Raub District
| Raub District ﺭﺍﻭﺏ |
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| Coordinates: 3°47′42.8″N 101°51′21.5″E / 3.795222°N 101.855972°ECoordinates: 3°47′42.8″N 101°51′21.5″E / 3.795222°N 101.855972°E | ||
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 Malaysia
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| State |
 Pahang
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| Seat | Raub | |
| Government | ||
| • Body | Raub District Council | |
| • District officer | Dato' Hamdan Bin Hussin | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 2,269 km2 (876 sq mi) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Total | 91,731 | |
| Postcode | 27xxx | |
| Calling code | +6-09 | |
| Vehicle registration | C | |
| MP | Ariff Sabri Abdul Aziz (DAP) | |
The Raub District (Jawi: ﺭﺍﻭﺏ) is a town, a district and also a parliamentary constituency in Pahang, Malaysia. The town is situated 110 km from Kuala Lumpur and 265 km from Pahang's capital, Kuantan. Raub is one of the oldest towns in Pahang.
Raub district consists of 7 mukim (sub-districts), namely Batu Talam, Sega, Semantan Ulu, Dong, Ulu Dong, Gali and Tras. With an area of 2,271 km², Raub district is situated in west of Pahang and between two range, Titiwangsa Range and Benom Mountain Range. Raub experiences a temperature range between 20 and 30 °C annually and an average rainfall about 200 mm, and is home to Fraser's Hill.
Raub was explored and founded in the 18th century. It is a historic gold mining settlement, and the gold mining industry is now undergoing something of a resurgence as the gold price has risen. According to the history, this mining centre was named Raub after a group of miners found a handful of gold in every tray of sand they dig. This is described by J.A. Richardson in his book, The Geology and Mineral Resources of the Neighbourhood of Raub Pahang. According to him (page 36), "People found that for every "dulang" of sand there was a handful (raub) of gold". The old folks' tale recounts that in the early 19th century, an old man and his two sons discovered gold every time they scooped up the earth in Raub. Thus, the town and the district derived their name from the Malay word raub which means "scoop".
Raub became famous in the early 20th century for its mining resource (gold). Then, gold mining in Raub was operated by Raub Australian Gold Mine (RAGM), a company registered in 1889 in Queensland, Australia. The company was initially known as Australian Syndicate Ltd and later as Australian Gold Mining Co. Ltd in 1892. RAGM operated until 1961.
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