Jerantut District

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Jerantut District
Daerah Jerantut
Other transcription(s)
   Jawi ﺟﺮﻧﺘﻮﺕ
   Chinese 而连突县
   Tamil ஜெராண்டுட்
Jerantut highlighted in Pahang, Malaysia.svg
Location of Jerantut District in Pahang
Jerantut District
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Jerantut District
Location of Jerantut District in Malaysia
Coordinates: 3°56′N102°22′E / 3.933°N 102.367°E / 3.933; 102.367 Coordinates: 3°56′N102°22′E / 3.933°N 102.367°E / 3.933; 102.367
Country Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
State Flag of Pahang.svg  Pahang
Seat Jerantut
Local area government(s) Jerantut District Council
Government
  District officerNor Asmaliza Ku Lah [1]
Area
[2]
  Total7,207.6 km2 (2,782.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2010) [3]
  Total86,840
  Density12/km2 (31/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (MST)
  Summer (DST) UTC+8 (Not observed)
Postcode
27xxx
Calling code +6-09
Vehicle registration plates C

The Jerantut District is a district in north-eastern Pahang, Malaysia. Jerantut is home to the National Park.

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Being the largest district in Pahang, it bounds the northern states of Kelantan and Terengganu, in the south, Temerloh District and Maran District, in the west, Lipis District and Raub District and in the east, Kuantan District. Tembeling River, the main river in this district is one way to the National Park and the surrounding villages in Ulu Tembeling, as well as national highway 1508 from Jerantut town.

The confluence of Tembeling and Jelai rivers form the Pahang River where it flows right through central Pahang before emptying into the South China Sea near the royal town Pekan.

History

During colonial rule, Jerantut was part of Kuala Lipis district. In 1951 it was made an autonomous subdistrict (daerah kecil), with an Assistant Officer seconded from the Kuala Lipis district office. [4] Jerantut was made a district in its own right in 1959, but it wasn't represented in parliament until 1974.

Politics


Jerantut district representative in the Federal Parliament (Dewan Rakyat)

ParliamentSeat NameMember of ParliamentParty
P81Jerantut Khairil Nizam Khirudin Perikatan Nasional (PAS)


List of Jerantut district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly (Dewan Undangan Negeri)

ParliamentStateSeat NameState AssemblymanParty
P81N9TahanMohd Zakhwan Ahmad Badarddin Perikatan Nasional (PAS)
P81N10DamakUstaz Zuridan M. DaudPerikatan Nasional (PAS)
P81N11Pulau TawarYohanis Ahmad Perikatan Nasional (PAS)

Administrative divisions

Map of Jerantut district. Map of Jerantut District, Pahang.svg
Map of Jerantut district.

Jerantut District is divided into 10 mukims, which are: [5] [2]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1991 74,547    
2000 80,685+8.2%
2010 88,035+9.1%
2020 96,006+9.1%
Source: [6]

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

Ethnic groups in Jerantut, 2010 census
Ethnicity PopulationPercentage
Bumiputera 73,64884.8%
Chinese 10,05611.6%
Indian 2,9303.4%
Others2060.2%
Total86,840100%

Attractions

Jerantut is a popular gateway to Taman Negara, the first national park in Malaysia and one of the world's oldest rainforest. As the most remote district in Malay Peninsula, the district solely depending on Taman Negara ecotourism to thrive on. Another side quests besides Taman Negara include:

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