Maran District | |
Official Name: | Daerah Maran |
Translit Lang1: | Other |
Translit Lang1 Type2: | Chinese |
Translit Lang1 Type3: | Tamil |
Settlement Type: | District of Malaysia |
Pushpin Map: | Malaysia District |
Image Map1: | |
Coordinates: | 3.5833°N 148°W |
Pushpin Label Position: | Center |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Maran District in Malaysia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Seat: | Maran |
Parts Type: | Local area government(s) |
Parts: | Maran District Council |
Leader Title: | District officer |
Leader Name: | Syed Ahmad Fuad Syed Taha[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: | 26500 |
Area Code: | +6-09 |
Area Code Type: | Calling code |
Registration Plate Type: | Vehicle registration plates |
Registration Plate: | C |
Other Name: | مارن |
The Maran District is a district in Pahang, Malaysia. Bera district is founded at 1981.[3] Located in the centre of Pahang, the district is surrounded by Kuantan District, Pekan District, Rompin District, Bera District, Temerloh District and Jerantut District clockwisely.
Previously Maran was a town council under the administration of the district of Pekan District.[4] In January 1981, Maran town (Mukim Luit), together with some townships in Temerloh districts (Mukim Bukit Segumpal, Chenor, Kertau) were combined to form the new Maran district.[3]
There are four mukims in Maran District:
List of Maran district representatives in the Federal Parliament (Dewan Rakyat)
Parliament | Seat Name | Member of Parliament | Party |
---|---|---|---|
P81 | Jerantut | Khairil Nizam Khiruddin | Perikatan Nasional (PAS) |
P86 | Maran | Ismail Muttalib | Perikatn Nasional (PAS) |
P87 | Kuala Krau | Kamal Asaari | Perikatan Nasional (PAS) |
Parliament | State | Seat Name | State Assemblyman | Party |
---|---|---|---|---|
P81 | N11 | Pulau Tawar | Nazri Ngah | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) |
P86 | N24 | Luit | Mohd Sofian Abd Jalil | Perikatan Nasional (PAS) |
P86 | N25 | Kuala Sentul | Jasri Jamaluddin | Perikatan Nasional (PPBM) |
P86 | N26 | Chenor | Mujjibur Rahman Ishak | Perikatan Nasional (PAS) |
P87 | N29 | Jengka | Shahril Azman Abd Halim | Perikatan Nasional (PAS) |
The following is based on Department of Statistics Malaysia 2010 census.
Ethnic groups in Maran, 2010 census | |||
---|---|---|---|
Population | Percentage | ||
106,406 | 95.7% | ||
3,406 | 3.1% | ||
1,219 | 1.1% | ||
Others | 161 | 0.1% | |
Total | 111,192 | 100% |