Sungai Lembing | |
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Town | |
| Sungai Lembing Town Pekan Sungai Lembing | |
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Jawi | سوڠاي لمبيڠ |
| • Chinese | 双溪林明 (Simplified) 雙溪林明 (Traditional) Shuāngxīlínmíng (Hanyu Pinyin) |
| • Tamil | சுங்கை லெம்பிங் Cuṅkai Lempiṅ (Transliteration) |
| • Japanese | スンガイ・レンビン (Katakana) Sungai Renbin (Rōmaji) |
 Sungai Lembing downtown | |
| Etymology: Malay: Sungai Lembing (spear river) | |
| Nickname(s): | |
 Location of Sungai Lembing in Pahang | |
  Sungai Lembing  Sungai Lembing Sungai Lembing (Malaysia)  Sungai Lembing Sungai Lembing (Southeast Asia) | |
| Coordinates: 3°55′00.9″N 103°02′05.9″E / 3.916917°N 103.034972°E | |
| Country |  Malaysia |
| State |  Pahang Darul Makmur |
| District | Kuantan District |
| Founded | 1900s[4] |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 5,000[3] |
| Time zone | UTC+08:00 (MST) |
| Postcode | 26200[5] |
| Telephone area code | +6-09 |
Sungai Lembing is a small town in Kuantan District, Pahang, Malaysia. It is about 42 km (26 miles) northwest of Kuantan.[6] The town was founded in the 1900s as a tin mining community when the British company Pahang Consolidated Company Limited (PCCL) set up the tin mining industry there after mining activities had begun in 1886. Sungai Lembing had electricity, schools, a cinema, its own petrol station, and a hospital.
In 1926, flooding damaged caused mining activities to be suspended for three months. The Great Depression and the Japanese occupation of Malaya greatly affected the town's tin mining industry. Since the independence of Malaya, Sungai Lembing has gone into decline as global demand and prices of tin dropped, resulting in the closure of the mines in 1987. Many residents moved away, causing facilities such as shops and petrol stations to close.
After 2001, Sungai Lembing was revitalized as a heritage tourism attraction with the opening of Sungai Lembing Museum. Subsequent government investment has made this area one of the important tourist attractions in Pahang. In 2014, the town had a population of around 5,000. A large fire in 2019 raised concern for the preservation of historical buildings.
- ^ Han Sean, Ong (2014-03-20). "Sungai Lembing's evolution from a tin-mining hub to a tourist destination". The Star. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
- ^ "陆续迎来访客 林明山镇 民宿客满" [Locals of Sungai Lembing continues to invite visitors, hotels are fully booked]. China Press (in Chinese). 2020-06-27. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
- ^ BERNAMA (2014-11-24). "Lebih 5,000 penduduk Sungai Lembing terputus hubungan" [More than 5,000 Sungai Lembing residents ends up cut off access to outside world]. Berita Harian (in Malay). Retrieved 2020-07-04.
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- ^ Wahida Kamaruzaman, Norul; Zulkiple, Adnan; Awang, Sharifah; Muhammad, Nurmunira (November 2014). "The Parametric Study on the Origin-Destination Survey of Rapid Kuantan's Use along Sungai Lembing Route, Pahang". Conference: 9th Malaysian Road Conference (in Malay): 1Pahang, Malaysia. doi:10.13140/2.1.1395.6805. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
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