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A C Yip Chartered Surveyors is a
registered estate agency and valuer located at Kuantan, Pahang.
The agency has a strong presence in
Kuantan with a team of
professionally qualified and licensed negotiators, each having an
extensive knowledge of the major residential and commercial areas of
Kuantan and surrounding
districts.
Kuantan is the state capital of Pahang, the third largest state in
Malaysia. It is near the mouth of the Kuantan River and faces the
South China Sea. If one measures the distance along the east coast
of Peninsular Malaysia, it is located roughly halfway between
Singapore and Kota Bharu. Kuantan is the ninth largest city in
Malaysia.
The National Physical Plan 2005 identified Kuantan as one of the
future growth centres and a hub for trade, commerce, transportation
and tourism. Kuantan is considered the social, economic and
commercial hub for the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia due to its
strategic location. Rapid development has transformed and modernized
Kuantan.
Since
2005, Kuantan has had many development projects, including Putra
Square, Mahkota Square, Bukit Gambang Water Resort, Kuantan Sentral,
Pahang Tech Park and Kuantan Port City under the Kuantan District
Locality Plan 2004-2015. Recently, the introduction of Malaysia's
first Special Economic Zone (SEZ) at Kuantan is designed to boost
the regional economy, tourism and growth. In an effort to catalyse
the growth of the Kuantan Metropolitan Precinct, the government has
sited a petroleum manufacturing area in Pekan, a neighbouring town.
History
Kuantan in the first century was a part of Chih-Tu empire. In the
11th century, this piece of land was conquered by another small
empire called Pheng-Kheng before being taken over by the Siamese
during 12th century. During the 15th century, Kuantan was ruled by
the Malacca Empire.
Kuantan is said to have been founded in the 1850s. The word
"Kuantan" was mentioned by Abdullah bin Abdul Kadir (Munshi
Abdullah) circa 1851/2 as below:
“...On Thursday night came a boat from Kuantan. Then they told the
ship's crew there's a pirate ship at Tanjung Tujuh, forty of them
and at Pulau Kapas, and as well at Pulau Redang; it was spotted by
two Kuantan boats and they set off...”
In its early days, it was known as Kampung Teruntum (Teruntum
Village). The village was situated at the mouth of Teruntum River
which is in front of the current hospital and it was established by
Haji Senik and his followers in the 1850s. Early primary economic
activities included fishing and small businesses. The main evidence
of the establishment of the village is the cemetery that is situated
near Taman Esplanade in front of the current Hospital Tengku Ampuan
Afzan.
Towards the late 19th century, arrival of Chinese miners and traders
saw the establishment of a township in Kuantan and nearby tin mining
areas such as Gambang and Sungai Lembing. Similar to what occurred
in other states in Peninsular Malaysia, rubber plantations attracted
Indian settlers as well.
The sinking of HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse took place off
the coast of Kuantan on 10 December 1941.
Sources: Wikipedia
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