• Source: Rompin District

The Rompin District is a district located in the southeastern corner of Pahang, Malaysia. Rompin is currently under the Rompin District Council.
The district covers an area of 5,296 km and located 130 kilometres from Kuantan, the capital city of Pahang. It is bordered to the north by Pekan District, to the west by Bera District, to the south by the state of Johor, and to the east by the South China Sea.
The main town is Kuala Rompin and other town located in the district is Bandar Muadzam Shah. Main tourist attractions in Rompin is the island resort of Tioman Island.




Demographics



The following is based on Department of Statistics Malaysia 2010 census.




Administrative divisions



Rompin District is divided into 5 mukims, which are:

Endau
Keratong
Rompin
Pontian
Tioman




Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats


List of Rompin district representatives in the Federal Parliament (Dewan Rakyat)

List of Rompin district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly of Pahang




Transportation






= Land

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Federal Route 3 is the main thoroughfare through this constituency. Southwards it goes all the way to Johor Bahru; northwards it leads first to the royal capital Pekan, then the state capital Kuantan, then through Kuala Terengganu and Kota Bharu. Federal Route 63 is another important route for the constituency; it begins at the junction with highway Federal Route 3 near Kuala Rompin, runs through Bandar Muadzam Shah before ending at Bukit Ibam.




= Public transport

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As with most of eastern Pahang, KTM Intercity does not serve Rompin. rapidKuantan buses also do not serve this constituency at this stage.




= Air transport

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The Lanjut Airstrip is located within the district, adjacent to the Lanjut Beach and Golf Resort. It does not have any scheduled flights, and primarily serves for recreational or private use.




Prominent residents


Jamaluddin Jarjis – former Ambassador of Malaysia to the United States, former Malaysian government minister, late Member of Parliament for Rompin.




See also


Districts of Malaysia




References






External links



Official website of Rompin District Council

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Genting Highlands
• Distrik di Malaysia
• Nepenthes ampullaria
• Cameron Highlands (Daerah)
• Rompin District
• Kuala Rompin
• Endau-Rompin National Park
• Tioman Island
• List of Chinese national-type primary schools in Pahang
• Rompin (federal constituency)
• Taman Negeri Rompin, Pahang
• List of capitals in Malaysia
• Pekan District
• Rompin, Negeri Sembilan