Map of Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia

Kuala Terengganu is the administrative centre of Terengganu, Malaysia, with a population of about 426,500. It lies at 5.3302°N, 103.1408°E. Kuala Terengganu is about 292 km (181 mi) northeast of Kuala Lumpur, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Kampong Pangkal Kalong, 121 km to the northwest.

Kuala Terengganu at a glance

Where is Kuala Terengganu?

• The 13th largest city in Malaysia by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 49 min on the shortest day to 12 h 26 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Kuala Terengganu

• Kampong Pangkal Kalong — 121 km northwest
• Cukai — 124 km south
• Kota Bharu — 133 km northwest
• Pasir Mas — 137 km northwest
• Su-ngai Kolok — 152 km northwest, Thailand
• Kuantan — 171 km south
• Jerantut — 177 km southwest
• Narathiwat — 190 km northwest, Thailand
• Raub — 223 km southwest
• Mentekab — 223 km southwest

Largest cities in Terengganu

• Cukai — 82,425

Largest cities in Malaysia

• Kuala Lumpur — 1,453,975
• Johor Bahru — 858,118
• Kampung Baru Subang — 833,571
• Petaling Jaya — 807,879
• Ipoh — 759,952
• Shah Alam — 740,750
• Malacca — 579,000
• Kota Bharu — 568,900
• Kuantan — 548,014
• Sungai Petani — 544,851

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.