Kuantan

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Kuantan Kontaeng (Pahang Malay) Kuatang (Terengganu Malay) Teruntum
State capital city and district capital
City of Kuantan Bandaraya Kuantan
Other transcription(s)
• Jawi	كوانتن
• Chinese	关丹 Guāndān (Hanyu Pinyin) gwaan1 daan1 (Jyutping)
• Tamil	குவாந்தான் Kuvāntāṉ (Transliteration)
From top, left to right: The Kuantan 188 tower is located on the banks of Kuantan River, Downtown view, the Sultan Ahmad Shah State Mosque, the Kuantan City Council Building, the Kuantan Court Complex, Teluk Cempedak beach, and Kuantan Port
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Location of Kuantan in Pahang
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Coordinates: 3°49′N 103°20′E / 3.817°N 103.333°E / 3.817; 103.333
Country	Malaysia
State	Pahang
District	Kuantan
Founded	1851
Establishment	1 August 1913
Administrative centre	27 August 1955[2]
Municipality status	1 September 1979
City status	21 February 2021
Government
• Type	City council
• Body	Kuantan City Council
• Mayor	Dato' Hamdan Hussin
Area [3]
• Total	324 km2 (125 sq mi)
Elevation	21.95 m (72 ft)
Population  (2020)
• Total	548,014[1]
• 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 City Council Majlis Bandaraya Kuantan مجليس بنداراي كوانتن‎
Type
Type	Local authority
History
Founded	21 February 2021
Preceded by	Kuantan Municipal Council
Leadership
Mayor	Hamdan Hussin
City secretary	Yusoff Husain
Meeting place
Menara MBK, Kompleks Bandaraya Kuantan, Jalan Tanah Putih, 25100 Kuantan, Pahang Darul Makmur.
Website
mbk.gov.my

Kuantan (Pahang Malay: Kontaeng; Terengganu Malay: Kuatang/Kuantang; Jawi: كوانتن‎) is a city and the state capital of Pahang, Malaysia. It is located near the mouth of the Kuantan River. Kuantan is the 14th 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,^[2] the Sultan of Pahang.