Kuala Berang

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Kuala Berang

Total population

5,803

Coordinates5.07°, 103.02°

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

Overview

Kuala Berang is the seat and largest town of Hulu Terengganu District, Terengganu, Malaysia. The town serves as a gateway to Kenyir Lake. The Terengganu Inscription Stone was found near Kuala Berang in 1899. The town of Kuala Berang was the first capital of the modern Sultanate of Terengganu before moving to Kuala Terengganu.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

M

Mat Over

actor

A

Alias Ali

Malaysian politician

Mamad Puteh

Malaysian politician

A

Ahmad Sidi Ismail

Malaysian Politician

R

Rahmat Makasuf

Malaysian footballer

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

Nearby places in Terengganu

• Kampung Bukit Kolam
  5.4 mi away
• Kampung Bukit Diman
  8.1 mi away
• Kampung Durian Kassim
  8.9 mi away
• Kampung Bukit Sawa
  9.6 mi away
• Kampung Pelam
  9.7 mi away
• Kampung Batu 9
  11.7 mi away
• Kampung Pulau Manis
  12.2 mi away
• Kampung Peradong
  13.8 mi away
• Kampung Padang Midin
  14.1 mi away
• Kampung Pulau Bahagia
  14.1 mi away
• Kampung Gong Kiat
  14.6 mi away
• Kampung Binjai Berambu
  14.7 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

Terengganu Betta

Betta stigmosa

Seen 2026-09-02

Chamaeleon Nerite

Nerita chamaeleon

Seen 2026-07-20

Asian Painted Frog

Kaloula pulchra

Seen 2026-04-10

Asian Magpie Moth

Nyctemera baulus

Seen 2026-02-23

Spanner Barb

Striuntius lateristriga

Seen 2025-11-16

Buff-rumped Woodpecker

Meiglyptes grammithorax

Seen 2025-09-07

Rufescent Prinia

Prinia rufescens

Seen 2025-09-07

Rufous Woodpecker

Micropternus brachyurus

Seen 2025-09-07

Puff-throated Babbler

Pellorneum ruficeps

Seen 2025-09-07

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