Jerantut is a town in Jerantut District,

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, 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

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and

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in the North,

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and Maran districts in the South,

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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 (), formerly known as Jerantut Town Board () 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. The Kota Gelanggi Cave 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 the Lata Meraung Waterfall, Orang Asli settlements, Gunung Tahan, Gunung Benom, and the Rafflesia Research Center.

Transport

Car

Jerantut is well connected to other towns in Pahang. Federal Route 98 links Jerantut to

, the second-largest city of Pahang. Federal Route 64 joins Jerantut through Jengka and then Maran, where Route 64 interchanges with

East Coast Expressway The East Coast Expressway (ECE; Malay language, Malay: , ''LPT'') is an interstate controlled-access highway running parallel to the northeastern coast of Peninsular Malaysia. The currently operational segment of the expressway runs through Karak ...

en route to Kuantan or

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. A smaller Federal Route 234 connects Jerantut to

, the former capital of Pahang.

Rail

The Jerantut railway station operated by Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM) is one of the major stations of KTM's East Coast Line.

KTM Intercity KTM Intercity () are diesel-hauled intercity train services in Peninsular Malaysia, operated by Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB). Services operate along the East Coast Line between Tumpat and Gemas and on towards JB Sentral on the Wes ...

and Express trains stop at this station. Visitors to Taman Negara can disembark from here.

Bus

The Jerantut Bus Terminal, located at the heart of the town is one of the methods of transportation. Visitors can take bus to Jerantut from

's Titiwangsa Station, Temerloh Bus Terminal and some other major cities. From the bus terminal, there are bus services to Taman Negara.

Logging Truck and 4WD

Another transportation mode for people, while benefiting the loggers. and poachers Federal Route 1508 to Kuala Tahan and non gazetted roads to Ulu Tembeling near

border are connected with Federal Route 1521, 1522, 1524 and

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to Lepar Utara by intra-timber roads for people and animal mobilisations between remote areas in this district and further south to Malaysia Federal Route 2 Federal Route 2 at Sri Jaya and State Road C135 in Maran District.

References

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