Bera District


The Bera District is a district in southwestern Pahang, Malaysia, bordering Negeri Sembilan.

Background

Bera district was founded on January 1, 1992, detaching it from Temerloh District. Once considered as problematic area, Bera emerged as an important district especially in the agriculture sector.

Etymology

The district got its name from Malaysia's largest freshwater lake, Lake Bera. According to the Orang Asli of the Semelai tribe, Bera derived its name from a type of seaweed known as Reba.

Geography

Located in the south-western corner of Pahang, the district borders Temerloh District and Maran District on the north, Rompin District on the east, Bentong District on the west and Jempol District of Negeri Sembilan on the south-west.
Bera district is known for Bera Lake, a freshwater lake and its surrounding wetlands, that has been protected under the Ramsar Convention since November 1994.
The major towns in Bera are Bandar Bera and Teriang. Other towns include Mengkuang, Kemayan, Kerayong and Mengkarak.
From the south, KTM tracks enter Pahang state via this constituency, stopping at Kemayan, Triang and Mengkarak stations.

Demographics

The following is based on Department of Statistics Malaysia 2010 census.

Education

There are 38 primary schools, which include national schools, Chinese-medium schools and Indian-medium schools, in Bera district. As for secondary schools, there are 10 of them.

Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats

Though Bera was made into a separate district in 1992, it wasn't given a vote in the parliament until 2004. Previously Bera was represented in the national parliament as part of Temerloh.
Bera district representative in the Federal Parliament
ParliamentSeat NameMember of ParliamentParty
P90BeraIsmail Sabri YaakobBN

List of Bera district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly
ParliamentStateSeat NameState AssemblymanParty
P90N37GuaiNorolazali SulaimanBN
P90N38TriangLeong Yu Man PH
P90N39KemayanMohd Fadil OsmanBN

Subdistricts

Bera has 2 mukim or subdistricts.