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Kuala Besut

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Kuala Besut

Total population

152,800

Coordinates5.83°, 102.56°

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City facts

Overview

Kuala Besut is a mukim in Besut District, Terengganu, Malaysia.

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History & geography

History

Imperial Japanese forces from Kota Bharu successfully invades Kuala Besut on 10 December 1942 in order to capture the airfield on Gong Kedak before proceeding to the capital of Terengganu.

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Geography

Latitude
5.8284
Longitude
102.5561
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

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Walkability

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.84
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,765

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

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
143
Avg daily Wikipedia views
5
Attention level
Obscure

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  • • Wikipedia
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  • • Open Library