Kuantan District
District of Malaysia
Daerah Kuantan
Other transcription(s)
 • Jawiكوانتن‎
 • Chinese关丹县
 • Tamilகுவாந்தான்
Location of Kuantan District in Pahang
Location of Kuantan District in Pahang
Map
Kuantan District is located in Malaysia
Kuantan District
Kuantan District
Location of Kuantan District in Malaysia
Coordinates: 3°55′N 103°5′E / 3.917°N 103.083°E / 3.917; 103.083
Country Malaysia
State Pahang
SeatKuantan
Local area government(s)Kuantan City Council
Government
 • District officerZaliza Zulkipli[1]
Area
[2]
 • Total2,960.42 km2 (1,143.02 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)[3]
 • Total445,695
 • Density150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+8 (Not observed)
Postcode
25xxx
Calling code+6-09
Vehicle registration platesC

The Kuantan District is a district in Pahang, Malaysia. Located in the north-east of Pahang, the district bordered Kemaman District of 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.

Administrative divisions

Map of Kuantan district.

Kuantan District is divided into 6 mukims, which are:[4]

Additionally, the Gebeng industrial area is an autonomous sub-district (daerah kecil) within Kuantan district since 2020.[5]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1991 255,974—    
2000 344,319+34.5%
2010 443,796+28.9%
2020 548,014+23.5%
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org.
Source: [6]

The following is based on Department of Statistics Malaysia 2010 census.[3]

Ethnic groups in Kuantan District, 2010 census
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Bumiputera 60,696 67.2%
Chinese 24,511 27.1%
Indian 4,739 5.2%
Others 358 0.4%
Total 90,304 100%

Education

Higher Education

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:

Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats

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)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Pegawai Kanan". pdtkuantan.pahang.gov.my. Archived from the original on 2018-02-25. Retrieved 2017-11-28.
  2. ^ "Peta & Keluasan". Pejabat Daerah dan Tanah Kuantan. Archived from the original on 2018-02-25. Retrieved 2017-11-28.
  3. ^ a b "Population Distribution and Basic Demographic Characteristics, 2010" (PDF). Department of Statistics, Malaysia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
  4. ^ "Peta & Keluasan". Pejabat Daerah dan Tanah Kuantan. Archived from the original on 2018-02-25. Retrieved 2017-11-28.
  5. ^ "Cukai tanah untuk industri turun". Harian Metro. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Key Findings of Population and Housing Census of Malaysia 2020" (pdf) (in Malay and English). Department of Statistics, Malaysia. ISBN 978-967-2000-85-3.

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