Terengganu
Tranung | |
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| Terengganu Darul Iman ترڠݢانو دار الإيمان | |
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Jawi | ترڠݢانو |
| • Chinese | 登嘉楼 (Simplified) 登嘉樓 (Traditional) |
| • Tamil | திராங்கானு 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 | |
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| Coordinates: 4°45′N 103°0′E / 4.750°N 103.000°E | |
| Country |  Malaysia |
| Capital (and largest city) | Kuala Terengganu |
| Royal capital | Kuala Terengganu |
| Government | |
| • Type | Parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
| • Sultan | Mizan Zainal Abidin |
| • Menteri Besar | Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar (PN–PAS) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13,035 km2 (5,033 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 1,519 m (4,984 ft) |
| Population (2020 Census)[3] | |
| • Total | 1,149,440[1](10th) |
| • Demonym | Terengganuan Ganu |
| Demographics of Terengganu | |
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| Economy | |
| • HDI (2022) | 0.787 (high) (12th) |
| • GDP (2021) | RM 38.2 billion |
| • GDP per capita (2021) | RM 32,199 |
| Postal code | 20xxx to 24xxx |
| Calling code | 09 |
| Vehicle registration | T |
| Establishment of the Sultanate | 1724 |
| British control | 1909 |
| Japanese occupation | 1942 |
| Accession into the Federation of Malaya | 1948 |
| Independence as part of the Federation of Malaya | 31 August 1957 |
| Website | www |
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, at the mouth of the Terengganu River, is both the state and royal capital as well as the most populous city in Terengganu. Other major cities and towns include 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 and 10th most populated. 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 of Peninsular Malaysia, Terengganu borders the state of Kelantan to the north and Pahang to the west and south, and the South China Sea to the east. Terengganu is geographically divided into sparsely populated and mountainous inland (known as the Terengganu Highlands of which the highest point is Mount Lawit at 1,519 metres) that span 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 Peninsular 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 such as Perhentian, Kapas, and Redang islands, as well as Bidong Island, once a refuge to tens of thousands of Vietnamese refugees in the 1970s.
- ^ "Department of Statistics Malaysia Official Portal". www.dosm.gov.my.
- ^ "Laporan Kiraan Permulaan 2010". Jabatan Perangkaan Malaysia. p. 27. Archived from the original on 27 December 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Terengganu has longest, cleanest beach: Malaysia Book of Records | New Straits Times". 25 August 2015.