Bentong
Bentong (Jawi: ﺑﻨﺘﻮڠ) is a municipality located in western Pahang, Malaysia. The Bentong Municipal Council was established with the Power of Government Gov. bil.147 / 5/5/1995. It is the gateway to the East Coast States by road and bordering Selangor State on the west and Negeri Sembilan in the south. The original main street going into Bentong town has been modified to a dual carriageway and now Bentong City has been declared as the first "Fresh Air Lung Washing" destination in the country.[2]
Bentong ﺑﻨﺘﻮڠ | |
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 Loke Yew Street | |
 Seal | |
  Bentong ﺑﻨﺘﻮڠ  Bentong ﺑﻨﺘﻮڠ | |
| Coordinates: 3°31′N 101°55′E | |
| Country |  Malaysia |
| State |  Pahang Darul Makmur |
| District | Bentong District |
| Granted municipality status | 16 July 2005[1] |
| Granted city status | 25 December 2021 |
| Government | |
| • Body | Bentong City Council |
| • Yang Dipertua | Dato' Hajah Aida Munira Binti Abdul Rafar |
| Area | |
| • Total | 867.69 km2 (335.02 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 114,397 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
| Postcode | 28xxx |
| Telephone area code | +6-09 |
| Vehicle registration | C |
| Website | www |
Weather
Bentong average temperature is on 26.8 °C (80.2 °F) while 2,419 millimetres (95.2 in) rainfall every month.[3]
| 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)[3] | |||||||||||||
References
- http://www.mpbentong.gov.my/en/mpb/profile/background/page/0/1 |title=Background: Page 2 of 2 |publisher=Majlis Perbandaran Bentong
- "Bentong declared as ecotourism destination | the Malaysian Insight".
- "Climate: Bentong - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
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