Jerantut is a town in Jerantut District, Pahang, Malaysia. It is the largest district in the State of Pahang. It covers an area of 2,900 square miles (755,771.93 Hectares). Bordered by the States of Kelantan and Terengganu in the North, Temerloh and Maran districts in the South, Kuala Lipis and Raub districts in the West and Kuantan district and Terengganu state in the East. It has 10 mukims consisting of 295 villages administered under 58 JKKK. Jerantut District Council was gazetted on 18 February 1982. Jerantut District Council ( ms, Majlis Daerah Jerantut), formerly known as Jerantut Town Board ( ms, Lembaga Bandaran Jerantut) is the local authority of Jerantut town.

Tourism

Jerantut is the gateway to Taman Negara, the first national park in Malaysia. There is a natural park nearby that can be visited by visitors, namely Taman Rimba Kenong. Cave in Kota Gelanggi is located about 25 kilometers east of Jerantut. Most of these caves are archeological sites, but some caves have now been opened to the public. In addition to caves, other tourist attractions are Lata Meraung Waterfall, Orang Asli settlement, Gunung Tahan,

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, and Rafflesia Research Center.

Transport

Car

Jerantut is well connected to other towns in Pahang. Federal route links Jerantut to Temerloh, the second-largest city of Pahang. Route joins Jerantut through

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and then Maran, where Route 64 interchanges with ECE