It was said at one time in this area there is a tree named
Ru, or
Rhu (
Casuarina equisetifolia). Ru trees are unique compared with other casuarina trees that live here because of its cascading shape. One story tells of
rhu trees having a circumference that can fit as many as 40 people dining together. At first, people call this place name as
Rhu Ramping, and eventually
Rumpin and
Rompin. In colonial days, Kuala Rompin was a fishing village that is often visited by traders who commute between
Singapore and
Kuantan. In 1952 the Pahang state government made Rompin an autonomous sub-district under
Pekan. An Administrative Officer was subsequently appointed, taking the post of
Assistant District Officer, to be stationed in the autonomous subdistrict; British officer, J.B. Melford was appointed to that post on 16 December 1952. On July 31, 1976, the Sultan of Pahang, His Majesty
Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al Musta'in Billah upgraded Rompin into a full district, hence separating it from
Pekan and making Rompin the ninth district of Pahang. Rompin was given
one vote in the
parliament one decade later. Today, Rompin District is divided into five mukims (communes), namely
Tioman, Endau, Pontian,
Keratong and Kuala Rompin town. ==Attractions==