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Bentong

Town in Pahang, Malaysia

Summary

Town in Pahang, Malaysia

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image_skylineBentong 2.jpg
image_captionLoke Yew Street
image_sealThe Seal of Bentong Municipal Council.png
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subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Pahang
subdivision_type2District
subdivision_name2Bentong District
established_title1Municipality status
established_date116 July 2005
government_typeLocal government
governing_bodyBentong Municipal Council
leader_titlePresident
leader_nameAida Munira Abdul Rafar
area_total_km2
population_total114,397
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مجليس ڤربندرن بنتوڠ (Development, Cleanliness, Unity) Bentong, the seat of Bentong District, is a town located in western Pahang, Malaysia, at the border with the state of Selangor in the west and the state of Negeri Sembilan in the south.

Government

Bentong Municipal Council () is the local authority for the whole of Bentong District including Bentong town. From 5 May 1955 until 30 June 1981, Bentong town was governed by the Bentong Town Council (). On 1 July 1981, the Bentong Town Council was merged with 5 local councils of Karak, Sungai Dua, Telemong, Manchis and Bukit Tinggi and 8 village councils of Kampung Shafie, Kampung Simpang Pelangai, Sungai Gapoi New Village, Kampung Jambu Rias, Kampung Benus, Genting Sempah, Kampung Janda Baik and Sungai Penjuring New Village to form the Bentong District Council ().

The administrative area of Bentong District Council at the time of establishment was 106.18 km2, consisting 80.26 km2 operational area and 25.92 km2 control area. It was then increased to 1105.19 km2 on 1 January 2001 consisting new operational area of 867.69 km2 and control area of 237.5 km2. Bentong District Council was upgraded to the present-day Municipal Council on 16 July 2005.

Bentong is currently represented in the Dewan Rakyat by Young Syefura Othman from DAP. Bentong has four seats in Pahang State Legislative Assembly. Bilut, Ketari, Sabai and Pelangai. Both Bilut and Ketari are held by Pakatan Harapan while Sabai and Pelangai are held by Barisan Nasional.

Weather

Bentong average temperature is 26.8 °C. It has 2419 mm every year.

References

References

  1. "Bentong declared as ecotourism destination | the Malaysian Insight".
  2. "Latar Belakang".
  3. "Background".
  4. "Climate: Bentong - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org.
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