According to the history, this mining centre was named Raub after a group of miners found a handful of gold in every tray of sand they dig.

The old folks' tale recounts that in the early 19th century, an old man and his two sons discovered gold every time they scooped up the earth in Raub.

There are a lot of British style buildings in Raub, especially along Mason Road (now known as Jalan Tengku Abdullah).

Main commodity crops in Raub are natural rubber, oil palm, cocoa and local fruits, like durians.

The town, styled as the "durian capital of Malaysia", attracts a steady stream of visitors, especially tourists from Singapore and China.

In turn, Raub delivers three seats to the Pahang State Legislative Assembly, comprising Batu Talam, Tras and Dong.

During the early 20th century, because of massive gold mining activity, Raub was quickly developed and at once, it was tipped as the future administrative state capital for Pahang.

However, at the last minute, Residence of Pahang decided to shift state administrative capital to Kuantan and left out Raub.

Raub is also a gateway to the hill resort of Cameron Highlands, using Pahang State Route C5.

Stage buses in Raub are operated by several companies which include Pahang Lin Siong (to Lipis), Sanwa Tours (to Gombak LRT station, MARA Liner (to FELDA area) and Central Pahang (to Titiwangsa station).

Besides these local companies, other interstate express coaches also stop by Raub express bus station as the town is strategically located along routes to cities like Gua Musang and Kota Bharu in the eastern states of Peninsular Malaysia.