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Kuantan | |
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| City of Kuantan Bandaraya Kuantan | |
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| • Jawi | كوانتن |
| • Chinese | 关丹 Guāndān (Hanyu Pinyin) gwaan1 daan1 (Jyutping) |
| • Tamil | குவாந்தான் Kuvāntāṉ (Transliteration) |
From top, left to right: The Kuantan 188 tower is located on the banks of Kuantan River, Downtown view, the Sultan Ahmad Shah State Mosque, the Kuantan City Council Building, the Kuantan Court Complex, Teluk Cempedak beach, and Kuantan Port | |
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 Location of Kuantan in Pahang | |
  Kuantan  Kuantan Kuantan (Malaysia)  Kuantan Kuantan (Southeast Asia)  Kuantan Kuantan (Asia) | |
| Coordinates: 3°49′N 103°20′E / 3.817°N 103.333°E | |
| Country |  Malaysia |
| State |  Pahang |
| District | Kuantan |
| Founded | 1851 |
| Establishment | 1 August 1913 |
| Administrative centre | 27 August 1955[2] |
| Municipality status | 1 September 1979 |
| City status | 21 February 2021 |
| Government | |
| • Type | City council |
| • Body | Kuantan City Council |
| • Mayor | Dato' Hamdan Hussin |
| Area | |
• Total | 324 km2 (125 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 21.95 m (72 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 548,014[1] |
| • Density | 1,691/km2 (4,380/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Kuantanese |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | Not observed |
| Postcode | 25xxx |
| Mean solar time | UTC+06:46:48 |
| Website | mbk.gov.my |
Kuantan City Council Majlis Bandaraya Kuantan مجليس بنداراي كوانتن | |
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| History | |
| Founded | 21 February 2021 |
| Preceded by | Kuantan Municipal Council |
| Leadership | |
Mayor | Hamdan Hussin |
City secretary | Yusoff Husain |
| Meeting place | |
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| Menara MBK, Kompleks Bandaraya Kuantan, Jalan Tanah Putih, 25100 Kuantan, Pahang Darul Makmur. | |
| Website | |
| mbk | |
Kuantan (Pahang Malay: Kontaeng; Terengganu Malay: Kuatang/Kuantang; Jawi: كوانتن) is a city and the state capital of Pahang, Malaysia. It is located near the mouth of the Kuantan River. Kuantan is the 14th largest city in Malaysia based on a 2020 population of 548,014 and the largest city on the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.
The administrative centre of the state of Pahang was officially relocated to Kuantan on 27 August 1955 from Kuala Lipis, and was officiated by HRH Sultan Abu Bakar Ri'ayatuddin Al Muadzam Shah,[2] the Sultan of Pahang.
- ^ "Pengenalan Newsletter" (PDF). Dosm.gov.my. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Establishment History". Official Portal Pahang State Government. Archived from the original on 7 April 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- ^ "Background".