Bentong

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Bentong

Total population

116,799

Founded

2005

Land area867.69 km²

Coordinates3.52°, 101.91°

Demographic figures from Department of Statistics Malaysia. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Bentong, 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.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

A

Adnan Yaakob

former Menteri Besar of Pahang

A

Antony Selvanayagam

Roman Catholic bishop

Chan Kong Choy

Malaysian politician

U-Wei Haji Saari

Malaysian film director / screenwriter

A

Azhar Sulaiman

Malaysian male actress, host, model, architect and designer (born 1971)

H

Hoh Khai Mun

Malaysian politician

D

Daniel Wa Wai How

Malaysian politician

B

Bentong Kali

Malaysian criminal and gangster

K

Kamal Adli

Malaysian male actress, model and host (born 1986)

J

Julie Faridah

actor

Ezzaty Abdullah

Malaysian actress (born 1990)

K

Khairul Anwar Shahrudin

Malaysian footballer

R

Razak Ahmad

Malaysian male actress and singer (born 1967)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Pahang

• Kampung Padang Tenggala
  35.9 mi away
• Triang
  39.5 mi away
• FELDA Cempaka Jengka 2
  50.1 mi away
• Blue Valley
  81.4 mi away
• Cendur
  112.6 mi away
• Mumena
  5314.7 mi away
• Sakufola
  5428.3 mi away
• Sahandu
  5433.2 mi away
• Manyinga
  5443.5 mi away
• Katala
  5446.6 mi away
• Gabare
  5449.1 mi away
• Vratsa
  5466.7 mi away · pop. 60,877

Browse all places in Pahang →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Bentong

The geology and mineral resources of the neighbourhood of Bentong, Pahang, and adjoining portions of Selangor and Negri Sembilan, incorporating an account of the prospecting and mining activities of the Bentong district

Alexander, J. B. · 1968

The Spear and the Kerambit

A. Navaratnam · 2001

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

White-thighed Surili

Presbytis siamensis

Seen 2026-09-27

Giant Honey Bee

Apis dorsata

Seen 2026-09-19

Thai Garden Lizard

Calotes thailandensis

Seen 2026-09-06

Southern Pig-tailed Macaque

Macaca nemestrina

Seen 2026-08-28

monarch fern

Microsorum scolopendria

Seen 2026-08-28

skeleton fork fern

Psilotum nudum

Seen 2026-08-28

feathery pennisetum

Cenchrus setosus

Seen 2026-08-28

Cogon Grass

Imperata cylindrica

Seen 2026-08-28

Phlaeoba antennata

Phlaeoba antennata

Seen 2026-08-28

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).