Bandar Tun Abdul Razak
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Bandar Tun Abdul Razak is a small town located in the west Rompin
Rompin
Rompin is a small fishing village and township on the southern end of Pahang, Malaysia. It is located within the district of Rompin. The Rompin River flows through the town. The Endau Rompin National Park is partly situated within the Rompin district....

 in Pahang
Pahang
Pahang is the third largest state in Malaysia, after Sarawak and Sabah, occupying the huge Pahang River river basin. It is bordered to the north by Kelantan, to the west by Perak, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, to the south by Johor and to the east by Terengganu and the South China Sea.Its state...

, Malaysia. This town located 27 kilometres from Bandar Muadzam Shah
Bandar Muadzam Shah
Bandar Muadzam Shah is a town located in the district of Rompin in the State of Pahang, Malaysia. The town was established in 1979 by the South-East Pahang Development Authority under the purview of the second Malaysian Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak, who also happened to be the native of nearby...

 and 127 kilometres from Kuantan
Kuantan
Kuantan is the state capital of Pahang, the 3rd largest state in Malaysia. It is situated near the mouth of the Kuantan River and faces the South China Sea. If one measures the distance along the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia, it is located roughly halfway between Singapore and Kota Bharu...

, the capital city of Pahang
Pahang
Pahang is the third largest state in Malaysia, after Sarawak and Sabah, occupying the huge Pahang River river basin. It is bordered to the north by Kelantan, to the west by Perak, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, to the south by Johor and to the east by Terengganu and the South China Sea.Its state...

 State. The town is strategically situated between Johor Bahru and Kuantan, where the Tun Razak Highway
Tun Razak Highway
Tun Razak Highway, Federal Route , or also known as Segamat-Kuantan Highway is a federal highway running from the town of Segamat, Johor to Gambang before proceeding another via Federal route to Gambang near Kuantan, Pahang...

 as the main road that connected this both town. This town is named after the second Prime Minister of Malaysia
Prime Minister of Malaysia
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, Tun Abdul Razak.

History

Bandar Tun Abdul Razak was opened in 1979 and in the early years, the town was known as Bandar 22 due to the government plan to name the areas around the south east Pahang
Pahang
Pahang is the third largest state in Malaysia, after Sarawak and Sabah, occupying the huge Pahang River river basin. It is bordered to the north by Kelantan, to the west by Perak, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, to the south by Johor and to the east by Terengganu and the South China Sea.Its state...

 that will become the future local administration and economic centre using a number
Number
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 for temporary purpose. Depending on the perceived potential of a town, the government changes the town's name from a number into a proper name.

Residential

Bandar Tun Abdul Razak is surrounding by a few FELDA settlement, traditional village of Orang Asli
Orang Asli
Orang Asli , is a generic Malaysian term used for people indigenous to Peninsular Malaysia...

, plantation quarter and other residential area.

FELDA settlements in Bandar Tun Abdul Razak:
  • Felda Keratong 1
  • Felda Keratong 2
  • Felda Keratong 3
  • Felda Keratong 4
  • Felda Keratong 5


Bandar Tun Razak is home for 15,000 peoples (estimate 2008), with the Malay formed the majority and a small numbers of India
India
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n, Chinese
Chinese people
The term Chinese people may refer to any of the following:*People with Han Chinese ethnicity ....

 and Orang Asli
Orang Asli
Orang Asli , is a generic Malaysian term used for people indigenous to Peninsular Malaysia...

.

Infrastructure

Although Bandar Tun Abdul Razak is a small town, the infrastructure of the town are mostly complete. There are a school, post office, police station, medical clinic, bus station, mosque, bank, restaurant, grocery shop, hair saloon, mini market, cyber cafe, book shop and others.

For the recreation purpose, there a multi-purpose hall, complete with badminton and takraw court, and also a small sport complex for outdoor sport likes football, netball, volleyball and athletic.

Education

Primary School;
  • SK Keratong 1
  • SK Keratong 2
  • SK Keratong 3
  • SK Keratong 4
  • SK Bandar Tun Abdul Razak
  • SK Melati
  • SK Kg Aur


Secondary School
  • SMK Keratong
  • SMK Bandar Tun Abdul Razak
  • SMA Al-Hasanah

Politic


Parliament Seat Name Member of Parliament Party
P91 Rompin Dato Dr Jamaludin Jarjis BN
Barisan Nasional
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State Seat Name Member of State Seats Representative Party
N40 Bukit Ibam Mohamad Sahfri Ab Aziz BN
Barisan Nasional
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