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Pahang | |
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| Pahang Darul Makmur ڤهڠ دار المعمور | |
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Jawi | ڤهڠ |
| • Chinese | 彭亨 Péng hēng (Hanyu Pinyin) |
| • Tamil | பகாங் Pakāṅ (Transliteration) |
| Motto(s): | |
| Anthem: Allah Selamatkan Sultan Kami الله سلامتکن سلطان کامي Allah, Save Our Sultan | |
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OpenStreetMap  | |
| Coordinates: 3°45′N 102°30′E / 3.750°N 102.500°E | |
| Country |  Malaysia |
| Capital (and largest city) | Kuantan |
| Royal capital | Pekan |
| Government | |
| • Type | Parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
| • Sultan | Abdullah |
| • Menteri Besar | Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail (BN–UMNO) |
| Area | |
• Total | 35,965 km2 (13,886 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 2,187 m (7,175 ft) |
| Population (2018)[3] | |
• Total | 1,675,000 |
| • Density | 47/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Demonyms | Pahangite, Pahangese, Pahanese (Football team fans slang) |
| Demographics (2010)[4] | |
| • Ethnic composition |
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| • Dialects | Pahang Malay • Terengganu Malay • Semai • Semelai • Temiar • Jah Hut • Other ethnic minority languages |
| State Index | |
| • HDI (2022) | 0.803 (very high) (9th)[5] |
| • TFR (2017) | 2.2[2] |
| • GDP (2016) | RM50,875 million[2] |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+8 (not observed) |
| Postal code | 25xxx to 28xxx, 39xxx, 49000, 69000 |
| Calling code | 09 (Pahang except as noted) 05 (Cameron Highlands) 03 (Genting Highlands) |
| ISO 3166 code | MY-06 |
| Vehicle registration | C |
| Modern Sultanate | 1881 |
| Federated into FMS | 1895 |
| Japanese occupation | 1942 |
| Accession into the Federation of Malaya | 1 February 1948 |
| Independence as part of the Federation of Malaya | 31 August 1957 |
| Federated as part of Malaysia | 16 September 1963 |
| Website | Official website  |
Pahang (Malay pronunciation: [paˈhaŋ]; Pahang Hulu Malay: Paha, Pahang Hilir Malay: Pahaeng, Ulu Tembeling Malay: Pahaq), officially Pahang Darul Makmur with the Arabic honorific Darul Makmur (Jawi: دار المعمور, "The Abode of Tranquility") is a sultanate and a federal state of Malaysia. It is the third largest state in the country and the largest state in Peninsular Malaysia, and the ninth most populous.[2] The state occupies the basin of the Pahang River, and a stretch of the east coast as far south as Endau. The state borders the Malaysian states of Kelantan and Terengganu to the north, Perak, Selangor and Negeri Sembilan to the west and Johor to the south, with the South China Sea is to the east. Pahang is separated from the west coast states by the Titiwangsa Mountains that forms a natural divider between the peninsula's east and west coasts from north to south, and from Terengganu in the east by the Pantai Timur Range. The state's highest elevation culminates at Mount Tahan in the eponymous Tahan Range, which is 2,187 metres (7,175 ft) high. Although two thirds of the state is covered by dense rain forest, its central plains are intersected by numerous rivers, and along the coast there is a 32-kilometre (20 mi) wide expanse of alluvial soil that includes the deltas and estuarine plains of the Kuantan, Pahang, Rompin, Endau, and Mersing Rivers.[6]
The state is divided into 11 districts (daerah) – Pekan, Rompin, Maran, Temerloh, Jerantut, Bentong, Raub, Lipis, Cameron Highlands and Bera. The largest district is Jerantut, which is the main gateway to the Taman Negara national park. Pahang's capital and largest city, Kuantan, is the eighth largest urban area by population in Malaysia. The royal capital and the official seat of the Sultan of Pahang is located at Pekan. Pekan was also the old state capital and its name translates literally into 'the town', it was known historically as 'Inderapura'.[7] Other major towns include Temerloh, Raub, Bentong, Jerantut, Kuala Lipis and its hill resorts of Genting Highlands, Bukit Tinggi, and Cameron Highlands. The head of state is the Sultan of Pahang, while the head of government is the Menteri Besar. The government system is closely modeled on the Westminster parliamentary system. The state religion of Pahang is Islam, but allows other religions in its territory.
Archaeological evidence shows that humans have inhabited the area that is now Pahang since as early as the Paleolithic age. The early settlements gradually developed into an ancient maritime trading state by the 3rd century.[8] In the 5th century, the Old Pahang Kingdom sent envoys to the Liu Song court. During the time of Langkasuka, Srivijaya and Ligor, Pahang was one of the outlying dependencies. In the 15th century, the Pahang Sultanate became an autonomous kingdom within the Malacca Sultanate. Pahang entered into a dynastic union with the Johor Sultanate in the early 17th century and later emerged as an autonomous kingdom in the late 18th century. Following the bloody Pahang Civil War that concluded in 1863, the state under Tun Ahmad of the Bendahara dynasty, was eventually restored as a sultanate in 1881. In 1895, Pahang became a British protectorate along with Perak, Selangor and Negeri Sembilan. During the World War II, Pahang and other states of Malaya were occupied by the Empire of Japan from 1941 to 1945. After the war, Pahang became part of the Malayan Union before being absorbed into the Federation of Malaya which gained full independence from the British.
Modern Pahang is an economically important state with main activities in the services, manufacturing and agricultural sectors. As part of the East Coast Economic Region, it is a key region for the manufacturing sector, with the local logistics support network serving as a hub for the east coast region of Peninsular Malaysia.[9] Over the years, the state has attracted much investment, both local and foreign, in the mineral sector. Important mineral exports include iron ore, gold, tin and bauxite. Malaysia's substantial oil and natural gas fields lie offshore in the South China Sea. At one time, timber resources also brought much wealth to the state. Large-scale development projects have resulted in the clearing of hundreds of square miles of land for oil palm and rubber plantations and the resettling of several hundred thousand people in new villages under federal agencies and institutions like FELDA, FELCRA and RISDA.
- ^ "Constitution of Pahang" (PDF). www.dirajapahang.my. Portal Diraja Pahang. 2016. p. 30. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Pahang @ a Glance". Department of Statistics, Malaysia. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ^ "Population by States and Ethnic Group". Department of Information, Ministry of Communications and Multimedia, Malaysia. 2015. Archived from the original on 12 February 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ^ "2010 Population and Housing Census of Malaysia" (PDF). Department of Statistics, Malaysia. p. 33. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2013.
- ^ "Subnational Human Development Index (2.1) [Pahang – Malaysia]". Global Data Lab of Institute for Management Research, Radboud University. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
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Munozwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Wilayah Ekonomi Pantai Timur (ECER)". www.pahang.gov.my. Pahang State Government. 2014. Archived from the original on 22 November 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.