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Terengganu Tranung | |
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| Terengganu Darul Iman | |
| Nickname(s): Turtle state | |
| Motto: Maju, Berkat dan Sejahtera Advanced, Blessed and Prosperous | |
| Anthem: Selamat Sultan | |
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| Country |  Malaysia |
| The earliest recorded settlement[1] | 6th CE |
| As an independent sultanate | 1725 |
| Siamese control | 19th CE |
| British control | 1909 |
| Japanese occupation | 1942 |
| Accession into the Federation of Malaya | 1948 |
| Malayan Declaration of Independence | 31 August 1957 |
| Proclamation of Malaysia | 16 September 1963 |
| Capital and largest city | Kuala Terengganu 4°45′N 103°0′E / 4.750°N 103.000°E |
| Royal capital | Kuala Terengganu |
| Official languages | Malay |
| Recognised regional languages | |
| Ethnic groups (2020)[2] |
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| Religion (2020)[2] |
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| Demonym(s) | Terengganuan Ganu |
| Government | Parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
• Sultan | Mizan Zainal Abidin |
| Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar (PN–PAS) | |
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly |
| Area | |
• Total | 13,035 km2 (5,033 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 1,519 m (4,984 ft) |
| Population | |
• 2020 census | 1,149,440[3] |
• Density | 89/km2 (230.5/sq mi) (10th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2023 estimate |
• Total | $26.311 billion (12th) |
• Per capita | $21,756[4] (12th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2023 estimate |
• Total | $8.251 billion (12th) |
• Per capita | $6,823[4] (15th) |
| Gini (2022) |  0.326[5]low |
| HDI (2023) |  0.782[6]high · 12th |
| Currency | Malaysian ringgit (RM/MYR) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (Malaysian Time) |
| Date format | dd-mm-yyyy |
| Driving side | Left |
| Calling code | 09 |
| Postal code | 20xxx to 24xxx |
| ISO 3166 code | MY-11 |
| Website | terengganu |
Terengganu (Malay pronunciation: [tərəŋɡanu]; Terengganu Malay: Tranung, 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 (5,033 sq mi) 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, 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 (4,984 ft)) that span from the border with Kelantan to Kemaman district and largely flat coastal plains where 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 an entry in the Malaysian Book of Records for having the cleanest beach in the country.[9] 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.
- ^ Gin, Ooi Keat (18 December 2017). Historical Dictionary of Malaysia. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-5381-0885-7.
- ^ a b "Key Findings of Population and Housing Census of Malaysia 2020" (pdf) (in Malay and English). Department of Statistics, Malaysia. ISBN 978-967-2000-85-3.
- ^ "Department of Statistics Malaysia Official Portal". www.dosm.gov.my.
- ^ a b DOSM. "Department of Statistics Malaysia". www.dosm.gov.my. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ^ "Laporan Sosioekonomi Negeri Kelantan 2023". Department of Statistics Malaysia (in Malay). August 2024. ISSN 2600-9919.
- ^ "Malaysia Human Development Index (MHDI), 2023". dosm.gov.my. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ "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.