Kuantan District | |
Official Name: | Daerah Kuantan |
Translit Lang1: | Other |
Translit Lang1 Type1: | Jawi |
Translit Lang1 Type2: | Chinese |
Translit Lang1 Type3: | Tamil |
Settlement Type: | District |
Pushpin Map: | Malaysia |
Image Map1: | |
Coordinates: | 3.9167°N 108°W |
Pushpin Label Position: | Center |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Kuantan District in Malaysia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Seat: | Kuantan |
Parts Type: | Local area government(s) |
Parts: | Kuantan City Council |
Leader Title: | District officer |
Leader Name: | Zaliza Zulkipli[1] |
Area Footnotes: | [2] |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | MST |
Utc Offset: | +8 |
Timezone Dst: | Not observed |
Utc Offset Dst: | +8 |
Postal Code Type: | Postcode |
Postal Code: | 25xxx |
Area Code: | +6-09 |
Area Code Type: | Calling code |
Registration Plate Type: | Vehicle registration plates |
Registration Plate: | C |
The Kuantan District is a district in Pahang, Malaysia. Located in the north-east of Pahang, the district bordered Kemaman Districtof Terengganu on the north, South China Sea on the east, Jerantut District and Maran District on the west and Pekan District on the south.
The major towns in the district are Kuantan and Bandar Indera Mahkota. Panching, Sungai Lembing, Gambang and Beserah also located here.
Kuantan District is divided into 6 mukims, which are:[3]
Additionally, the Gebeng industrial area is an autonomous sub-district (daerah kecil) within Kuantan district since 2020.[4]
The following is based on Department of Statistics Malaysia 2010 census.
Ethnic groups in Kuantan District, 2010 census | |||
---|---|---|---|
Population | Percentage | ||
60,696 | 67.2% | ||
24,511 | 27.1% | ||
4,739 | 5.2% | ||
Others | 358 | 0.4% | |
Total | 90,304 | 100% |
IPTA are institutes of higher learning run by the government. In Kuantan, they include:
IPTS are institutes of higher learning run by private entities. In Kuantan, they include:
List of Kuantan district representatives in the Federal Parliament (Dewan Rakyat)
Parliament | Seat Name | Member of Parliament | Party |
---|---|---|---|
P82 | Indera Mahkota | Saifuddin Abdullah | Perikatan Nasional (PPBM) |
P83 | Kuantan | Wan Razali Wan Nor | Perikatan Nasional (PAS) |
P84 | Paya Besar | Mohd Shahar Abdullah | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) |
P85 | Pekan | Sh Mohmed Puzi Sh Ali | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) |
List of district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly (Dewan Undangan Negeri)
Parliament | State | Seat Name | State Assemblyman | Party |
---|---|---|---|---|
P182 | N12 | Beserah | Andansura Rabu | Perikatan Nasional (PAS) |
P182 | N13 | Semambu | Chan Chun Kang | Pakatan Harapan (PKR) |
P183 | N14 | Teruntum | Sim Chon Siang | Pakatan Harapan (PKR) |
P183 | N15 | Tanjung Lumpur | Rosli Abdul Jabar | Perikatan Nasional (PAS) |
P183 | N16 | Inderapura | Shafik Fauzan Sharif | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) |
P184 | N17 | Sungai Lembing | Mohamad Ayob Asri | Perikatan Nasional (PAS) |
P184 | N18 | Lepar | Mohd Yazid Mohd Yunus | Perikatan Nasional (PPBM) |
P184 | N19 | Panching | Mohd Tarmizi Yahaya | Perikatan Nasional (PAS) |
P185 | N20 | Pulau Manis | Mohd Rafiq Khan Ahmad Khan | Perikatan Nasional (PAS) |