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Pekan, Pahang

South-eastern Asia

Pekan is a town in Pekan District, Pahang, Malaysia, and the royal capital of the state, home to the palace of the Sultan of Pahang's royal family. It is also the hometown of Malaysia's second prime minister, Tun Abdul Razak Hussein, and his son, sixth prime minister Najib Razak, both of whom served as Pekan's Member of Parliament. Pekan also names the surrounding district and a parliamentary constituency. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
31,826 1
Founding Year
401 to 500 CE 2
Elevation (m)
10 3
Latitude
3.5 degrees north 3
Longitude
103.416667 degrees east 3
Sources
1. GeoNames: Pekan
GeoNames geonameid 1734971 (Pekan), cities500/allCountries bulk dump, matched by primary name + country + coordinates within 25km (w-bbfill-geography6-0926)View the Source
2. Pekan, Pahang (Wikipedia)
  • Infobox
    Infobox field Founded : 5th century
  • Infobox: established_date1
    5th century
  • In Group: Cities of South-eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and country
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3. Pekan, Pahang (Wikidata)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 3.5, longitude 103.416667
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 10 m
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