Lipis

Lipis District ﻟﻴﭭﻴﺲ
District of Malaysia
Country	Malaysia
State	Pahang Darul Makmur
Seat	Kuala Lipis
Government
• District officer	Dato' Abu Jamal Bin Nordin
Area
• Total	5,198 km2 (2,007 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Total	87,200
• Density	17/km2 (43/sq mi)

The Lipis District is a district located in north-west of Pahang, Malaysia. The district covers an area of 5,198 km². Lipis district is bordered by Cameron Highlands and Perak on the west, Jerantut on the east, Kelantan and Raub on the north and south, respectively. Lipis has 10 mukim or subdistricts, the largest being Ulu Jelai. The district capital is Kuala Lipis. During the British colonization, Kuala Lipis was made the state's capital city. Kuala Lipis was the administrative capital of Pahang for 57 years from 1898 until 27 August 1955, when Kuantan was picked as the new capital. Lipis was blessed with many types of minerals such as tin and gold, and products from the surrounding forests.

Sungai Relau, near Merapoh, is an alternative entry point (there are about 4 entry points) into Taman Negara, Malaysia’s Premier National park and one of the three embarkation points to Gunung Tahan, the highest mountain in Peninsular Malaysia standing at 2,187 meters above sea level.

Lipis is home to 87,200 people (as of 2006), with the Malay/Bumiputra formed the majority (71,900), the Chinese with 7,600 people, the Indian with 3,500 people, while the Others and Non-citizen with 300 and 5,500, respectively.

Lipis district representative in the Federal Parliament (Dewan Rakyat)

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