Terengganu

Terengganu
Tranung
Terengganu Darul Iman
ترڠݢانو دار الإيمان
Other transcription(s)
 • Jawiترڠݢانو
 • Chinese登嘉楼 (Simplified)
登嘉樓 (Traditional)
 • Tamilதிராங்கானு
Tiraṅkāṉu (Transliteration)
Nickname: 
Turtle state
Motto(s): 
Maju, Berkat dan Sejahtera
ماجو، بركت دان سجهترا
Advanced, Blessed and Prosperous
Anthem: Selamat Sultan
سلامت سلطان
(God) Save The Sultan
   Terengganu in    Malaysia
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Coordinates: 4°45′N 103°0′E / 4.750°N 103.000°E / 4.750; 103.000
Capital
(and largest city)
Kuala Terengganu
Royal capitalKuala Terengganu
Government
 • TypeParliamentary constitutional monarchy
 • SultanMizan Zainal Abidin
 • Menteri BesarAhmad Samsuri Mokhtar (PN-PAS)
Area
 • Total13,035 km2 (5,033 sq mi)
Highest elevation1,519 m (4,984 ft)
Population
 (2020 Census)[3]
 • Total1,149,440[1](10th)
 • Demonym
Terengganuan Ganu
Demographics of Terengganu
 • Ethnic composition
 • Languages
 • Religions
Economy
 • HDI (2021)0.791 (high) (11th
 • GDP (2021)RM 38.2 billion
 • GDP per capita (2021)RM 32,199
Postal code
20xxx to 24xxx
Calling code09
Vehicle registrationT
Establishment of the Sultanate1724
British control1909
Japanese occupation1942
Accession into the Federation of Malaya1948
Independence as part of the Federation of Malaya31 August 1957
Websitewww.terengganu.gov.my

Terengganu (Malay pronunciation: [tərəŋɡanu]; Terengganu Malay: Tranung, Jawi: ترڠݢانو‎), formerly spelled Trengganu or Tringganu, is a sultanate and federal state of Malaysia. The state is also known by its Arabic honorific, Dāru l-Īmān ("Abode of Faith"). The coastal city of Kuala Terengganu, which stands at the mouth of the broad Terengganu River, is both the state and royal capital as well as the most populous city in Terengganu. Other major cities and towns includes Jerteh, Kuala Dungun, Chukai, Kuala Berang, Marang, and Permaisuri. At 13,035 square kilometres in size and a population of over 1.2 million people in 2023, Terengganu is Malaysia's 7th largest state by area and 10th largest in population. Terengganu, along with Kelantan, Perlis, and the Federal Territory of Putrajaya, is one of the most homogeneous states/territories in the country of which 95% of the population are ethnic Malay-Muslims with its own distinct language/dialect, culture, history, and tradition.

Located on the East Coast region of Peninsular Malaysia, Terengganu borders with the state of Kelantan to the north and Pahang to the west and south, while to the east of Terengganu is the South China Sea. Terengganu is geographically divided into sparsely populated and mountainous inland (known as Terengganu Highlands of which the highest point is Mount Lawit at 1,519 metres) that spans from the border with Kelantan to Kemaman district and largely flat coastal plains of which most of the state's 1.1 million people are concentrated. The state is known for having the longest coastline in East Malaysia and achieved the Malaysian Book of Records for having the cleanest beach in the country.[4] Many of the most popular islands in Malaysia are located in the state of Terengganu such as Perhentian, Kapas, and Redang islands, as well as Bidong Island, which was once a refuge to tens of thousands of Vietnamese refugees in the 1970s.

  1. ^ "Department of Statistics Malaysia Official Portal". www.dosm.gov.my.
  2. ^ "Laporan Kiraan Permulaan 2010". Jabatan Perangkaan Malaysia. p. 27. Archived from the original on 27 December 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  3. ^ "Population by States and Ethnic Group". Department of Information, Ministry of Communications and Multimedia, Malaysia. 2015. Archived from the original on 12 February 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  4. ^ "Terengganu has longest, cleanest beach: Malaysia Book of Records | New Straits Times". 25 August 2015.

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