Kijal

Kijal
Kijal
Town
	Kijal Beach
	Kijal Peninsular Malaysia
	Coordinates: 4°20′10″N 103°28′55″E / 4.33611°N 103.48194°E
City	Malaysia
State	Terengganu
District	Kemaman
Government
• Type	Council Government
Area
• Total	100 km2 (40 sq mi)
Population (2017)
• Total	6,482
Postal code	24xxx

Kijal (Jawi: كيجل, est. pop. (2000 census): 4,375)^[3] is a mukim in Kemaman District, Terengganu, Malaysia. The town is well known for the Awana Kijal Golf and Beach Resort, a luxury resort which is owned by the Genting Group. Kijal is also known for its lemang and durian. The Kijal Beach stretches for 8 kilometers with rocky outcrops in the north at "Awana Kijal" and south at "Bukit Penunjuk". The famous "sleeping giant" rock formation in the sea is located at Penunjuk beach, where a tidal estuary is often used for anchoring of traditional fishing boats. Also known as Mirul Kijal's Hometown.

Transport

East Coast Expressway (Lebuhraya Pantai Timur), exit 845 (Kijal Interchange) serves Kijal.

References

^ "Department of Statistics Malaysia Official Portal". statistics.gov.my.
^ "Statistics". Archived from the original on 2016-04-15.
^ Dept. of Urban and Rural Planning, Terengganu State Government. Rancangan Struktur Negeri Terengganu 2005-2015 (Malay), 2005

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[1] "Department of Statistics Malaysia Official Portal". statistics.gov.my.

[2] "Statistics". Archived from the original on 2016-04-15.

[3] Dept. of Urban and Rural Planning, Terengganu State Government. Rancangan Struktur Negeri Terengganu 2005-2015 (Malay), 2005

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