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Raub

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Raub

Total population

88,600

Coordinates3.80°, 101.86°

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

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Overview

Raub District is a district in Pahang, Malaysia. Located in the west of the state, the district borders Lipis District to the north, Jerantut District to the east, Temerloh District to the southeast, Bentong District to the south, and the districts of Hulu Selangor and Muallim, respectively situated in the states of Selangor and Perak, to the west. Raub district consists of seven mukim (sub-districts), namely Batu Talam, Sega, Semantan Ulu, Dong, Ulu Dong, Gali and Tras. With an area of 2,271 km2, Raub District is sandwiched between the Titiwangsa Mountains and the Benom Massif. Raub District also is home to the hill station of Fraser's Hill. The administrative seat of this district is the town of Raub.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
3.7950
Longitude
101.8560
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
119,524
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • chestnut-capped laughing thrush
    Garrulax mitratus (S.Muller, 1836) · Aves
    3,475
  • Streaked Spiderhunter
    Arachnothera magna (Hodgson, 1836) · Aves
    3,278
  • Mountain Fulvetta
    Alcippe peracensis Sharpe, 1887 · Aves
    2,912
  • Black-throated Sunbird
    Aethopyga saturata (Hodgson, 1836) · Aves
    2,790
  • Black-browed Barbet
    Psilopogon oorti (S.Müller, 1836) · Aves
    2,757
  • Long-tailed Sibia
    Heterophasia picaoides (Hodgson, 1839) · Aves
    2,546
  • Fire-tufted Barbet
    Psilopogon pyrolophus S.Müller, 1836 · Aves
    2,476
  • Little Cuckoo-Dove
    Macropygia ruficeps (Temminck, 1835) · Aves
    2,244

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
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Largest magnitude
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Largest event
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Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

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Notable people from here

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

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.8
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,751

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

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
189
Avg daily Wikipedia views
6
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

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Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

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

Events

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API