Kuantan District

Kuantan District
Kuantan District
District
	Daerah Kuantan
Other transcription(s)
• Jawi	كوانتن‎
• Chinese	关丹县
• Tamil	குவாந்தான்
	Location of Kuantan District in Pahang
	Kuantan District Location of Kuantan District in Malaysia
	Coordinates: 3°55′N 103°5′E / 3.917°N 103.083°E
Country	Malaysia
State	Pahang
Seat	Kuantan
Local area government(s)	Kuantan City Council
Government
• District officer	Zaliza Zulkipli
Area
• Total	2,960.42 km2 (1,143.02 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Total	445,695
• Density	150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+8 (Not observed)
Postcode	25xxx
Calling code	+6-09
Vehicle registration plates	C

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

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

Beserah
Kuala Kuantan (downtown Kuantan)
Penor
Sungai Karang
Ulu Kuantan
Ulu Lepar

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

Demographics

Historical population

Year

Pop.

±%

1991

255,974

—

2000

344,319

+34.5%

2010

443,796

+28.9%

2020

548,014

+23.5%

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:

International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)
University Malaysia Pahang
Universiti Islam Pahang Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah (UnIPSAS)
Politeknik Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah
Kolej Komuniti Kuantan
Kolej Matrikulasi Pahang (KMPh)

IPTS are institutes of higher learning run by private entities. In Kuantan, they include:

Open University Malaysia (OUM)
Widad University College
Kolej Yayasan Pahang
Kolej Poly-Tech MARA
Kolej Matrikulasi Pahang (KMPh)
Olympia College
Institut ECMA
Institut Latihan Perindustrian Kuantan (ILP Kuantan)
Institut Teknologi MIDAS
Institut Saga
Kolej Kemahiran Tinggi MARA (KKTM)
Kolej Komuniti Paya Besar, Gambang
Kolej Professional Mara Indera Mahkota
Kolej PSDC
Kolej Teknologi Cosmopoint
Malaysian Aviation Training Academy (MATA Aviation)
DRB-HICOM of Automotive Malaysia (DRB-HICOM U)

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 (BERSATU)
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 (BERSATU)
P184	N19	Panching	Mohd Tarmizi Yahaya	Perikatan Nasional (PAS)
P185	N20	Pulau Manis	Mohd Rafiq Khan Ahmad Khan	Perikatan Nasional (PAS)

References

^ "Pegawai Kanan". pdtkuantan.pahang.gov.my. Archived from the original on 2018-02-25. Retrieved 2017-11-28.
^ "Peta & Keluasan". Pejabat Daerah dan Tanah Kuantan. Archived from the original on 2018-02-25. Retrieved 2017-11-28.
^ ^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.
^ "Peta & Keluasan". Pejabat Daerah dan Tanah Kuantan. Archived from the original on 2018-02-25. Retrieved 2017-11-28.
^ "Cukai tanah untuk industri turun". Harian Metro. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
^ "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.

External links

Official website of Kuantan Municipal Council Archived 2021-02-12 at the Wayback Machine
Rancangan Tempatan Daerah Kuantan 2035 Archived 2017-12-22 at the Wayback Machine

[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.

[taburan-3] "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.

[2020KF-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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