Kuala Simpang is a small town located in

Pahang {{Infobox political division , name = Pahang , official_name = Pahang Darul Makmur , native_name = , settlement_type = States and federal territories of Malaysia, State , image_skyline = , imagesize ...

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. The percentage of the racial population is 78% are

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, 12% are Malay, 7% are

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n and 3% are other races. The population of the town is around 1,439. The mayor of the town is Gan Yee Chee. Recently, a Giant Hypermarket and

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was opened by Gan Yee Chee. In 2021,

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refugees fleeing persecution from Myanmar found shelter on Ulim Beach in the city.

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Towns in Pahang {{Pahang-geo-stub