Pekan District

District of Malaysia in Pahang

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Location of Pekan District in Pahang

3°30′N 103°25′E / 3.500°N 103.417°E / 3.500; 103.417Country

MalaysiaState

PahangSeatPekanLocal area government(s)Pekan Municipal CouncilGovernment

• 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 zoneUTC+8 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC+8 (Not observed)Postcode

26xxx

Calling code+6-09Vehicle registration platesC

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.

Demographics

Historical population

Year

Pop.

±%

1991

86,179

—

2000

97,751

+13.4%

2010

105,587

+8.0%

2020

121,158

+14.7%

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Source: ^[4]

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

Ethnic groups in Pekan, 2010 census
Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
Malay	101,953	96.9%
Chinese	1,373	1.3%
Indian	392	0.4%
Others	1,500	1.4%
Total	105,218	100%

Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats

Pekan district representative in the Federal Parliament (Dewan Rakyat)

Parliament	Seat Name	Member of Parliament	Party
P85	Pekan	Sh Mohmed Puzi Sh Ali	BN (UMNO)

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

Parliament	State	Seat Name	State Assemblyman	Party
P85	N20	Pulau Manis	Mohd Rafiq Khan Ahman Khan	PN (PAS)
P85	N21	Peramu Jaya	Nizar Najib	BN (UMNO)
P85	N22	Bebar	Mohd. Fakhruddin Mohd. Arif	BN (UMNO)
P85	N23	Chini	Mohd Sharim Md Zain	BN (UMNO)

Administrative divisions

Pekan has 11 mukims, which are:^[5]

Pekan (Capital)
Bebar
Temai
Lepar
Kuala Pahang
Langgar
Ganchong
Pahang Tua
Pulau Manis
Pulau Rusa
Penyor

References

^ "Direktori Pegawai". pdtpekan.pahang.gov.my.
^ "Peta & Keluasan". pdtpekan.pahang.gov.my.
^ ^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.
^ "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.
^ "Peta&Keluasan". Pejabat Daerah dan Tanah Pekan.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pekan.

Official website of Pekan District Council

State of Pahang

Capital: Kuantan, Royal town: Pekan

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Districts	Bentong District Bera District Cameron Highlands District Jerantut District Kuantan District Lipis District Maran District Pekan District Raub District Rompin District Temerloh District
Subdistricts	Gebeng Genting Highlands Jelai Muadzam Shah
Towns	Bandar Bera Bandar Tun Abdul Razak Bandar Tun Razak Batu Hitam Batu Talam Belimbing Benta Bentong Beserah Brinchang Bukit Ibam Bukit Tinggi Cherok Paloh Chendor Chenor Cheroh Fraser's Hill Gambang Genting Sempah Jerantut Karak Kemayan Kerdau Ketari Kota Shahbandar Kuala Krau Kuala Lipis Kuala Pahang Kuala Rompin Kuala Tahan Kuala Tembeling Lanchang Lentang Lubuk Paku Lurah Bilut Maran Mengkarak Mengkuang Mentakab Merapoh Nenasi Paloh Hinai Panching Pekan Penor Raub Ringlet Sempalit Sungai Lembing Sungai Ruan Tanah Rata Tanjung Gemok Tanjung Lumpur Tanjung Sepat Teluk Cempedak Temerloh Teriang Tringkap
Townships	Bandar Baru Chendor Bandar Damansara Kuantan Bandar Indera Mahkota Bandar MEC Bandar Putra Gohtong Jaya KotaSAS
Villages	Cherating FELDA Mempaga FELDA New Zealand FELDA Sebertak Janda Baik Kampung Awah Sri Jaya FELDA Kota Gelanggi 2 Ulu Cheka
Island	Tioman Island

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v t e Districts of Malaysia
★ Municipal-status districts ☆ City-status districts
Johor	★Batu Pahat ☆Johor Bahru ★Kluang ★Kota Tinggi ★Kulai Mersing ★Muar ★Pontian ★Segamat Tangkak
Kedah	Baling Bandar Baharu ☆Kota Setar ★Kuala Muda ★Kubang Pasu ★Kulim ★Langkawi Padang Terap Pendang ☆Pokok Sena Sik Yan
Kelantan	Bachok Gua Musang Jeli ★Kota Bharu Kuala Krai Lojing Autonomous (Sub-District) Machang Pasir Mas Pasir Puteh Tanah Merah Tumpat
Malacca	★Alor Gajah ★Jasin ☆★Melaka Tengah
Negeri Sembilan	Jelebu ★Jempol Kuala Pilah ★Port Dickson Rembau ☆Seremban Tampin
Pahang	★Bentong Bera Cameron Highlands Jerantut ☆Kuantan Lipis Maran Pekan Raub Rompin ★Temerloh
Penang	☆Central Seberang Perai ☆North Seberang Perai ☆Northeast Penang Island ☆South Seberang Perai ☆Southwest Penang Island
Perak	★Bagan Datuk Batang Padang ★Hilir Perak Hulu Perak Kampar Kerian ☆Kinta ★Kuala Kangsar ★Larut, Matang and Selama (Sub-District) ★Manjung Muallim Perak Tengah
Perlis	Not Available (★Kangar)
Sabah	Beaufort Beluran Kalabakan Keningau Kinabatangan Kota Belud ☆Kota Kinabalu Kota Marudu Kuala Penyu Kudat Kunak Lahad Datu Membakut Nabawan Papar Penampang Putatan Pitas Ranau ★Sandakan Semporna Sipitang Tambunan ★Tawau Telupid Tenom Tongod Tuaran
Sarawak	★Asajaya Bau Belaga Beluru Betong ★Bintulu Bukit Mabong Dalat Daro Gedong Julau Kabong Kanowit Kapit ☆Kuching Lawas Limbang Lingga Lubok Antu Lundu Marudi Matu Meradong ☆Miri Mukah Pakan Pantu Pusa ★Samarahan Saratok Sarikei Sebauh Sebuyau Selangau Serian ★Sibu Siburan Simunjan Song Sri Aman Subis Tanjung Manis Tatau Tebedu Telang Usan
Selangor	★Gombak ★Hulu Langat ★Hulu Selangor ★☆Klang ★Kuala Langat ★Kuala Selangor ☆Petaling Sabak Bernam ★Sepang
Terengganu	Besut ★Dungun Hulu Terengganu ★Kemaman ☆Kuala Nerus ☆Kuala Terengganu Marang Setiu
☆Kuala Lumpur, Labuan, and Putrajaya are Federal Territories and thus do not have districts. italics are districts gazetted and officially established after 2020.