Terengganu

Coordinates: 4°45′N 103°0′E / 4.750°N 103.000°E / 4.750; 103.000
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Terengganu
Terengganu Darul Iman
ترڠݢانو دار الإيمان‎
登嘉楼虔诚之邦
Other transcription(s)
Flag of Terengganu
Coat of arms of Terengganu
Motto(s): 
Maju, Berkat dan Sejahtera
Anthem: Selamat Sultan
   Terengganu in    Malaysia
   Terengganu in    Malaysia
Coordinates: 4°45′N 103°0′E / 4.750°N 103.000°E / 4.750; 103.000
CapitalKuala Terengganu
Royal capitalKuala Terengganu
Government
 • TypeParliamentary constitutional monarchy
 • SultanSultan Mizan Zainal Abidin
 • Menteri BesarAhmad Samsuri Mokhtar (PAS)
Area
 • Total13,035 km2 (5,033 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[3]
 • Total1,210,500[1](10th)
 • Demonym
Terengganuan Terengganurian
Human Development Index
 • HDI (2017)0.807 (very high) (3rd)[4]
Postal code
20xxx to 24xxx
Calling code09
Vehicle registrationT
British control1909
Japanese occupation1942
Accession into the Federation of Malaya1948
Independence as part of the Federation of Malaya31 August 1957
Websitewww.terengganu.gov.my
Kuala Terengganu

Terangganu (Malay pronunciation: [tərəŋɡanu]; Jawi:ترڠݢانو, Terengganu Malay: Tranung, Thai: ตรังกานู) formerly spelled Trengganu or Tringganu, is a state in Malaysia on the northeastern part of Peninsular Malaysia. The capital city of Terengganu is Kuala Terengganu.[5]

References[change | change source]

  1. "Department of Statistics Malaysia".
  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. "Country Insights".
  5. "Terengganu: Beach Paradise". Tourism Malaysia. Archived from the original on 31 July 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2010.

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States: Johor | Kedah | Kelantan | Melaka | Negeri Sembilan | Pahang | Perak | Perlis | Penang | Sabah | Sarawak | Selangor | Terengganu
Federal Territories: Kuala Lumpur | Labuan | Putrajaya