Bentong

Bentong Municipal Council

Majlis Perbandaran Bentong
مجليس ڤربندرن بنتوڠ
Bentong Municipal Council ; Majlis Perbandaran Bentong; مجليس ڤربندرن بنتوڠ
Type
Type	Local authority
History
Founded	16 July 2005
Preceded by	Bentong District Council
Leadership
President	Aida Munira Abdul Rafar
Secretary	Noorul Nazreen Nordin
Motto
	Pembangunan, Kebersihan, Perpaduan; (Development, Cleanliness, Unity)
Meeting place
	Jalan Ketari, 28700 Bentong, Pahang Darul Makmur
Website
	www.mpbentong.gov.my

Bentong
ﺑﻨﺘﻮڠ
Bentong; ﺑﻨﺘﻮڠ
Town and district capital
	Loke Yew Street
	Seal
	Bentong; ﺑﻨﺘﻮڠ Bentong; ﺑﻨﺘﻮڠ
	Coordinates: 3°31′N 101°55′E / 3.517°N 101.917°E
Country	Malaysia
State	Pahang
District	Bentong District
Municipality status	16 July 2005
Government
• Type	Local government
• Body	Bentong Municipal Council
• President	Aida Munira Abdul Rafar
Area
• Total	1,105.19 km2 (426.72 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Total	114,397
• Density	100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Postcode	28xxx
Telephone area code	+6-09
Vehicle registration	C
Website	www.mpbentong.gov.my

Bentong (Jawi: ﺑﻨﺘﻮڠ), the seat of Bentong District, is a town located in western Pahang, Malaysia, at the border with the state of Selangor in the west and the state of Negeri Sembilan in the south.^[1]

Government

Bentong Municipal Council (Malay: Majlis Perbandaran Bentong) is the local authority for the whole of Bentong District including Bentong town. From 5 May 1955 until 30 June 1981, Bentong town was governed by the Bentong Town Council (Malay: Majlis Bandaran Bentong). On 1 July 1981, the Bentong Town Council was merged with 5 local councils of Karak, Sungai Dua, Telemong, Manchis and Bukit Tinggi and 8 village councils of Kampung Shafie, Kampung Simpang Pelangai, Sungai Gapoi New Village, Kampung Jambu Rias, Kampung Benus, Genting Sempah, Kampung Janda Baik and Sungai Penjuring New Village to form the Bentong District Council (Malay: Majlis Daerah Bentong).

The administrative area of Bentong District Council at the time of establishment was 106.18 square kilometres (41.00 sq mi), consisting 80.26 square kilometres (30.99 sq mi) operational area and 25.92 square kilometres (10.01 sq mi) control area. It was then increased to 1,105.19 square kilometres (426.72 sq mi) on 1 January 2001 consisting new operational area of 867.69 square kilometres (335.02 sq mi) and control area of 237.5 square kilometres (91.7 sq mi). Bentong District Council was upgraded to the present-day Municipal Council on 16 July 2005.^[2]^[3]

Bentong is currently represented in the Dewan Rakyat by Young Syefura Othman from DAP. Bentong has four seats in Pahang State Legislative Assembly. Bilut, Ketari, Sabai and Pelangai. Both Bilut and Ketari are held by Pakatan Harapan while Sabai and Pelangai are held by Barisan Nasional.

Weather

Bentong average temperature is on 26.8 °C (80.2 °F) while 2,419 millimetres (95.2 in) rainfall every month.^[4]

Climate data for Bentong
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Daily mean °C (°F)	26 (79)	26.6 (79.9)	27 (81)	27.5 (81.5)	27.4 (81.3)	27.1 (80.8)	26.7 (80.1)	27.1 (80.8)	26.8 (80.2)	26.8 (80.2)	26.7 (80.1)	26.4 (79.5)	26.8 (80.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	185 (7.3)	149 (5.9)	179 (7.0)	233 (9.2)	226 (8.9)	133 (5.2)	133 (5.2)	142 (5.6)	188 (7.4)	278 (10.9)	315 (12.4)	258 (10.2)	2,419 (95.2)
Source: Climate-Data.org (altitude: 77m)^[4]