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Kuantan

South-eastern Asia

Kuantan is a city and the state capital of Pahang, Malaysia, located near the mouth of the Kuantan River. Based on a 2020 population of 548,014 it is the 12th largest city in Malaysia and the largest city on the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia. The administrative centre of the state of Pahang was officially relocated to Kuantan from Kuala Lipis on 27 August 1955, a move officiated by Sultan Abu Bakar Ri'ayatuddin Al Muadzam Shah. The state article describes Kuantan as the capital and largest city of Pahang and as the eighth largest urban area by population in Malaysia.

Facts
Population
548,014 1
Elevation (m)
8 2
Elevation Band
Sea Level 2
Climate Zone
Tropical 3
Time Zone
UTC+08:00 4
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Capital Of

Pahang, States or Territories
Source Kuantan (Wikipedia)

Largest City

Pahang, States or Territories
Source Pahang (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. GeoNames: Kuantan, Malaysia
GeoNamesSearch result for Kuantan, first result
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population 548,014
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2. Opentopodata (SRTM): SRTM 90 m elevation at 3.804,103.3275
Opentopodata (SRTM)Elevation of the place coordinates 3.804,103.3275, band assigned from the figure (up to 10 m sea level, otherwise lowland)
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"elevation": 8.0
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3. CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Malaysia
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Geography.Climate.text
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tropical; annual southwest (April to October) and northeast (October to February) monsoons
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4. IANA Time Zone Database: IANA Time Zone Database, asia zone file
IANA Time Zone DatabaseComment above the Malaysia zone lines
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# For peninsular Malaysia see Asia/Singapore.
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Kuantan (Wikipedia)
  • Part Of: Malaysia, Lead, location
    is a city and the state capital of Pahang, Malaysia
  • Capital Of: Pahang, Lead, capital
    is a city and the state capital of Pahang
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Malaysia (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationOn Continent: Asia, Lead
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Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia.
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Pahang (Wikipedia)
Largest City: Pahang, Lead
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Pahang's capital and largest city, Kuantan
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