Rompin District
The district covers an area of 5,296 km and located 130 kilometres from Kuantan, the capital city of Pahang. It is bordered to the north by Pekan District, to the west by Bera District, to the south by the state of Johor, and to the east by the South China Sea.
The main town is Kuala Rompin and other town located in the district is Bandar Muadzam Shah. Main tourist attractions in Rompin is the island resort of Tioman Island.
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% | ||
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1991 | 80,251 | — | ||
2000 | 102,033 | +27.1% | ||
2010 | 109,848 | +7.7% | ||
2020 | 98,065 | −10.7% | ||
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Source: |
The following is based on Department of Statistics Malaysia 2010 census.
Ethnic groups in Rompin, 2010 census | ||
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Ethnicity | Population | Percentage |
Bumiputera | 101,236 | 95.9% |
Chinese | 2,815 | 2.7% |
Indian | 1,126 | 1.1% |
Others | 429 | 0.4% |
Total | 105,606 | 100% |
Administrative divisions
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Rompin District is divided into 5 mukims, which are:
Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats
List of Rompin district representatives in the Federal Parliament (Dewan Rakyat)
Parliament | Seat Name | Member of Parliament | Party |
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P91 | Rompin | Abdul Khalib Abdullah | Perikatan Nasional (BERSATU) |
List of Rompin district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly of Pahang
State | Seat Name | State Assemblyman | Party |
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N40 | Bukit Ibam | Nazri Ahmad | Perikatan Nasional (PAS) |
N41 | Muadzam Shah | Razali Kassim | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) |
N42 | Tioman | Mohd Johari Hussain | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) |
Transportation
Land
Federal Route 3 is the main thoroughfare through this constituency. Southwards it goes all the way to Johor Bahru; northwards it leads first to the royal capital Pekan, then the state capital Kuantan, then through Kuala Terengganu and Kota Bharu. Federal Route 63 is another important route for the constituency; it begins at the junction with highway Federal Route 3 near Kuala Rompin, runs through Bandar Muadzam Shah before ending at Bukit Ibam.
Public transport
As with most of eastern Pahang, KTM Intercity does not serve Rompin. rapidKuantan buses also do not serve this constituency at this stage.
Prominent residents
- Jamaluddin Jarjis – former Ambassador of Malaysia to the United States, former Malaysian government minister, late Member of Parliament for Rompin.