Maran District مارن | |
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Daerah Maran | |
Other transcription(s) | |
• Chinese | 马兰县 |
• Tamil | மாரான் |
Location of Maran District in Malaysia | |
Coordinates: 3°35′N102°46′E / 3.583°N 102.767°E Coordinates: 3°35′N102°46′E / 3.583°N 102.767°E | |
Country | Malaysia |
State | Pahang |
Seat | Maran |
Local area government(s) | Maran District Council |
Government | |
• District officer | Syed Ahmad Fuad Syed Taha [1] |
Area | |
• Total | 1,995.59 km2 (770.50 sq mi) |
Population (2010) [3] | |
• Total | 111,192 |
• Density | 56/km2 (140/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+8 (Not observed) |
Postcode | 26500 |
Calling code | +6-09 |
Vehicle registration plates | C |
The Maran District is a district in Pahang, Malaysia. Bera district is founded at 1981. [4] 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.
Previously Maran was a town council under the administration of the district of Pekan District. [5] 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. [4]
There are four mukims in Maran District:
List of Maran district representatives in the Federal Parliament (Dewan Rakyat)
Parliament | Seat Name | Member of Parliament | Party |
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P81 | Jerantut | Khairil Nizam Khiruddin | Perikatan Nasional (PAS) |
P86 | Maran | Ismail Muttalib | Perikatn Nasional (PAS) |
P87 | Kuala Krau | Kamal Asaari | Perikatan Nasional (PAS) |
List of Maran district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly (Dewan Undangan Negeri)
Parliament | State | Seat Name | State Assemblyman | Party |
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P81 | N11 | Pulau Tawar | Nazri Ngah | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) |
P86 | N24 | Luit | Mohd Sofian Abd Jalil | Perikatan Nasional (PAS) |
P86 | N25 | Kuala Sentul | Jasri Jamaluddin | Perikatan Nasional (PPBM) |
P86 | N26 | Chenor | Mujjibur Rahman Ishak | Perikatan Nasional (PAS) |
P87 | N29 | Jengka | Shahril Azman Abd Halim | Perikatan Nasional (PAS) |
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1991 | 110,264 | — |
2000 | 112,606 | +2.1% |
2010 | 111,056 | −1.4% |
2020 | 112,330 | +1.1% |
Source: [6] |
The following is based on Department of Statistics Malaysia 2010 census. [3]
Ethnic groups in Maran, 2010 census | ||
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Ethnicity | Population | Percentage |
Bumiputera | 106,406 | 95.7% |
Chinese | 3,406 | 3.1% |
Indian | 1,219 | 1.1% |
Others | 161 | 0.1% |
Total | 111,192 | 100% |
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