Gambang is a transit town in Pahang

Pahang

Pahang is the third largest state in Malaysia, after Sarawak and Sabah, occupying the huge Pahang River river basin. It is bordered to the north by Kelantan, to the west by Perak, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, to the south by Johor and to the east by Terengganu and the South China Sea.Its state...

, Malaysia. It is about 30 km from the state capital, Kuantan

Kuantan

Kuantan is the state capital of Pahang, the 3rd largest state in Malaysia. It is situated 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...

. It is located at a junction between Federal route

Malaysia Federal Route 2

Federal Route 2 is a main federal roads in Malaysia. The roads connects Port Klang in Selangor to Kuantan Port in Pahang. Federal Route 2 became the backbone of the road system linking the east and west coasts of Peninsula Malaysia before being surpassed by the East Coast Expressway .-Route...

 , MEC Highway

MEC Highway

MEC Highway or Lebuhraya MEC, Federal Route is a major highway in Pahang, Malaysia. MEC stands for the Malaysia Electric Corporation-Notable features:...

 (Federal route ) and Tun Razak Highway

Tun Razak Highway

Tun Razak Highway, Federal Route , or also known as Segamat-Kuantan Highway is a federal highway running from the town of Segamat, Johor to Gambang before proceeding another via Federal route to Gambang near Kuantan, Pahang...

 (Federal route ). The Malaysia Electric Corporation (MEC) town (Bandar MEC) and electrical appliances manufacturing factory is located here. It is accessible via the Gambang Interchange of the East Coast Expressway

East Coast Expressway

The East Coast Expressway, ECE or is an expressway in Malaysia. It is an extension of Kuala Lumpur-Karak Expressway, which starts from Kuala Lumpur to Karak. It provides a link from the West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia to the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia. It features a closed toll system...

 (ECE) .

Education

Gambang had been developed to be an Education City since the past ten years starting with the building of Kolej Universiti Kejuruteraan dan Teknologi Malaysia (KUKTEM) or now known as Universiti Malaysia Pahang

Universiti Malaysia Pahang

University Malaysia Pahang is a Malaysian government university. It was formerly known as Kolej Universiti Kejuruteraan dan Teknologi Malaysia .-History:...

. After Universiti Malaysia Pahang was build, the Federal Government under the Ministry of Education

Ministry of Education (Malaysia)

The Ministry of Education is a Government ministry responsible for Malaysian educational matters...

 had formed a foundation college here in Gambang, namely Kolej Matrikulasi Pahang.

Currently, the government is in the process of building a Universiti Teknologi MARA

Universiti Teknologi MARA

Universiti Teknologi MARA is a coeducational public university with its main campus located in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia.It is the flagship institution of the Universiti Teknologi MARA...

's branch in Gambang. The project had just been started.

Other than universities and colleges, a Sport's school is also here in Gambang. Sekolah Sukan Pahang (or known by the locals as Sekolah Sukan Gambang) is the third Sport's School formed after Sekolah Sukan Bukit Jalil

Sekolah Sukan Bukit Jalil

The Bukit Jalil Sports School or Sekolah Sukan Bukit Jalil is the first sports school in Malaysia. The school is located at the National Sports Complex compound in Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur....

 and Sekolah Sukan Tunku Mahkota Ismail

Sekolah Sukan Tunku Mahkota Ismail

Sekolah Sukan Tunku Mahkota Ismail is a sports school in Bandar Penawar, Johor, Malaysia...

. The school is located directly in front of Universiti Malaysia Pahang main entrance and beside Universiti Malaysia Pahang's forth college.

Attractions

Gambang is a small town outside of Pahang's capital, Kuantan. The main attraction here in Gambang is the Bukit Gambang Resort City. Currently, Bukit Gambang Resort City houses to apartments building, hotels and a water-recreational centre. Located 8KM from one of Malaysia's best university, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Bukit Gambang Resort City is a tourist attraction in and outside of Malaysia.

Other than the resort, Pusat Rekreasi Sungai Pancing (Pancing River Recreational Centre) is also located here. It's a waterfall outside of the jungle in Gambang and a popular spot for the locals to spend their weekends.

Several eateries are also available here. Among them are;

• Mee Kari Along
• Gambang Food Court
• Gambang Point
• Indian Curry House

During Ramadhan (Muslim's fasting month), there will be a bazaar held in Gambang. It sells a wide variety of food from traditional cakes to dessert. The bazaar will be opened at Gambang's main crossroad, located 2 Kilometres from the Gambang's toll gate.