The Bera District is a district in southwestern

Pahang Pahang (;Jawi alphabet, Jawi: , Pahang Hulu Malay: ''Paha'', Pahang Hilir Malay: ''Pahaeng'', Ulu Tembeling Malay: ''Pahaq)'' officially Pahang Darul Makmur with the Arabic honorific ''Darul Makmur'' (Jawi: , "The Abode of Tranquility") is a ...

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, bordering

Negeri Sembilan Negeri Sembilan (, Negeri Sembilan Malay: ''Nogoghi Sombilan'', ''Nismilan'') is a state in Malaysia which lies on the western coast of Peninsular Malaysia. It borders Selangor on the north, Pahang in the east, and Malacca and Johor to the s ...

and

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Background

Bera district was founded on January 1, 1992, detaching it from

Temerloh District Temerloh District is a district in Pahang, Malaysia. The district consists of two areas, the Municipal Council Area (64.08%) and the outer Municipal Council Area (35.92%). Temerloh district is bordered by Maran District on the east, Bentong Di ...

. Once considered as problematic area (illegal land exploration), Bera emerged as an important district especially in the agriculture sector.

Etymology

The district got its name from Malaysia's largest freshwater

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Tasik Bera Bera Lake (Malay: ''Tasik Bera''; Chinese: 百乐湖) is a natural freshwater lake system, located in Bera District, Pahang, Malaysia in the saddle of the main and eastern mountain ranges of Peninsular Malaysia, extending 35 km long and 20&n ...

. According to the

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of the Semelai tribe, Bera derived its name from a type of seaweed known as ''Reba''. When the northern part of the district was ruled by one of the nine founding chiefdoms of

, it was known as "Ulu Pahang" (the back part of Pahang).

Geography

Located in the south-western corner of Pahang, the district borders

and

Maran District The Maran District is a district in Pahang, Malaysia. Bera district is founded at 1981. Located in the centre of Pahang, the district is surrounded by Kuantan District, Pekan District, Rompin District, Bera District, Temerloh District and Jerantu ...

on the north,

Rompin District The Rompin District is a district located in the southeastern corner of Pahang, Malaysia. Rompin is currently under the Rompin District Council. The district covers an area of 5,296 km and located 130 kilometres from Kuantan, the capital ci ...

on the east,

Bentong District Bentong District is a district located in western Pahang, Malaysia. Bentong covers an area of 1,831 km2 and includes the hill resorts of Genting Highlands and Bukit Tinggi. It is located 80 km northeast of Kuala Lumpur, just across t ...

on the west and

Jempol District The Jempol District is the largest district in the Malaysian state of Negeri Sembilan. The district borders Jelebu District to the northwest, Kuala Pilah District to the west, Tampin District to the south, Bera District, Pahang to the northeast ...

on the south-west. Bera district is known for

Bera Lake Bera Lake (Malay: ''Tasik Bera''; Chinese: 百乐湖) is a natural freshwater lake system, located in Bera District, Pahang, Malaysia in the saddle of the main and eastern mountain ranges of Peninsular Malaysia, extending 35 km long and 20&nb ...

, a freshwater lake and its surrounding wetlands, that has been protected under the

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since November 1994. The major towns in Bera are Bandar Bera and

Teriang Teriang, alt. Triang ( Jawi: ترياڠ) is a town and a mukim in Bera District, southwestern Pahang, Malaysia. It is the largest settlement in the district. Etymology Its name was derived from Sungai Teriang (Triang River), a tributary of th ...

. Other towns include Mengkuang,

Kemayan Kemayan is a small town in Bera District, Pahang, Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three fe ...

, Kerayong and

Mengkarak Mengkarak is a small town in Bera District, Pahang, Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and thre ...

. From the south,

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tracks enter Pahang state via this constituency, stopping at

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and

stations.

Demographics

The following is based on Department of Statistics Malaysia 2010 census.

Education

There are 38 primary schools, which include national schools, Chinese-medium schools and Indian-medium schools, in Bera district. As for secondary schools, there are 10 of them.

Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats

Though Bera was made into a separate district in 1992, it wasn't given a vote in the

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until

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. Previously Bera was represented in the national parliament as part of

Temerloh Temerloh is a municipality in central Pahang, Malaysia. Temerloh has been proven to be the "centre of Peninsular Malaysia" (Malay: ) 3TS, which is situated at Kampung Paya Siput, Lanchang. Located about from Kuala Lumpur along the Kuantan–Kua ...

Ismail Sabri Yaakob Dato' Sri Ismail Sabri bin Yaakob ( ms, اسماعيل صبري بن يعقوب, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; born 18 January 1960) is a Malaysian lawyer and politician who served as the 9th Prime Minister of Malaysia from August 2 ...

, the former

Prime Minister of Malaysia The prime minister of Malaysia ( ms, Perdana Menteri Malaysia; ms, ڤردان منتري مليسيا, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset) is the head of government of Malaysia. The prime minister directs the executive branch of the fede ...

, is the member of parliament.
Bera district representative in the

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(Dewan Rakyat)

List of Bera district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly (Dewan Undangan Negeri)

Subdistricts

Bera has 2 ''mukim'' or subdistricts. *

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(165,094 Ha) *

(56,350 Ha) (Capital)

References

External links

Official website of Bera District Council
{{Local governments in Malaysia