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Bera

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 renowned 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.
 
Tasik Bera, Pahang is the largest natural lake of Malaysia. It is situated in southwest Pahang and the lake is 35 km long and 20 wide. Considered as the largest freshwater swamp, Tasik Bera Lake is unique for its wetland wilderness. The lake is encircled by a long stretch of lowland dipterocarp forests that are home to a wide array of plants and animals. The lake also plays an important role in the lives of the Semelai branch of the Orang Asli people, who live in the wetlands. Since November 1994, the lake has been protected under the Ramsar Convention. 

The lake is also significant because of its biodiversity. The lake nestles about 94 fish species, 200 bird species and reptilian species. Some of the reptiles found in the lake belong to the group of endangered species like the Malayan False Gharial, which is a fish eating crocodile, Striped Giant Soft-Shelled Turtle, Malayan Giant Turtle, reticular pythons that can grow up to 18 feet, monitor lizards and varieties of frog species. If you are lucky you might be able see large mammals in the area.
 

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