Rompin District

Rompin District
云冰
Rompin District; 云冰
District of Malaysia
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Country	Malaysia
State	Pahang
Seat	Kuala Rompin
Government
• District officer	Mohd Zulkifli Bin Hashim
• Member of Parliament	Hasan Arifin
Area
• Total	5,296 km2 (2,045 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Total	110,286
• Density	21/km2 (54/sq mi)
Postcode	268xx
Telephone area code	+60-09
Vehicle registration	C

The Rompin District (Chinese: 云冰) is a district and a parliamentary constituency located in the southeastern corner of Pahang, Malaysia. 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, to the west by Bera, to the south by Johor, and to the east by the South China Sea. The capital city of the district is Kuala Rompin. The Department of Statistics Malaysia estimates the population of Rompin was 110,286 on 2010.

Rompin is home to the island resort of Tioman Island.

History

Rompin was believed opened by Datuk Pahlawan Ahmad in 1888, as small fishing village.

Administrative divisions

Rompin District is divided into 5 mukims, which are:

Endau
Keratong
Kuala Rompin
Pontian
Tioman

Politics

Rompin is a constituency in the Dewan Rakyat of the Malaysian Parliament. The current Member of Parliament is Dato' Hasan bin Arifin ^[1] of UMNO (part of the federal ruling coalition Barisan Nasional), replacing Jamaluddin Jarjis who died in a helicopter crash in May 2015.

In turn, Rompin contributes three seats to the Pahang State Legislative Assembly, namely:

Bukit Ibam;
Muadzam Shah; and
Tioman.

All three seats are also currently held by UMNO.^[2]

Transportation

Car

Highway FT 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. Route FT 63 is another important route for the constituency; it begins at the junction with highway FT 3 near Kuala Rompin, runs through Bandar Muadzam Shah before ending at Bukit Ibam.

Public transport

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

Prominent residents

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

References

^ "Ahli Parlimen". Portal Rasmi Parlimen Malaysia. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
^ "Senarai ADUN Barisan Nasional". Barisan Nasional. Retrieved 17 January 2016.

External links

Official website of Rompin District Council

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[1] "Ahli Parlimen". Portal Rasmi Parlimen Malaysia. Retrieved 17 January 2016.

[2] "Senarai ADUN Barisan Nasional". Barisan Nasional. Retrieved 17 January 2016.

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