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TERENGGANU

Kuala Terengganu

11 source-backed district metrics covering population, household and education data.

LOCAL DATA STORY · TERENGGANU

What defines Kuala Terengganu right now?

Four comparable district measures open the story. Each keeps its own source period because local datasets are not all updated in the same year.

POPULATION · 2026251,300PopulationpeopleHOUSEHOLDS · 2024RM 6,615Median household incomemedian monthly household incomeHOUSEHOLDS · 2024RM 5,264Household expendituremean monthly household expenditureHOUSEHOLDS · 20244.2%Poverty ratehouseholds in poverty

RINGKASNYA

Kuala Terengganu dalam angka utama.

Ringkasan ini menghimpunkan angka utama daerah yang telah diterbitkan. Carta di bawah menunjukkan butiran dan perubahan mengikut tempoh.

01

Kira-kira 251,300 orang tinggal di Kuala Terengganu berdasarkan angka 2026.

02

Dari segi jumlah penduduk, Kuala Terengganu berada di tempat #1 daripada 8 daerah Terengganu yang mempunyai data.

03

Kalau isi rumah disusun daripada pendapatan paling rendah ke paling tinggi, titik tengahnya sekitar RM 6,615 sebulan pada 2024.

04

Secara purata, isi rumah membelanjakan sekitar RM 5,264 sebulan pada 2024.

05

Kadar kemiskinan yang diterbitkan untuk daerah ini ialah 4.2% pada 2024.

Perlu ingat

Angka datang daripada beberapa sumber dan tahun berbeza. Satu angka sahaja tidak menerangkan keseluruhan keadaan daerah.

WHERE IT SITS

Kuala Terengganu inside Terengganu.

Select another district on the map to preview it without losing geographic context.
MAP BYPopulation
Besut · 169,400 people · 2026Dungun · 171,900 people · 2026Kemaman · 238,000 people · 2026Kuala Terengganu · 251,300 people · 2026Marang · 130,700 people · 2026Hulu Terengganu · 75,100 people · 2026Setiu · 65,300 people · 2026Kuala Nerus · 159,200 people · 2026
LOWHIGH
Population · 20268 districts with published values
RANKED VIEWPopulation across Terengganu
2026 · click a district to locate it

LATEST AVAILABLE VALUES

Kuala Terengganu at a glance.

Each card keeps its own source period visible. District datasets are not all updated in the same year.
Population2026
251,300

people

Department of Statistics MalaysiaDepartment of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)Watch ↗
Households2024
RM 6,615

median monthly household income

Department of Statistics MalaysiaDepartment of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)Watch ↗
Households2024
RM 5,264

mean monthly household expenditure

Department of Statistics MalaysiaDepartment of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)Watch ↗
Households2024
RM 7,279

mean monthly household income

Department of Statistics MalaysiaDepartment of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)Ask ↗
Households2024
4.2%

households in poverty

Department of Statistics MalaysiaDepartment of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)Ask ↗
Households2024
0.267

household-income inequality

Department of Statistics MalaysiaDepartment of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)Ask ↗
Education2025
50,325

students

Ministry of Education MalaysiaMinistry of Education MalaysiaWatch ↗
Education2025
77

institutions

Ministry of Education MalaysiaMinistry of Education MalaysiaAsk ↗
Education2025
11.9

students per teacher

Ministry of Education MalaysiaMinistry of Education MalaysiaWatch ↗
Agriculture2017
8,328.2

metric tonnes

Department of Statistics MalaysiaMinistry of Agriculture and Food Security / Department of Agriculture / DOSMWatch ↗
Health2022
1,155

active public-sector hospital beds

MOHMinistry of Health MalaysiaWatch ↗

RANK THROUGH TIME

How Kuala Terengganu's position changed.

Rank #1 means the highest published numeric value among districts with data in that period; it does not mean “best.”

WHAT STANDS OUT HERE?

Read Kuala Terengganu as a local data story.

Derived only from published district values and same-period peer comparisons.
01LOCAL SCALE

#1 by population in Terengganu

The 2026 district estimate is 251,300, representing 19.9% of the population across the 8 published districts in this state source.

251,300 · 2026Watch source story →
02HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Above the state district median

Median monthly household income is RM 6,615 in 2024, RM 185 above the median across 8 published Terengganu districts.

RM 6,615 · 2024Watch source story →
03POVERTY RATE

Below the state district median

The published poverty rate is 4.2% in 2024, 0.4 percentage points below the median across 8 published Terengganu districts.

4.2% · 2024Ask about this →
04AGRICULTURE

Coconut leads recorded crop output

Coconut is the largest recorded crop species in the district, at 1,709.9 tonnes or 20.5% of recorded crop tonnage. Total crop production ranks #5 of 8 published districts in Terengganu.

8,328.2 · 2017Watch source story →
05HEALTH CAPACITY

#1 by public-sector hospital beds

Kuala Terengganu has 1,155 active public-sector hospital beds in the 2022 source, ranking #1 of 7 published districts in Terengganu. Absolute capacity is not adjusted for population or referral catchment.

1,155 · 2022Watch source story →

STATISTICAL PEERS

Districts most similar to Kuala Terengganu.

Similarity uses shared same-period population, income, spending and poverty values.

POSITION INSIDE TERENGGANU

How Kuala Terengganu ranks in the state.

Rankings use only districts with a published value for the same metric and period.
Population#1

of 8 districts

251,300 · 2026
Median household income#4

of 8 districts

RM 6,615 · 2024
Household expenditure#4

of 8 districts

RM 5,264 · 2024
Government-school enrolment#1

of 8 districts

50,325 · 2025
Crop production#5

of 8 districts

8,328.2 · 2017
Public-sector hospital beds#1

of 7 districts

1,155 · 2022

HOUSEHOLD CONTEXT

Income, spending and vulnerability.

Median household incomeRM 6,6152024
Household expenditureRM 5,2642024
Mean household incomeRM 7,2792024
Poverty rate4.2%2024
Gini coefficient0.2672024

EDUCATION FOOTPRINT

Local government-school scale.

Government-school enrolment50,3252025
Public education institutions772025
Students per teacher11.92025

AGRICULTURAL SIGNATURE

Coconut

Total crop production8.3K t2017
Dominant crop groupIndustrial Crops2017
Dominant species output1.7K t2017
Watch district crop story →

EXPLORE THE STATE

Other districts in Terengganu.

State overview →
TerengganuKemaman
238Kpopulation
Open district →TerengganuDungun
171.9Kpopulation
Open district →TerengganuBesut
169.4Kpopulation
Open district →TerengganuKuala Nerus
159.2Kpopulation
Open district →TerengganuMarang
130.7Kpopulation
Open district →TerengganuHulu Terengganu
75.1Kpopulation
Open district →TerengganuSetiu
65.3Kpopulation
Open district →TerengganuHulu
—population
Open district →
Source discipline

Population comes from DOSM administrative-district estimates, household indicators from district HIES, education from Ministry of Education district tables, crop production from MAFS/DOA/DOSM, and public hospital capacity from Ministry of Health records. PulseKita does not fill missing district values by estimation.

Data tahun semasa · 2026