor54,361,620 tn8.86 tn6,944.3 tons/km²
Malaysia198,593,412 tn6.71 tn602.1 tons/km²
Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a
Kuang (town) CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)170,309 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita9.13 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)15,751.1 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
FloodHigh (8)
EarthquakeMedium (4)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:
  1. Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
  2. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
  3. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Kuang (town)

Kuang is a town in the Gombak district of Selangor, Malaysia. Its main importance in older times was the starting of the railway branch to Batu Arang from the mainline of Malayan Railways. Today, Kuang's main industry is cement distribution for the C..

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