Bentong, the seat of

Bentong District Bentong District is a district located in western Pahang, Malaysia. Bentong covers an area of 1,831 km2 and includes the hill station, hill resorts of Genting Highlands and Bukit Tinggi, Pahang, Bukit Tinggi. It is located 80 km northe ...

, is a town located in western

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, Malaysia, at the border with the state of

Selangor Selangor ( ; ), also known by the Arabic language, Arabic honorific Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity", is one of the 13 states of Malaysia. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the e ...

in the west and the state of

Negeri Sembilan Negeri Sembilan (, Negeri Sembilan Malay: ''Nogoghi Sombilan'', ''Nismilan''), historically spelled as Negri Sembilan, is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state in Malaysia which lies on the Peninsular Malaysia#Other features, wes ...

in the south.

Government

Bentong Municipal Council () is the local authority for the whole of Bentong District including Bentong town. From 5 May 1955 until 30 June 1981, Bentong town was governed by the Bentong Town Council (). On 1 July 1981, the Bentong Town Council was merged with 5 local councils of Karak, Sungai Dua, Telemong, Manchis and Bukit Tinggi and 8 village councils of Kampung Shafie, Kampung Simpang Pelangai, Sungai Gapoi New Village, Kampung Jambu Rias, Kampung Benus, Genting Sempah, Kampung Janda Baik and Sungai Penjuring New Village to form the Bentong District Council (). The administrative area of Bentong District Council at the time of establishment was , consisting operational area and control area. It was then increased to on 1 January 2001 consisting new operational area of and control area of . Bentong District Council was upgraded to the present-day Municipal Council on 16 July 2005.

Bentong Bentong, the seat of Bentong District, is a town located in western Pahang, Malaysia, at the border with the state of Selangor in the west and the state of Negeri Sembilan in the south. Government Bentong Municipal Council () is the local au ...

is currently represented in the

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by Young Syefura Othman from DAP. Bentong has four seats in

Pahang State Legislative Assembly The Pahang State Legislative Assembly () is the unicameral state legislature of the Malaysian state of Pahang. It is composed of 42 members representing single-member constituencies throughout the state. The Assembly convenes at the Wisma Seri P ...

. Bilut, Ketari, Sabai and Pelangai. Both Bilut and Ketari are held by

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while Sabai and Pelangai are held by

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