[4] The district covers an area of 5,296 km and located 130 kilometres from Kuantan, the capital city of Pahang.

In 1926, Kuala Rompin became a fishing village often visited by traders traveling back and forth from Singapore and Kuantan.

In 1952, the Pahang government established four sub-districts namely Jerantut, Chenor, Triang and Rompin.

On December 16, 1952, J.B. Melford was appointed Rompin's first assistant district officer.

On 31 July 1976, Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah declared and promoted the Rompin area as a whole as a district in the state of Pahang.

The majority of residents in this district are Bumiputera, making up more than 96 percent of the population.

The majority of the population in the Rompin district is Muslim, consisting of Malays and some other ethnicities.

The second largest group is the non-religious population which mostly consists of Bumiputeras other than Malays.

[2] List of Rompin district representatives in the Federal Parliament (Dewan Rakyat) List of Rompin district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly of Pahang Federal Route 3 is the main thoroughfare through this constituency.