Bentong (
Jawi: ﺑﻨﺘﻮڠ), the seat of
Bentong District
Bentong District is a district located in western Pahang, Malaysia. Bentong covers an area of 1,831 km2 and includes the hill station, hill resorts of Genting Highlands and Bukit Tinggi, Pahang, Bukit Tinggi. It is located 80 km northe ...
, is a town located in western
Pahang
Pahang (; 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 sultanate and ...
, Malaysia, at the border with the state of
Selangor
Selangor (; ), also known by its Arabic language, Arabic honorific Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity", is one of the 13 Malaysian states. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the east ...
in the west and the state of
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 ...
in the south.
Government
Bentong Municipal Council ( ms, 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 ( ms, 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 ( ms, Majlis Daerah Bentong).
The administrative area of Bentong District Council at the time of establishment was , consisting operational area and control area. It was then increased to on 1 January 2001 consisting new operational area of and control area of . Bentong District Council was upgraded to the present-day Municipal Council on 16 July 2005.
Weather
Bentong average temperature is on while rainfall every month.
References
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Bentong District
Towns in Pahang