Pekan History

Bandar Pekan said to exist since the 17th century again. However, no exact date of discovery of Pekan, but many Western writers, Arabic or Chinese writer says, and tells us about the Pekan. According to the opinion of those Tuam, Pekan gets its name from a flower called a lot of flowers growing Pekan on the banks of the spread of the Pahang River. The flowers are white flowers such as Melor, but the quality, now no longer to be introduced to future generations. Bandar Pekan is also a river called the River City (near Village Mengkasar) but there is no evidence that Pekan gets its name from the river ini.Namun so there is an opinion that the meaning of the Pekan derives its name from the city, market Pekan, day and place where people buy and sell . This resource is more appropriate because the Pekan known as the Temple was once taken from the Sanskrit, which means Pekan or city as an object of the dealer.

Bandar Pekan area measuring 3846.14 square kilometers (385,135 hectares). The Pekan has 11 parishes of the Pekan, Bebar, Temai, Lepar, Kuala Pahang, Langgar, Ganchong old Pahang, Pulau Manis, Deer Island and Penyor. The Pekan is located about 6437km from the South China Sea. The Pekan is the City's position on the banks of the Pahang River, the longest river in peninsular Malaysia, namely the extent to 477.97km (297 miles). There is also a River Drainage and the Black Water River on the left and right of the New Pekan area. In general, environmental conditions and terrain City is a Pekan and surrounding lands flat plains that stretch along the Pahang River. Most of the land in Pekan is the type of peat.

YAB Datuk Seri Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak is the Member of Parliament of Pekan.