Pekan District

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Pekan District
Daerah Pekan
Other transcription(s)
   Jawi ڤکن
   Chinese 北根縣
   Tamil பெக்கான்
The Seal of Pekan District Council.png
Pekan highlighted in Pahang, Malaysia.svg
Location of Pekan District in Pahang
Pekan District
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Pekan District
Location of Pekan District in Malaysia
Coordinates: 3°30′N103°25′E / 3.500°N 103.417°E / 3.500; 103.417
Country Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
State Flag of Pahang.svg  Pahang
Seat Pekan
Local area government(s) Pekan Municipal Council
Government
  District officerAli Syahbana Sabaruddin [1]
Area
[2]
  Total3,846.14 km2 (1,485.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2010) [3]
  Total105,218
  Density27/km2 (71/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (MST)
  Summer (DST) UTC+8 (Not observed)
Postcode
26xxx
Calling code +6-09
Vehicle registration plates C

The Pekan District is a district in Pahang, Malaysia. Located in the east of Pahang, the district borders Kuantan District on the north, South China Sea on the east, Maran District on the west and Rompin District on the south.

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Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1991 86,179    
2000 97,751+13.4%
2010 105,587+8.0%
2020 121,158+14.7%
Source: [4]

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

Ethnic groups in Pekan, 2010 census
Ethnicity PopulationPercentage
Malay 101,95396.9%
Chinese 1,3731.3%
Indian 3920.4%
Others1,5001.4%
Total105,218100%

Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats


Pekan district representative in the Federal Parliament (Dewan Rakyat)

ParliamentSeat NameMember of ParliamentParty
P85 Pekan Sh Mohmed Puzi Sh Ali BN (UMNO)


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

ParliamentStateSeat NameState AssemblymanParty
P85N20 Pulau Manis Mohd Rafiq Khan Ahman Khan PN (PAS)
P85N21 Peramu Jaya Nizar Najib BN (UMNO)
P85N22 Bebar Mohd. Fakhruddin Mohd. Arif BN (UMNO)
P85N23 Chini Mohd Sharim Md Zain BN (UMNO)

Administrative divisions

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

Pekan has 11 mukims, which are: [5]

See also

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References

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