Bandar Bukit Besi

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Bandar Bukit Besi

Coordinates4.75°, 103.19°

Demographic figures from Department of Statistics Malaysia. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Bukit Besi is a small town in Dungun, Terengganu, Malaysia. The city is currently regaining popularity due a museum being built there.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Terengganu

• Kampung Pinang Baru
  3.9 mi away
• Kampung Pinang
  4.1 mi away
• Kampung Panchur
  5.8 mi away
• Kampung Landas
  12.6 mi away
• Kampung Baharu Lubuk Periuk
  12.8 mi away
• Dungun
  15.9 mi away · pop. 158,128
• Rantau Abang
  16.1 mi away
• Kampung Perok
  16.7 mi away
• Kampung Pela
  17.8 mi away
• Kampung Durian Kassim
  18.6 mi away
• Kampung Pasir Puteh
  18.8 mi away
• Kampung Bukit Diman
  19.3 mi away

Browse all places in Terengganu →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Slender Pitcher-Plant

Nepenthes gracilis

Seen 2026-08-25

White-throated Kingfisher

Halcyon smyrnensis

Seen 2026-02-07

Chengal

Neobalanocarpus heimii

Seen 2025-10-12

Tridax Daisy

Tridax procumbens

Seen 2024-07-07

Giant Redeye

Gangara thyrsis

Seen 2024-07-03

Black-tipped Archduke

Lexias dirtea

Seen 2022-07-28

Oriental Pied Hornbill

Anthracoceros albirostris

Seen 2020-08-13

Malayan Tapir

Tapirus indicus

Seen 2008-07-08

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).