| Lipis District | |
| Official Name: | Daerah Lipis |
| Translit Lang1: | Other |
| Translit Lang1 Type1: | Jawi |
| Translit Lang1 Info1: | داءيره ﻟﻴﭭﻴﺲ |
| Translit Lang1 Type2: | Chinese |
| Translit Lang1 Info2: | Chinese: 立卑县 Lìbēi xiàn |
| Translit Lang1 Type3: | Tamil |
| Translit Lang1 Info3: | Lippis māvaṭṭam |
| Settlement Type: | District of Malaysia |
| Image Map1: | |
| Coordinates: | 4.25°N 151°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Malaysia District |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Pushpin Label Position: | Center |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Lipis District in Malaysia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Seat: | Kuala Lipis |
| Parts Type: | Local area government(s) |
| Parts: | Lipis District Council |
| Leader Title: | District officer |
| Leader Name: | YH Dato' Mohd Hafizi Bin Ibrahim[1] |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Utc Offset: | +08:00 |
| Timezone Dst: | Not observed |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +08:00 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postcode |
| Postal Code: | 27xxx |
| Area Code: | +6-09 |
| Area Code Type: | Calling code |
| Registration Plate Type: | Vehicle registration plates |
| Registration Plate: | C |
The Lipis District is a district located in the northwest of Pahang, Malaysia. The district covers an area of 5,198 km2. Lipis District is bordered by Cameron Highlands the northwest, Batang Padang District, Perak on the west, Jerantut District on the east, Gua Musang District, Kelantan to the north and Raub District to its south. Lipis has 10 mukim or subdistricts, the largest being Ulu Jelai. The district capital is Kuala Lipis. During the British colonization, Kuala Lipis was made the state's capital city. Kuala Lipis was the administrative capital of Pahang for 57 years from 1898 until 27 August 1955, when Kuantan was picked as the new capital. Lipis had many types of minerals such as tin and gold, and products from the surrounding forests.
Sungai Relau, near Merapoh, is an alternative entry point (there are about four entry points) into Taman Negara, Malaysia's premier national park and one of the three embarkation points to Gunung Tahan, the highest mountain in Peninsular Malaysia standing at 2,187 meters above sea level.
Lipis is home to 74,581 people (as of 2010), with the Malay/Bumiputra formed the majority (85.3%), the Chinese with 10.5%, the Indian with 4%, while the others 0.2%.[3]
There are 400 speakers of Mintil, a language of the Mayah (Orang Asli) people, remaining in Lipis District.[4]
Lipis district representative in the Federal Parliament (Dewan Rakyat)
| Parliament | Seat Name | Member of Parliament | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| P78 | Cameron Highlands | Ramli Mohd Nor | BN (UMNO) |
| P79 | Lipis | Abdul Rahman Mohamad | BN (UMNO) |
List of Lipis district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly (Dewan Undangan Negeri)
| Parliament | State | Seat Name | State Assemblyman | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P78 | N2 | Jelai | Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail | BN (UMNO) |
| P79 | N3 | Padang Tengku | Mustapa Long | BN (UMNO) |
| P79 | N4 | Cheka | PN (PAS) | |
| P79 | N5 | Benta | Mohammad Soffi Abdul Razak | BN (UMNO) |
There is also another state seat, Jelai, which is governed by the Lipis District Council but is represented by the Cameron Highlands parliamentary constituency instead.
Lipis District is divided into 10 mukims, which are:[5]
The following is based on Department of Statistics Malaysia 2010 census.
| Ethnic groups in Lipis, 2010 census | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | Percentage | ||
| 74,694 | 87.5% | ||
| 7,630 | 8.9% | ||
| 2,872 | 3.4% | ||
| Others | 145 | 0.2% | |
| Total | 85,341 | 100% | |