Sekinchan
Sekinchan is a small town located in the state of Selangor, Malaysia. It is
about 102 km north of Kuala Lumpur, and 28 km from Kuala Selangor. Sekinchan is
in the middle of the main rice-bowl area of Selangor, in the Sabak Bernam
district.
Sekinchan is actually a fishing village, but now is more widely recognized as a
famous paddy field instead of a fishing village. Sekinchan in Chinese mean
"village suitable for plantation', the land and weather is suitable for farming
of rice, fruits and oil palm trees.
It is the highest rice production per acre in Malaysia. Total farming land
paddy and fruits is about 4,300 acres. You can see a wide green paddy field on
your right when you arrive in Sekinchan. It also popular as a fishing village.
Sekinchan is located in Sabak Bernam district, Selangor, and it is close to
Malacca Strait.It consists of four villages, that is Site A, B, C and Bagan.
Sekinchan population is mainly Chinese. Site A has total of 200 household, most
of them is Hokkien.
90% of the residences are farmers. Site B is the largest village, Site B has
over 400 households, most of them are Cantonese and Hakka, beside involve in
agriculture, the villagers in Site B also involve in Business. There are many of
old shops, coffee shop and grocery stores in the main street are owned by Site B
villagers. Site C is the smallest village that inhabited by rice farmers, about
350 household.
Bagan is a fishing village in Sekinchan, 90% of the Chinese population is Teow
Chew, the main economic activities in Bagan is fishing. The fisherman go out to
catch fish at the morning about 4-5 am, come back around 5 pm with a lot fresh
sea fish and prawn.
Here, you can drive right beside the paddy fields. There are roads connecting
the town with the small village located in the center of the paddy fields. Along
the way, you will find water path (aqueduct), little bridge, birds and of course
the paddy.
There are also factories which allow visits. The staff will brief you on the
paddy plantation process, type of rice. You can also purchase the rice here
which is not available in the market. Besides rice, you can also get nice
mangoes at the stalls along Sekinchan main road. On the other side of the road
is the fishing village. You can also stop by to have a look at the fishing boats
and jetty. Do stop by for some seafood too.
Getting There
Suggestion Route 1: Traditional Route
Shah Alam - Setiap Alam - Meru - Kapar - Kuala Selangor - Tanjong Karang -
Sekinchan
Suggestion Route 2: LATAR Expressway
Using LATAR Expressway to Kuala Selangor, exit at Ijok, go to Kuala Selangor,
then to Sekinchan.
Following is the few enter points to LATAR Expressway;
1.Selayang - Enter LATAR Expressway at Persimpangan Templer - Exit at Ijok -
Kuala Selangor - Sekinchan
2.Jalan Duta - North South Expressway (PLUS) - Persimpangan Rawang Selatan Exit
115 (Enter to Guthrie Corridor Expressway) - Enter to LATAR Express at
Persimpangan Kuang Exit 2506 - Exit at Ijok - Kuala Selangor - Sekinchan
3.Shah Alam / Subang - Enter Guthrie Corridor Expressway - Enter to LATAR
Express at Persimpangan Kuang Exit 2506 - Exit at Ijok - Kuala Selangor -
Sekinchan
By Bus
You can take bus to Sekinchan at Pudu Sentral (Formerly Known as Puduraya Bus
Station).
Pudu Sentral located at the heart of Kuala Lumpur. It's situated near Plaza
Rakyat LRT Station (50 meters).
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