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Mentakab is
one of major town in Pahang,
Malaysia, originally known as Pasir Rawa. It is close to
Temerloh. Mentakab was once considered by the
State Government in the year 1901 to be the new centre of all
administrative works in the state of Pahang.
However,
due to a problem of uneven land, Kuantan was to
be the new capital of the state. Mentakab is located under the district of
Temerloh. Temerloh is a large district and
contains many villages. Mentakab, being a fairly large town in the
district, is often thought by people to be a district in itself, separate
from Temerloh.
Mentakab
has a railway station which is on the line from the north-east coast to
the south of Peninsular Malaysia owned by the Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad
(KTMB). The railway from Gemas to
Tumpat in
Kelantan goes through the town of Mentakab.
The original road from Kuala
Lumpur to Kuantan also goes through Mentakab
which gives Mentakab an important role. Travelers used to recognize the
famous round-about near Jalan Tun Razak-Jalan
Temerloh intersection every time they reached the town. However, the
iconic round-about has been replaced by a traffic light.
The
Semantan River that goes through the town is the water source for the
agricultural activities. Mentakab is currently popular for urban swiftlet
farming, most shops or shophouses are modified on the top floor to provide
space for swiftlet farming.
Sources:
Wikipedia
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