Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Dungun is a coastal district of the Malaysian state of Terengganu. Kuala Dungun is the capital of the district. Dungun is made up of eleven 'mukim', or subdistricts: Abang, Besol, Jengai, Jerangau, Kuala Dungun, Kuala Paka, Kumpal, Pasir Raja, Rasau, Sura, and Hulu Paka. Dungun used to be an iron mining town in the 1940s.
Kuala Dungun is located at the mouth of the Dungun River, which flows into the South China Sea.It is bordered by the mukims of Jerangau to the north, Pasir Raja to the east, Hulu Paka to the south, and Paka to the west.
Terengganu used to be Malaysia's poorest state until oil and gas were discovered off its coastline in the 80s. [49] Terengganu's main industry now is petroleum and gas. There are huge petrochemical complexes near Paka and Kerteh, involving many joint ventures between the Malaysian national oil company, Petronas, and foreign multinationals.
In Peninsular Malaysia, a district is a subdivision of a state.A mukim (commune, sub-district or parish) is a subdivision of a district.The National Land Code assigns land matters, including the delineation of districts, to the purview of state governments. [1]
Dungun is a federal constituency in Dungun District, Terengganu, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1959.. The federal constituency was created in the 1958 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.
Rank District City/Town Population as 2010 1: Kuala Terengganu: Kuala Terengganu: 337,553 2: Kemaman: Chukai: 89,340 3: Dungun: Dungun: 73,341 4: Besut: Jerteh: 39,064
The descendants of Terengganu Malays can also be found in the Anambas Islands (part of the Riau Islands province) in Indonesia. [1] As of 2010, it is estimated that the population of Terengganuan Malays is around 1.1 million people, and they form 94% of Terengganu's population, making them the dominant ethnic group in the state. [2]
Federal Territory (Malaysia) — Kuala Lumpur: Kuala Lumpur H: 1674621: 243: 6,891.4 — Putrajaya: Putrajaya P: 72413: 49: 1,477.8 Johor: Batu Pahat District: Batu Pahat: Batu Pahat M Yong Peng D: 417458: 1873: 222.9 Johor Bahru District: Johor Bahru: Johor Bahru C Iskandar Puteri C Pasir Gudang C: 1386569: 1064: 1,303.2 Kluang District ...