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. It is also adjacent to Bandar Bahau, approximately 67.5 kilometers away. This town is strategically situated between Bandar Segamat (approximately 62.7 kilometers away) and

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(the capital of Pahang, approximately 135 kilometers away), with the

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serving as the main route connecting both cities. This town is named after the second

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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

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that will become the future local administration and economic centre using a

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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 surrounded by a few

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settlements, traditional village of

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, plantation quarters and other residential area.

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 20,000 peoples (estimate), with the Malay formed the majority and a small numbers of

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and

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,

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, mini market, cyber cafe, book shop and others. For recreation, 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 schools

* SK Keratong 1 * SK Keratong 2 * SK Keratong 3 * SK Keratong 4 * SK Bandar Tun Abdul Razak * SK Melati * SK Ladang Kota Bahagia

Secondary schools

* SMK Keratong * SMK Bandar Tun Abdul Razak * SMA al-Hasanah

Politics

References

{{Coord, 2.902523, 102.889543, display=title Rompin District Towns in Pahang