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Bera is a
district in Pahang, Malaysia. Bera district is founded on February 1, 1992
following the breaking up of the Temerloh district. Once considered as
problematic area (illegal land exploration), Bera emerged as an important
district especially in the agriculture sector. The district got the name
from the Malaysia's largest freshwater lake, Lake Bera.
According
to the Orang Asli Semelai, Bera derived its name from a type of seaweed,
‘’Reba’’. Located in the south-west of Pahang, the district bordered
Temerloh and Maran on the north,
Rompin on the east, Bentong 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.
Bera district is home to 88,800 people (estimate 2008), with the Malay/Bumiputra
formed the majority (55,000) (61.94%), the Chinese with 22,500 people
(25.34%), the Indian with 4,400 people (4.95%), while the Others and
Non-citizen with 400 (0.45%) and 6,500 (7.32%), respectively.
The major town in Bera are Bandar Bera and Teriang.
Sources:
Wikipedia
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