Pahang
| Pahang | |||
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| State | |||
| Pahang Darul Makmur ڤهڠ دار المعمور |
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| Anthem: Allah Selamatkan Sultan Kami (God, Save Our Sultan) |
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| Coordinates: 3°45′N 102°30′E / 3.750°N 102.500°ECoordinates: 3°45′N 102°30′E / 3.750°N 102.500°E | |||
| Capital | Kuantan | ||
| Royal capital | Pekan | ||
| Government | |||
| • Sultan | Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah | ||
| • Regent | Tengku Abdullah Al-Haj | ||
| • Menteri Besar | Adnan Yaakob (Barisan Nasional) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 36,137 km2 (13,953 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2015) | |||
| • Total | 1,623,200 | ||
| • Density | 45/km2 (120/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym(s) | Pahangese, Pahangite | ||
| Human Development Index | |||
| • HDI (2010) | 0.705 (high) (10th) | ||
| Postal code | 25xxx to 28xxx, 39xxx, 49000, 69000 | ||
| Calling code | 09 (Pahang except as noted) 05 (Cameron Highlands) 03 (Genting Highlands) |
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| ISO 3166 code | MY-06 | ||
| Vehicle registration | C | ||
| Federated into FMS | 1895 | ||
| Japanese occupation | 1942 | ||
| Accession into the Federation of Malaya | 1948 | ||
| Independence as part of the Federation of Malaya | 31 August 1957 | ||
| Website | www |
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Pahang (Malay pronunciation: [paˈhaŋ];Jawi:ڤهڠ) is the third largest state in Malaysia, after Sarawak and Sabah, and the largest in Peninsular Malaysia. The state occupies the huge Pahang River river basin. It is bordered to the north by Kelantan, to the west by Perak, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, to the south by Johor and to the east by Terengganu and the South China Sea.
Its state capital is Kuantan, and the royal seat is at Pekan. Other important towns include Jerantut, Kuala Lipis, Temerloh and the hill resorts of Genting Highlands, Cameron Highlands, Bukit Tinggi and Fraser's Hill.
The Arabic honorific of Pahang is Darul Makmur ("Abode of Tranquility").
Based on Chinese records, Pahang was known to the Chinese as Phang or Pahangh, other variations include Pang-Hang, Pang-Heng, Pong-Fong, Phe-Hang, and Pang-Kang and others. In 1225, Chau Ju-Kua wrote the book Chu-Fan-Chi and mentioned that amongst the states controlled by San-Fo-Chi was one called Peng-Keng, supposedly modern day Pahang.
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