Bentong

Bentong (Jawi: ﺑﻨﺘﻮڠ), 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.

On 1 July 1981, the Bentong Town Council was merged with 5 local councils of Karak, Sungai Dua, Telemong, Manchis and Bukit Tinggi and 8 village councils of Kampung Shafie, Kampung Simpang Pelangai, Sungai Gapoi New Village, Kampung Jambu Rias, Kampung Benus, Genting Sempah, Kampung Janda Baik and Sungai Penjuring New Village to form the Bentong District Council (Malay: Majlis Daerah Bentong).

The administrative area of Bentong District Council at the time of establishment was 106.18 square kilometres (41.00 sq mi), consisting 80.26 square kilometres (30.99 sq mi) operational area and 25.92 square kilometres (10.01 sq mi) control area.

[2][3] Bentong is currently represented in the Dewan Rakyat by Young Syefura Othman from DAP.

Bentong has four seats in Pahang State Legislative Assembly.