Jerantut District
The Jerantut District is a district in north-eastern Pahang, Malaysia. Jerantut is home to the National Park.
Being the largest district in Pahang, it bounds the northern states of Kelantan and Terengganu, in the south, Temerloh District and Maran District, in the west, Lipis District and Raub District and in the east, Kuantan District. Tembeling River, the main river in this district is one way to the National Park and the surrounding villages in Ulu Tembeling, as well as national highway 1508 from Jerantut town.
The confluence of Tembeling and Jelai rivers form the Pahang River where it flows right through central Pahang before emptying into the South China Sea near the royal town Pekan.
History
During colonial rule, Jerantut was part of Lipis District. In 1951 it was made an autonomous subdistrict, with an Assistant Officer seconded from the Kuala Lipis district office. Jerantut was made a district in its own right in 1959, but it wasn't represented in parliament until 1974.Politics
Jerantut district representative in the Federal Parliament
| Parliament | Seat Name | Member of Parliament | Party |
| P81 | Jerantut | Khairil Nizam Khirudin | Perikatan Nasional |
List of Jerantut district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly
| Parliament | State | Seat Name | State Assemblyman | Party |
| P81 | N9 | Tahan | Mohd Zakhwan Ahmad Badarddin | Perikatan Nasional |
| P81 | N10 | Damak | Ustaz Zuridan M. Daud | Perikatan Nasional |
| P81 | N11 | Pulau Tawar | Yohanis Ahmad | Perikatan Nasional |
Administrative divisions
Jerantut District is divided into 10 mukims, which are:- Burau
- Hulu Cheka
- Hulu Tembeling
- Kelola
- Kuala Tembeling
- Pedah
- Pulau Tawar
- Tebing Tinggi
- Teh
- Tembeling