Kuantan
Kuantan
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| City of Kuantan Bandaraya Kuantan (Malay) | |
Aerial view of Kuantan Kuantan City Council | |
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Interactive map of Kuantan | |
Kuantan Kuantan Kuantan (Malaysia) Kuantan Kuantan (Southeast Asia) Kuantan Kuantan (Asia) | |
| Coordinates: 3°49′N 103°20′E / 3.817°N 103.333°E | |
| Country | Malaysia |
| State | Pahang |
| District | Kuantan |
| Founded | 1851 (as Kampung Teruntum) |
| Establishment | 1 August 1913 |
| Administrative centre | 27 August 1955 |
| Municipality status | 1 September 1979 |
| City status | 21 February 2021 |
| Government | |
| • Type | City council |
| • Body | Kuantan City Council |
| • Mayor | Dato' Zaliza Zulkipli |
| Area | |
• Total | 324 km2 (125 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 21.95 m (72.0 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 548,014 |
| • Density | 1,691/km2 (4,380/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Kuantanese |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | Not observed |
| Postcode | 25xxx |
| Mean solar time | UTC+06:46:48 |
| Website | mbk.gov.my |
Kuantan (Pahang Malay: Kontaeng; Terengganu Malay: Kuatang/Kuantang) is a city and the state capital of Pahang, Malaysia. It is located near the mouth of the Kuantan River. Kuantan is the 12th largest city in Malaysia based on a 2020 population of 548,014 and the largest city on the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.
The administrative centre of the state of Pahang was officially relocated to Kuantan on 27 August 1955 from Kuala Lipis, and was officiated by HRH Sultan Abu Bakar Ri'ayatuddin Al Muadzam Shah, the Sultan of Pahang.