Pulau Ketam

Pulau Ketam is a small estuarine island located off the coast of Port Klang in Klang District, Selangor, Malaysia. Known as Crab Island, it is a traditional fishing village built entirely on stilts over mangrove swamps. The island is notable for its car-free environment, stilt houses, narrow concrete paths, Chinese fishing community heritage, and seafood restaurants, making it a popular day-trip destination from Kuala Lumpur and Klang.

Visitors can expect a car-free fishing village where all houses, shops and temples are built on stilts connected by narrow elevated concrete paths and bridges. Bicycles are the main transport. The setting is surrounded by mangroves and tidal mudflats with no beaches for swimming. Visitors can explore the main villages of Pulau Ketam and Sungai Lima, see traditional wooden stilt houses, visit Chinese temples such as Hock Leng Keng, cycle around the island, dine on fresh seafood, and observe daily fishing activities and crab farming.

Pulau Ketam was first settled around the 1880s by Hokkien fishermen from China who built stilt houses over the mangrove swamps to support a fishing-based livelihood. The island gradually developed into two main villages, Pulau Ketam and Sungai Lima, and has remained a predominantly Chinese fishing community centered on crab and marine fishing for over a century.

The island reflects a traditional Chinese fishing community culture with Taoist temples, stilt-house architecture, and a seafood-based economy. Temples such as Hock Leng Keng serve as community focal points, and the village preserves traditional fishing practices, crab aquaculture, and local culinary traditions.