Jakuns are mostly located in the southern region of the Malay Peninsula, in the interior of the southwest Pahang and north Johor All Jakun settlements are located near the jungle, and their population is more or less dependent on jungle resources. The geography of this region varies from a wet swampy area to dense tropical jungles. The local climate is determined by high humidity and seasonal monsoons. Jakun live in villages belonging to different categories. This development is the "Rancangan Pengumpulan Semula" (RPS, "Regrouping Plan") settlement, a regrouping scheme for undeveloped settlements and those that are developing. In RPS settlements, all residents have individual house, built by the government where they are provided with electricity and water supply, communication facilities, public halls, shops, schools, children's and medical institutions, asphalted roads are laid for them. People from different settlements located in or near the jungle were moved to such villages. Much of the people still continue to live in old settlements. Usually there is no electricity there, water is taken from natural sources, and there are only a few houses built out of durable building materials. Access to these villages are through earthen roads and jungle paths. Some of the settlements that the Jakun people are located includes:-  The Jakun people are the second largest ethnic group among the Orang Asli and the largest among the Proto-Malay people group. They are numbered at 31,577 people as of 2010. The population dynamics of the Jakun people are as the following:- Distribution of the Jakun population by states (1996, JHEOA statistic):- Demographic data obtained during fieldwork among the Jakun people near Chini Lake, showed that the local population was relatively young people aged 30 to 40 years (30%) outnumbering the age group of 40 to 50 years (15%) and the largest age group was the 5 to 12 years old. There were also more women than men. Most of the respondents were married, the size of the family ranged from 8 to 12 members. The Jakuns are taller than the other aboriginal peoples of the Malay Peninsula, the Semang and Sakai tribes. Jakun people typically have olive-brown to dark copper skin color. Some have intermarried with ethnic Malays or Chinese. Those who marry or assimilated with Malays usually adhere or convert to Islam, and end up abandoning their culture and traditions. While families with Chinese heritage may practice Chinese folk religion in addition to Jakun customs.