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Langat River

Coordinates: 2°48′00″N 101°24′00″E / 2.80000°N 101.40000°E / 2.80000; 101.40000
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Langat River
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Native nameSungai Langat (Malay)
Location
CountrySelangor and Putrajaya, Malaysia
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationMount Nuang
Mouth 
 • location
Carey Island
Length78 km (48 mi)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftSemenyih River, Labu River
Aerial view of Langat River bordering Carey Island in 2023.

The Langat River is a river in Selangor state of Malaysia. The Langat is 78 km long, with a catchment of 2350 km2,[1] and originates from the Titiwangsa Range at Gunung Nuang. It drains westward to the Straits of Malacca. The major tributaries of the Langat River are the Sungai Semenyih and Sungai Labu.

Towns along the Langat River basin

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A Chinese village on Langat (Jugra) River, 1874.
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Location of Langat River

See also

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References

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  1. ^ [1] Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Management Instruments for Langat River Basin. URL assessed on 29 September 2012

2°48′00″N 101°24′00″E / 2.80000°N 101.40000°E / 2.80000; 101.40000