Marang

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Marang

Total population

105,283

Coordinates5.21°, 103.21°

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

Overview

Marang is a town and the seat of Marang District, in the state of Terengganu, Malaysia. The town is located on the South China Sea coast on the main highway between Kuala Terengganu and Kuantan.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

M

Mohd Shahrul Mat Amin

Malaysian bicycle racer

A

Abdul Hadi Awang

President of Malaysian Islamic Party

M

Mohd Faizal Muhammad

Faizal

M

Mohd Izham Tarmizi

Malaysian footballer

M

Mohd Sharmiza Yusoff

footballer

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Yahaya Ahmad

Malaysian businessman

Mohammad Faizal bin Ramly

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Nur Aiman Zariff

Malaysian cyclist

F

Faizal Muhamad

association football player

M

Muhammad Khalil Abdul Hadi

Malaysian politician

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

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

Tawny Hermit Crab

Coenobita rugosus

Seen 2026-09-19

Houndfish

Tylosurus crocodilus

Seen 2026-09-19

Ornate Sandgoby

Istigobius ornatus

Seen 2026-09-19

Great Eggfly

Hypolimnas bolina

Seen 2026-09-18

Common Moon Crab

Matuta victor

Seen 2026-09-18

Long-legged Hermit Crab

Clibanarius longitarsus

Seen 2026-09-18

Wavy Nerite

Nerita undata

Seen 2026-09-18

Chamaeleon Nerite

Nerita chamaeleon

Seen 2026-09-18

Banded-tail Glassy Perchlet

Ambassis urotaenia

Seen 2026-09-18

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