Maran is a town in
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 Jerantut ...
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Pahang
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Malaysia
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Bandar Tun Abdul Razak, Jengka is located in outskirt of the town. Surrounded by isolated forest and oil palm plantations mainly in the area of
FELDA
The Federal Land Development Authority (Felda; ms, Lembaga Kemajuan Tanah Persekutuan. LKTP) is a Malaysian government agency that was founded to handle the resettlement of rural poor into newly developed areas (''colonies'', ''settlements'' ...
Jengka, Maran town is roughly halfway between
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 ...
and
Kuantan
Kuantan ( Jawi: ) is a city and the state capital of Pahang, Malaysia. It is located near the mouth of the Kuantan River. Kuantan is the 18th largest city in Malaysia based on 2010 population, and the largest city in the East Coast of Peni ...
.
Economy
Main economy activities in Maran is plantation mainly by the largest settlement of
FELDA
The Federal Land Development Authority (Felda; ms, Lembaga Kemajuan Tanah Persekutuan. LKTP) is a Malaysian government agency that was founded to handle the resettlement of rural poor into newly developed areas (''colonies'', ''settlements'' ...
in Malaysia, the
Jengka Settlement. Other economy activities are focuses on small enterprises in agriculture, farming and fishing.
Transportation
Public transport
Maran, as with Kuantan and most of eastern Pahang, is not served by any rail line.
rapidKuantan buses also do not cover Maran currently. Instead there are ''Cityliner'' buses that connect Maran to Kuantan and
Jerantut
Jerantut is a town in Jerantut District, Pahang, Malaysia. It is the largest district in the State of Pahang. It covers an area of 2,900 square miles (755,771.93 Hectares). Bordered by the States of Kelantan and Terengganu in the North, Temerlo ...
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Car
In contrast, going to Maran is much easier by car. The
East Coast Expressway
The East Coast Expressway is an interstate controlled-access highway running parallel to the northeastern coast of Peninsular Malaysia. The currently operational segment of the expressway runs between Karak, Pahang and Kuala Nerus, Terengganu ...
has two exits serving Maran constituency: Exit 825 to Maran and Exit 827 to Sri Jaya.
The
old Kuala Lumpur-Kuantan federal road Federal Route 2 runs through downtown Maran.
Federal Route 64 connects Maran to
Jerantut
Jerantut is a town in Jerantut District, Pahang, Malaysia. It is the largest district in the State of Pahang. It covers an area of 2,900 square miles (755,771.93 Hectares). Bordered by the States of Kelantan and Terengganu in the North, Temerlo ...
. Connection to
Pekan, the royal capital of Pahang is also possible through a series of
state-level roads and then
Federal Route 82.
Politics
Maran in turn is divided into three state seats in the
Pahang State Legislative Assembly
The Pahang State Legislative Assembly ( ms, Dewan Undangan Negeri Pahang) is the unicameral state legislature of the Malaysian state of Pahang. It is composed of 42 members representing single-member constituencies throughout the state.
The Asse ...
:
* Chenor
* Kuala Sentul
* Luit
in which all three are also currently held by UMNO.
Another state constituency,
Jengka, is under the administration of the Maran District Council but is represented under
Kuala Krau parliamentary constituency.
References
External links
Official website of Maran District Council
• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maran_District
Maran District
Towns in Pahang
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