It swept away the entire town the second time it broke in 1926, except for Guan Yin Gu Si Temple and Al-Hidayah Mosque.

Kuala Kubu Bharu is arguably the first garden township in Asia, planned by the first government town planner of British Federated Malay States (FMS), Charles Crompton Reade in 1925.

[4] The town is filled with pre-war buildings, mostly built by the locals, and they showcase the culture and architectural designs of that period of time.

[5] Kuala Kubu Bharu (N6) forms its own electoral district of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly.

[6] On the national level Kuala Kubu Bharu is part of the Hulu Selangor (P96) parliamentary constituency, currently represented by Mohd Hasnizan Harun of the federal opposition coalition Perikatan Nasional.