Bentong

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Not to be confused with Bento or Betong.
Bentong
ﺑﻨﺘﻮڠ
Town and district capital
Loke Yew Street
Loke Yew Street
Flag of Bentong ﺑﻨﺘﻮڠ
Flag
Official seal of Bentong ﺑﻨﺘﻮڠ
Seal
Bentong ﺑﻨﺘﻮڠ is located in Malaysia
Bentong ﺑﻨﺘﻮڠ
Bentong
ﺑﻨﺘﻮڠ
Bentong ﺑﻨﺘﻮڠ is located in Pahang
Bentong ﺑﻨﺘﻮڠ
Bentong
ﺑﻨﺘﻮڠ
Coordinates: 3°31′N 101°55′E / 3.517°N 101.917°E / 3.517; 101.917
CountryMalaysia
StatePahang
DistrictBentong District
Municipality status16 July 2005
Government
 • TypeLocal government
 • BodyBentong Municipal Council
 • PresidentAida Munira Abdul Rafar
Area
 • Total
1,105.19 km2 (426.72 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
114,397
 • Density100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Postcode
28xxx
Telephone area code+6-09
Vehicle registrationC
Websitewww.mpbentong.gov.my
Bentong Municipal Council

Majlis Perbandaran Bentong
مجليس ڤربندرن بنتوڠ
Type
Type
History
Founded16 July 2005
Preceded byBentong District Council
Leadership
President
Aida Munira Abdul Rafar
Secretary
Noorul Nazreen Nordin
Motto
Pembangunan, Kebersihan, Perpaduan
(Development, Cleanliness, Unity)
Meeting place
Jalan Ketari, 28700 Bentong, Pahang Darul Makmur
Website
www.mpbentong.gov.my

Bentong (Jawi: ﺑﻨﺘﻮڠ), 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.[1]

Government

Bentong Municipal Council (Malay: Majlis Perbandaran Bentong) 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 (Malay: Majlis Bandaran Bentong). 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 (Malay: Majlis Daerah Bentong).

The administrative area of Bentong District Council at the time of establishment was 106.18 square kilometres (41.00 sq mi), consisting 80.26 square kilometres (30.99 sq mi) operational area and 25.92 square kilometres (10.01 sq mi) control area. It was then increased to 1,105.19 square kilometres (426.72 sq mi) on 1 January 2001 consisting new operational area of 867.69 square kilometres (335.02 sq mi) and control area of 237.5 square kilometres (91.7 sq mi). Bentong District Council was upgraded to the present-day Municipal Council on 16 July 2005.[2][3]

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 on 26.8 °C (80.2 °F) while 2,419 millimetres (95.2 in) rainfall every month.[4]

Climate data for Bentong
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Daily mean °C (°F) 26
(79) 		26.6
(79.9) 		27
(81) 		27.5
(81.5) 		27.4
(81.3) 		27.1
(80.8) 		26.7
(80.1) 		27.1
(80.8) 		26.8
(80.2) 		26.8
(80.2) 		26.7
(80.1) 		26.4
(79.5) 		26.8
(80.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 185
(7.3) 		149
(5.9) 		179
(7.0) 		233
(9.2) 		226
(8.9) 		133
(5.2) 		133
(5.2) 		142
(5.6) 		188
(7.4) 		278
(10.9) 		315
(12.4) 		258
(10.2) 		2,419
(95.2)
Source: Climate-Data.org (altitude: 77m)[4]

References

  1. ^ "Bentong declared as ecotourism destination | the Malaysian Insight".
  2. ^ "Latar Belakang".
  3. ^ "Background".
  4. ^ a b "Climate: Bentong - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
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