Pekan Town

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Located on the banks of the Pahang River, 50 km south of Kuantan, Pekan is the royal town of the Malaysian state of Pahang Darul Makmur. Its name comes from a flower, the Bunga Pekan. Pekan is also the name of the district the town is situated in, and a parliamentary constituency in its own right. It is the home of the state's royal family headed by Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta'in Billah Ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Abu Bakar Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mu'adzam Shah. It is also the hometown of the second Prime Minister of Malaysia Tun Abdul Razak Hussein and the sixth Prime Minister of Malaysia, Dato' Sri Mohd Najib Bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak.

According to the old folk, the Bunga Pekan flower grows wild at the banks of Pahang River. The river at the Pekan town (near Mengkasar village) is also called Pekan River, however there is no source for the claim that Pekan got its name from this river. Other sources say the name "Pekan" came from the word "Pekan Pahang" (town of Pahang). For easier pronunciation, the locals simply called it "Pekan" and the name is still used.

Pekan town is said to have existed since the 17th century, but no exact date has been verified. Several Arab and Chinese writers mentioned Pekan.

The villagers at Kampong Mengkasar, about two kilometers before reaching Pekan from Kuantan, are said to be direct descendants of Tok Tuan from Makassar in Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pekan
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Coordinates:   3°29'18"N   103°23'16"E

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  • peaceful city,wonderful,n its great to born and live here....
  • PEKAN!!!COME EVERYBODY TO THIS WONDERFULL PLACES..
  • pekan is the best in malaysia
  • Everybody goto pekan fest?????
  • pekan is old town and have own history but people dont use it as advantage to growth the town.
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