17 Facts About Kuantan

Kuantan is a city and the state capital of Pahang, Malaysia.

Kuantan is the 18th largest city in Malaysia based on 2010 population, and the largest city in the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.

Kuantan in the first century was a part of Chih-Tu empire.

Kuantan was declared by Al-Sultan Abdullah Al-Haj as a full-fledged city on 21 February 2021 and its town council officially renamed the Kuantan City Council .

The urban area of Kuantan city is located mostly in the mukims of Kuala Kuantan and Beserah.

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In 2006, Kuantan experienced significant air pollution that affected visibility because of the haze blowing in from Sumatra and the West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.

Kuantan serves as the administrative and commercial capital of Pahang.

Kuantan has a wide range of accommodation option for the weary traveller, whether on business or leisure.

Kuantan is famous among locals and tourists for its fish crackers and salted fish, where the fish are marinated mainly with salt and left out to dry in the sun for days and sold at the market, Serambi Teruntum in Tanjung Lumpur.

IIUM Kuantan focuses on medical related degree programmes offered through several faculties or Kulliyyahs such as: Kulliyyah of Medicine, Kulliyyah of Pharmacy, Kulliyyah of Allied Health Sciences, Kulliyyah of Nursing, and Kulliyyah of Science, Kulliyyah of Dentistry.

Kolej Komuniti Kuantan was founded in 2001 and currently operating at a permanent campus in Bandar Indera Mahkota.

Kuantan is connected to Kuala Lumpur via the East Coast Expressway and Karak Expressway.

Kuantan is more accessible by road transportation than before, primarily because of the opening of East Coast Expressway.

RapidKuantan buses are accessible to most places in Kuantan even from Pekan, the neighbouring town and from Kemaman in Terengganu.

The main stop centre of RapidKuantan is near the General Market and the Darul Makmur Stadium.

Planes from Kuantan fly directly to KLIA, Subang Airport, Singapore Changi Airport and Penang International Airport.

Kuantan Port, an all-weather port is a multi-cargo seaport facing South China Sea.