Jerantut District | |
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Daerah Jerantut | |
Other transcription(s) | |
• Jawi | ﺟﺮﻧﺘﻮﺕ |
• Chinese | 而连突县 |
• Tamil | ஜெராண்டுட் |
Location of Jerantut District in Malaysia | |
Coordinates: 3°56′N102°22′E / 3.933°N 102.367°E | |
Country | Malaysia |
State | Pahang |
Seat | Jerantut |
Local area government(s) | Jerantut District Council |
Government | |
• District officer | Nor Asmaliza Ku Lah [1] |
Area | |
• Total | 7,207.6 km2 (2,782.9 sq mi) |
Population (2010) [3] | |
• Total | 86,840 |
• Density | 12/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.
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.
During colonial rule, Jerantut was part of 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.
Jerantut district representative in the Federal Parliament (Dewan Rakyat)
Parliament | Seat Name | Member of Parliament | Party |
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P81 | Jerantut | Khairil Nizam Khirudin | Perikatan Nasional (PAS) |
List of Jerantut district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly (Dewan Undangan Negeri)
Parliament | State | Seat Name | State Assemblyman | Party |
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P81 | N9 | Tahan | Mohd Zakhwan Ahmad Badarddin | Perikatan Nasional (PAS) |
P81 | N10 | Damak | Ustaz Zuridan M. Daud | Perikatan Nasional (PAS) |
P81 | N11 | Pulau Tawar | Yohanis Ahmad | Perikatan Nasional (PAS) |
Jerantut District is divided into 10 mukims, which are: [5] [2]
Year | Pop. | ±% | ||
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1991 | 74,547 | — | ||
2000 | 80,685 | +8.2% | ||
2010 | 88,035 | +9.1% | ||
2020 | 96,006 | +9.1% | ||
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Source: [6] |
The following is based on Department of Statistics Malaysia 2010 census. [3]
Ethnic groups in Jerantut, 2010 census | ||
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Ethnicity | Population | Percentage |
Bumiputera | 73,648 | 84.8% |
Chinese | 10,056 | 11.6% |
Indian | 2,930 | 3.4% |
Others | 206 | 0.2% |
Total | 86,840 | 100% |
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