Maran District Explained

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.

History

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]

Administrative divisions

There are four mukims in Maran District:

Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats

List of Maran district representatives in the Federal Parliament (Dewan Rakyat)

ParliamentSeat NameMember of ParliamentParty
P81JerantutKhairil Nizam KhiruddinPerikatan Nasional (PAS)
P86MaranIsmail MuttalibPerikatn Nasional (PAS)
P87Kuala KrauKamal AsaariPerikatan Nasional (PAS)
List of Maran district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly (Dewan Undangan Negeri)
ParliamentStateSeat NameState AssemblymanParty
P81N11Pulau TawarNazri NgahBarisan Nasional (UMNO)
P86N24LuitMohd Sofian Abd JalilPerikatan Nasional (PAS)
P86N25Kuala SentulJasri JamaluddinPerikatan Nasional (PPBM)
P86N26ChenorMujjibur Rahman IshakPerikatan Nasional (PAS)
P87N29JengkaShahril Azman Abd HalimPerikatan Nasional (PAS)

Demographics

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%

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Perutusan D.O. pdtmaran.pahang.gov.my. 2017-11-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20180120211446/http://pdtmaran.pahang.gov.my/index.php/features/perutusan-pegawai-daerah. 2018-01-20. dead.
  2. Web site: Peta & Keluasan. pdtmaran.pahang.gov.my. 2017-11-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20180316162316/http://pdtmaran.pahang.gov.my/index.php/typography/peta-keluasan. 2018-03-16. dead.
  3. Web site: Pemasyhuran. pdtmaran.pahang.gov.my.
  4. Web site: Lembaga Bandaran Kecil Maran. Laman Web Rasmi Majlis Daerah Maran. 18 February 2016.