Maran, Pahang
Maran is a small town in a district and parliamentary constituency of the same name between Temerloh and Kuantan in Pahang, Malaysia which is surrounded by isolated forest and oil palm plantations.
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Economy
Main economy activities in this small town is focuses on agriculture, farming and fishing.
Transportation
Public transport
Maran, as with Kuantan and most of eastern Pahang, is not served by any rail line. rapidKuantan buses also do not cover Maran currently. Instead there are Cityliner buses that connect Maran to Kuantan and Jerantut.
Car
In contrast, going to Maran is much easier by car. The East Coast Expressway 
has two exits serving Maran constituency: Exit 825 to Maran and Exit 827 to Sri Jaya.
The old Kuala Lumpur-Kuantan federal road 
runs through downtown Maran. Highway 
connects Maran to Jerantut. Connection to Pekan, the royal capital of Pahang is also possible through a series of state-level roads and then highway 
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Politics
Maran is represented in the Malaysian Parliament by Y.B. Dato' Haji Abdul Manan bin Ismail of UMNO. Maran in turn is divided into three state seats in the Pahang State Legislative Assembly:
- Chenor
- Kuala Sentul
- Luit
in which all three are also currently held by UMNO. Another state constituency, Jengka, is under the administration of the Maran District Council but is represented under Kuala Krau parliamentary constituency.
Facilities
- Maran District Mosque
- Majlis Daerah Maran main headquarters
- Maran District and Land Office
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