Bentong

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Town in Pahang, Malaysia

title: "Bentong" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["bentong-district", "towns-in-pahang"] description: "Town in Pahang, Malaysia" topic_path: "general/bentong-district" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bentong" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Town in Pahang, Malaysia ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]

FieldValue
name
settlement_typeTown and district capital
image_skylineBentong 2.jpg
image_captionLoke Yew Street
image_sealThe Seal of Bentong Municipal Council.png
pushpin_mapMalaysia#Malaysia Pahang
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameMalaysia
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
population_as_of2010
population_density_km2auto
postal_code_typePostcode
postal_code28xxx
area_code_typeTelephone area code
area_code+6-09
registration_plateC
website
::

| name = Bentong | settlement_type = Town and district capital | image_skyline = Bentong 2.jpg | image_caption = Loke Yew Street | image_flag = | image_seal = The Seal of Bentong Municipal Council.png | image_map = | pushpin_map = Malaysia#Malaysia Pahang | coordinates = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Malaysia | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Pahang | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Bentong District | established_title1 = Municipality status | established_date1 = 16 July 2005 | government_type = Local government | governing_body = Bentong Municipal Council | leader_title = President | leader_name = Aida Munira Abdul Rafar | area_total_km2 = | population_total = 114,397 | population_as_of = 2010 | population_density_km2 = auto | postal_code_type = Postcode | postal_code = 28xxx | area_code_type = Telephone area code | area_code = +6-09 | registration_plate = C | website = | name = Bentong Municipal Council | native_name = Majlis Perbandaran Bentong مجليس ڤربندرن بنتوڠ | native_name_lang = Malay | members = | legislature = | coa_pic = File:The Seal of Bentong Municipal Council.png | coa_res = | coa_alt = | session_room = | foundation = 16 July 2005 | preceded_by = Bentong District Council | house_type = Local authority | body = | leader1_type = President | leader1 = Aida Munira Abdul Rafar | leader2_type = Secretary | leader2 = Noorul Nazreen Nordin | meeting_place = Jalan Ketari, 28700 Bentong, Pahang Darul Makmur | website = | footnotes = | motto = Pembangunan, Kebersihan, Perpaduan (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.

|metric first=yes |single line=yes |location=Bentong |Jan high C= |Feb high C= |Mar high C= |Apr high C= |May high C= |Jun high C= |Jul high C= |Aug high C= |Sep high C= |Oct high C= |Nov high C= |Dec high C= |Jan mean C=26 |Feb mean C=26.6 |Mar mean C=27 |Apr mean C=27.5 |May mean C=27.4 |Jun mean C=27.1 |Jul mean C=26.7 |Aug mean C=27.1 |Sep mean C=26.8 |Oct mean C=26.8 |Nov mean C=26.7 |Dec mean C=26.4 |Jan low C= |Feb low C= |Mar low C= |Apr low C= |May low C= |Jun low C= |Jul low C= |Aug low C= |Sep low C= |Oct low C= |Nov low C= |Dec low C= |Jan precipitation mm=185 |Feb precipitation mm=149 |Mar precipitation mm=179 |Apr precipitation mm=233 |May precipitation mm=226 |Jun precipitation mm=133 |Jul precipitation mm=133 |Aug precipitation mm=142 |Sep precipitation mm=188 |Oct precipitation mm=278 |Nov precipitation mm=315 |Dec precipitation mm=258 |source 1= Climate-Data.org (altitude: 77m)

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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