Pasir Penambang

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Pasir Penambang is often confused with Kuala Selangor although it lies on hte northern side of the seaside district in Selangor, about 80km from Kuala Lumpur city centre.

The sleepy hollow is actually a fishing village similar to the many along the west coast.

The main population in the town comprises mostly Mandarin-speaking Chinese who are mainly fishermen or traders in marine products.

Fresh catches from the sea and preserved marine products such as fish and prawn crackers, shrimp paste, etc. can be found in abundance here.

Fresh fish are only available at certain times of the way when the fishermen return from the sea.


This one street town used to be an important stopover for travellers (especially truckkers) plying the west coast of the Peninsula. They stop here to replenish their supplies and have a quick meal. For locals living in the vicinity, this is one place to shop for fresh fish.


Later, with development and better road links, Pasir Penambang began drawing tourists and seafood lovers during weekends - some of them from as far as Singapore who were on the way north.


The main street runs through the town, with shops sitting on both sides. There is a wet market in the right of the entrance to Pasir Penambang.

Present day requirements have transformed many of the single-storey, wooden shops into modern, concrete two-storey buildings at the end of the main street today, from which a host of seafood restaurants operate.


However, you can still see the remnants of old businesses such as several blacksmiths (who had been there for over 50 years) operating from the original single-storey wooden shophouses.


There is not much to do in this town except eating and buying seafood and souvenirs.