Kuantan
Kuantan
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| City of Kuantan Bandaraya Kuantan | |
Aerial view of Kuantan Kuantan City Council | |
Location of Kuantan in Pahang | |
| Coordinates: 3°49′N 103°20′E / 3.817°N 103.333°E | |
| Country | Malaysia |
| State | Pahang |
| District | Kuantan |
| Founded | 1851 (as Kampung Teruntum) |
| Establishment | 1 August 1913 |
| Administrative centre | 27 August 1955 |
| Municipality status | 1 September 1979 |
| City status | 21 February 2021 |
| Government | |
| • Type | City council |
| • Body | Kuantan City Council |
| • Mayor | Dato' Zaliza Zulkipli |
| Area | |
• Total | 324 km2 (125 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 21.95 m (72 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 548,014 |
| • Density | 1,691/km2 (4,380/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Kuantanese |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | Not observed |
| Postcode | 25xxx |
| Mean solar time | UTC+06:46:48 |
| Website | mbk.gov.my |
Kuantan City Council Majlis Bandaraya Kuantan مجليس بنداراي كوانتن | |
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| History | |
| Founded | 21 February 2021 |
| Preceded by | Kuantan Municipal Council |
| Leadership | |
Mayor | Dato' Zaliza Zulkipli |
City secretary | Yusoff Husain |
| Meeting place | |
| Menara MBK, Kompleks Bandaraya Kuantan, Jalan Tanah Putih, 25100 Kuantan, Pahang Darul Makmur. | |
| Website | |
| mbk | |
Kuantan (Pahang Malay: Kontaeng; Terengganu Malay: Kuatang/Kuantang) is a city and the state capital of Pahang, Malaysia. It is located near the mouth of the Kuantan River. Kuantan is the 12th largest city in Malaysia based on a 2020 population of 548,014 and the largest city on the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.
The administrative centre of the state of Pahang was officially relocated to Kuantan on 27 August 1955 from Kuala Lipis, and was officiated by HRH Sultan Abu Bakar Ri'ayatuddin Al Muadzam Shah, the Sultan of Pahang.