Temerloh

Temerloh
Municipality and district capital
Other transcription(s)
• Jawi	تمرلوه
• Chinese	淡马鲁 (Simplified) 淡馬魯 (Traditional) Dànmǎlǔ (Hanyu Pinyin)
• Tamil	தெமர்லோ Temarlō (Transliteration)
Temerloh Town
Flag Seal
Country	Malaysia
State	Pahang
District	Temerloh District
Establishment	1889
Granted municipality status	15 January 1997[1]
Government
• Type	Local government
• Body	Temerloh Municipal Council
• President	Jezlily Bt Jamaluddin[2]
Area
• Total	120,000 km2 (50,000 sq mi)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	141,781
• Density	1.2/km2 (3.1/sq mi)
Postcode	28xxx
Telephone area code	+60-09
MPs	Ismail Mohamed Said (BN) Mohd Anuar Tahir (PH) Salamiah Mohd Nor (Parti Islam Se-Malaysia)
Website	mpt.gov.my

Temerloh Municipal Council Majlis Perbandaran Temerloh مجليس ڤربندرن تمارلوه
Type
Type	Local authority
History
Founded	15 January 1997
Preceded by	Temerloh District Council
Leadership
President	Jezlily Jamaluddin
Meeting place
Kompleks Pejabat Plaza Temerloh, Jalan Ahmad Shah, 28000 Temerloh, Pahang Darul Makmur
Website
www.mpt.gov.my

Temerloh is a municipality in central Pahang, Malaysia. Located about 130 kilometres (81 mi) from Kuala Lumpur along the Kuantan–Kuala Lumpur trunk road, Temerloh is the second largest urban area in Pahang after Kuantan, the state capital city. It is situated at the confluence of the Pahang and Semantan Rivers. Today, Temerloh usually refers to the territory under the administration of Temerloh Municipal Council which includes Mentakab, Lanchang, Kuala Krau and Kerdau.

An old town with some colonial buildings and shophouses, the town has prospered in recent years as a transport hub and new industrial centre. There have been many new commercial and industrial hubs built in Temerloh in recent years. Cutting travel time in half, the East Coast Expressway links the town to Kuala Lumpur and Kuantan and adds to the growth of Temerloh.