Pahang

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Pahang
Flag of Pahang.svg Pahang coat of arms.jpg
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Allah Selamatkan Sultan Kami
Sarawak Labuan Sabah Johor Malakka Negeri Sembilan Putrajaya Kuala Lumpur Selangor Pahang Terengganu Kelantan Perak Perlis Kedah Thailand Singapur Brunei Indonesien Indonesien Indonesien Indonesien Indonesien Indonesien Indonesien Philippinen Philippinenmap
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abbreviation PHG
Capital Kuantan
Ruler Sultan Abdullah Shah
Prime Minister Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail
surface 35,965 km² (2011)
population 1,500,817 inhabitants (2010)
Population density 41.7 inhabitants / km²
languages Malay
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Pahang ( Jawi :ڤهڠ, Pronunciation: [paˈhaŋ] ) is a sultanate and state of Malaysia . The capital of Pahang is the city of Kuantan . The seat of the Sultan is the city of Pekan .

Location and geography

Taman Negara National Park

Of the Malaysian states located on the Malay Peninsula , Pahang is the largest in terms of area.

Its east coast is on the South China Sea . In the south it borders on the state of Johor , in the southwest on Negeri Sembilan and Selangor , in the west on Perak , in the north on Kelantan and in the northeast on Terengganu .

From a topographical point of view, Pahang can be divided into the three regions coastal area , rainforest and highlands . The Taman Negara National Park is located in the rainforest . With several two thousand meter peaks , the Cameron Highlands are the highest peaks in the region.

history

Pahang came under the control of the Sultanate of Aceh in the 17th century . But it came under the control of the Lingga Sultanate as early as the 18th century . In the 18th and 19th centuries, Pahang was a state that was dependent on the Linnga Sultanate. In 1887 the British influence made itself felt. The governor of Lingga in Pahang declared himself sultan and separated from Lingga. In 1888 the British declared Pahang a protectorate .

In 1895 Perak, Pahang, Selangor and Negeri Sembilan were combined to form the Federated Malay States , an association that lasted until 1941.

The Japanese occupation began in the war year 1941, which only ended with the end of World War II and the withdrawal of the Japanese in 1945.

On April 1, 1946, the Malay Union was constituted by the merger of the Malay sultanates and the British crown colonies.

Administrative division

Administratively, Pahang is divided into eleven districts. The capital Kuantan is located in the Kuantan district of the same name .

District Area
(2011) 		Population
(2010)
Bentong 1,831 km² 119.817
Bera 2,228 km² 97,882
Cameron Highlands 712 km² 38,471
Jerantut 7,561 km² 91.096
Kuantan 2,960 km² 461.906
Lipsis 5,198 km² 89,730
Maran 1,903 km² 115,424
Pecan 3,805 km² 110,633
robbery 2,269 km² 95.506
Rompin 5,247 km² 114.901
Temerloh 2,251 km² 165.451
total 35,965 km² 1,500,817

Web links

Wikivoyage: Pahang  - travel guide

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Statistics Yearbook Malaysia 2011: Tables. (PDF; 2.64 MB) Department of Statistics Malaysia, December 14, 2012, accessed on October 10, 2013 (Malay, English; page 2, PDF page 2).
  2. ↑ a b Statistics Yearbook Malaysia 2011: Tables. (PDF; 2.64 MB) Department of Statistics Malaysia, December 14, 2012, accessed on October 10, 2013 (Malay, English; page 17, PDF page 16).


Coordinates: 3 ° 45 '  N , 102 ° 30'  E