Kerteh

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Kerteh

Total population

3,064

Land area256 km²

Coordinates4.51°, 103.44°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Kerteh is a coastal town and mukim in Kemaman District, Terengganu, Malaysia. Positioned along the eastern coastline facing the South China Sea, Kerteh was transformed from a traditional fishing village into the operational headquarters of Malaysia's national petroleum company, Petronas, following the discovery of offshore oil fields in the late 20th century. At night, the expansive illumination from the petrochemical refineries and processing facilities gives Kerteh its popular moniker, the "City of Light".

Geography

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

Notable people from here

Mohd Zubir Azmi

Malaysian footballer

T

Tengku Hassan Tengku Omar

Malaysian politician

Sulong Mahmood

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

Nearby places in Terengganu

• Taman Nabila
  1.8 mi away
• Taman Selasih 1
  2.1 mi away
• Kampung Labohan
  2.6 mi away
• Kampung Chabang
  3.5 mi away
• Kampung Pengkalan Ranggon
  3.8 mi away
• Kampung Batu Putih
  5.2 mi away
• Air Jernih
  7.5 mi away
• Taman D'Mawardah
  8.3 mi away
• Taman Mawardah Housing
  8.9 mi away
• Kampung Bukit Teruna
  9.2 mi away
• Kampung Meraga Beris
  9.5 mi away
• Pasir Belaram
  12 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

Red-eared Slider

Trachemys scripta elegans

Seen 2026-09-13

White-rumped Shama

Copsychus malabaricus

Seen 2026-08-16

White-thighed Surili

Presbytis siamensis

Seen 2026-08-16

Indian Garden Lizard

Calotes versicolor

Seen 2026-06-10

Dusky Leaf Monkey

Trachypithecus obscurus

Seen 2026-06-01

Pacific Swallow

Hirundo javanica

Seen 2026-05-30

Oriental Pied Hornbill

Anthracoceros albirostris

Seen 2026-05-24

White-bellied Sea-Eagle

Icthyophaga leucogaster

Seen 2026-05-22

Papaya

Carica papaya

Seen 2026-05-20

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