Gambang is a town in
Kuantan District
The Kuantan District is a district in Pahang, Malaysia. Located in the north-east of Pahang, the district bordered Kemaman District
of Terengganu on the north, South China Sea on the east, Jerantut District and Maran District on the west and Pekan ...
,
Pahang
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,
Malaysia
Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy consisting of States and federal territories of Malaysia, 13 states and thre ...
. It is located at a junction between
Federal Route 2,
MEC Highway (
Federal Route 222) and
Tun Razak Highway
Tun Razak Highway, Federal Route 12 ''(Lebuhraya Tun Razak),'' also known as Segamat-Kuantan Highway ''(Lebuhraya Segamat-Kuantan)'', Asian Highway Route 142, is a federal highway running from the town of Segamat, Johor to Gambang before proc ...
(
Federal Route 12). The
Malaysia Electric Corporation (MEC) town (Bandar MEC) and electrical appliances manufacturing factory is located here. It is accessible via the
Gambang Interchange of the
East Coast Expressway
The East Coast Expressway (ECE; Malay language, Malay: , ''LPT'') is an interstate controlled-access highway running parallel to the northeastern coast of Peninsular Malaysia. The currently operational segment of the expressway runs through Karak ...
(ECE) .
Education

Gambang had been developed to be an Education City since the past ten years starting with the building of Kolej Universiti Kejuruteraan dan Teknologi Malaysia (KUKTEM) or now known as
Universiti Malaysia Pahang
Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah (formerly known as Universiti Malaysia Pahang, abbreviated as UMP), abbreviated as UMPSA, is a public technical university in Pahang, Malaysia. UMPSA was founded as University College of Engineerin ...
.
After Universiti Malaysia Pahang was built, the Federal Government under the
Ministry of Education
An education ministry is a national or subnational government agency politically responsible for education. Various other names are commonly used to identify such agencies, such as Ministry of Education, Department of Education, and Ministry of Pub ...
had formed a foundation college here in Gambang, namely Kolej Matrikulasi Pahang, with their first intake on 5 April 2003.
Currently, the government is in the process of building a
Universiti Teknologi MARA
The MARA Technological University ( Malay: ''Universiti Teknologi MARA''; Jawi: اونيۏرسيتي تيكنولوڬي مارا; abbr. UiTM) is a public university in Malaysia, based primarily in Shah Alam, Selangor. It was established to ...
's branch in Gambang. The project had just been started. On the same time, the government builds the permanent pre-university campus of
International Islamic University Malaysia
The International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) is a public university in Malaysia. Headquartered in Gombak, Selangor, IIUM has six other campuses all over Malaysia: two medical-centric campuses and a Centre for Foundation Studies in Gam ...
. Even though the campus is expected to be completed in 2016, the campus is expected to start its operation in January 2014.
Other than universities and colleges, a Sport's school is also here in Gambang.
Sekolah Sukan Pahang (or known by the locals as Sekolah Sukan Gambang) is the third Sport's School formed after
Sekolah Sukan Bukit Jalil and
Sekolah Sukan Tunku Mahkota Ismail. The school is located directly in front of Universiti Malaysia Pahang main entrance.
Akademi Bolasepak Negara Mokhtar Dahari, a football academy for young talent is located adjacent to Sekolah Sukan Pahang, starting its first intake in 2018.
Attractions

Gambang is a small town outside Pahang's capital, Kuantan. The main attraction here in Gambang is the Bukit Gambang Resort City. Currently, Bukit Gambang Resort City houses to apartments building, hotels and a water-recreational centre. Located 8 km from Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Bukit Gambang Resort City is a tourist attraction in and outside of Malaysia.
Other than the resort, Pusat Rekreasi Sungai Pancing (Pancing River Recreational Centre) is also located here. It's a waterfall outside of the jungle in Gambang and a popular spot for the locals to spend their weekends.
During
Ramadhan
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. It is observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting ('' sawm''), communal prayer (salah), reflection, and community. It is also the month in which the Quran is believed to have been rev ...
(Muslim's fasting month), there will be a bazaar held in Gambang. It sells a wide variety of food from traditional cakes to dessert. The bazaar will be opened at Gambang's main crossroad, located 2 Kilometres from the Gambang's toll gate.
References
Kuantan District
Towns in Pahang
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