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Lipis
The Lipis District is a district located in the northwest of Pahang, Malaysia. The district covers an area of 5,198 km. Lipis District is bordered by Cameron Highlands the northwest, Batang Padang District, Perak on the west, Jerantut District on the east, Gua Musang District, Kelantan to the north and Raub District to its south. Lipis has 10 mukim or subdistricts, the largest being Ulu Jelai. The district capital is Kuala Lipis. During the British colonization, Kuala Lipis was made the state's capital city. Kuala Lipis was the administrative capital of Pahang for 57 years from 1898 until 27 August 1955, when Kuantan was picked as the new capital. Lipis had many types of minerals such as tin and gold, and products from the surrounding forests.

Sungai Relau, near Merapoh, is an alternative entry point (there are about four entry points) into Taman Negara, Malaysia's premier national park and one of the three embarkation points to Gunung Tahan, the highest mountain in Peninsular Malaysia standing at 2,187 meters above sea level.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1991 68,276—    
2000 73,557+7.7%
2010 86,484+17.6%
2020 96,620+11.7%
Source:

Lipis is home to 74,581 people (as of 2010), with the Malay/Bumiputra formed the majority (85.3%), the Chinese with 10.5%, the Indian with 4%, while the others 0.2%.

There are 400 speakers of Mintil, a language of the Mayah (Orang Asli) people, remaining in Lipis District.

Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats


Lipis district representative in the Federal Parliament (Dewan Rakyat)

Parliament Seat Name Member of Parliament Party
P78 Cameron Highlands Ramli Mohd Nor BN (UMNO)
P79 Lipis Abdul Rahman Mohamad BN (UMNO)


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

Parliament State Seat Name State Assemblyman Party
P78 N2 Jelai Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail BN (UMNO)
P79 N3 Padang Tengku Mustapa Long BN (UMNO)
P79 N4 Cheka Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man PN (PAS)
P79 N5 Benta Mohammad Soffi Abdul Razak BN (UMNO)

There is also another state seat, Jelai, which is governed by the Lipis District Council but is represented by the Cameron Highlands parliamentary constituency instead.

Subdistricts

Map of Lipis district.

Lipis District is divided into 10 mukims, which are:

  • Batu Yon (115,100 Ha)
  • Budu (7,400 Ha)
  • Cheka (22,900 Ha)
  • Gua (7,588 Ha)
  • Hulu Jelai (213,500 Ha)
  • Kechau (68,600 Ha)
  • Kuala Lipis (9,773 Ha) (Capital)
  • Penjom (17,200 Ha)
  • Tanjong Besar (13,300 Ha)
  • Telang (43,900 Ha)

Demographics

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

Ethnic groups in Lipis, 2010 census
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Bumiputera 74,694 87.5%
Chinese 7,630 8.9%
Indian 2,872 3.4%
Others 145 0.2%
Total 85,341 100%

References

  1. ^ Laman, Pentadbir. "SENARAI PEGAWAI DAERAH". pdtlipis.pahang.gov.my. Archived from the original on 2018-03-15. Retrieved 2017-11-28.
  2. ^ primuscoreadmin (9 November 2015). "Latar Belakang".
  3. ^ "Population Distribution and Basic Demographic Characteristics, 2010" (PDF). Department of Statistics, Malaysia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
  4. ^ "Key Findings of Population and Housing Census of Malaysia 2020" (pdf) (in Malay and English). Department of Statistics, Malaysia. ISBN 978-967-2000-85-3.
  5. ^ "Key Summary Statistics For Local Authority Areas, Malaysia 2010" (PDF). Department of Statistics, Malaysia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
  6. ^ Lim, Teckwyn. 2020. Ethnolinguistic Notes on the Language Endangerment Status of Mintil, an Aslian Language. Journal of the Southeast Asian Linguistics Society (JSEALS) 13.1 (2020): i-xiv. ISSN 1836-6821. University of Hawaiʼi Press.
  7. ^ http://apps.water.gov.my/jpskomuniti/dokumen/LIPIS_PROFIL_May_2012.pdf
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