Kijal

Kijal
Kijal
Town
	Kijal Beach
	Kijal Peninsular Malaysia
	Coordinates: 4°20′10″N 103°28′55″E
City	Malaysia
State	Terengganu
District	Kemaman
Government
• Type	Council Government
Area
• Total	100 km2 (40 sq mi)
Population (2017[1])
• Total	6,482 [2]
Postal code	24xxx

Kijal (est. pop. (2000 census): 4,375)[3] is a mukim in Kemaman District, Terengganu, Malaysia. The town is well known for the Awana Kijal Golf and Beach Resort, a luxury resort which is owned by the Genting Group. Kijal is also known for its lemang and durian. The Kijal Beach stretches for 8 kilometers with rocky outcrops in the north at "Awana Kijal" and south at "Bukit Penunjuk". The famous "sleeping giant" rock formation in the sea is located at Penunjuk beach, where a tidal estuary is often used for anchoring of traditional fishing boats. Also known as Mirul Kijal's Hometown.

A street junction in Kijal

Kijal in Kemaman District

References

"Statistics". Archived from the original on 2016-04-15.
"Department of Statistics Malaysia Official Portal". statistics.gov.my.
Dept. of Urban and Rural Planning, Terengganu State Government. Rancangan Struktur Negeri Terengganu 2005-2015 (Malay), 2005

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[1] "Statistics". Archived from the original on 2016-04-15.

[2] "Department of Statistics Malaysia Official Portal". statistics.gov.my.

[3] Dept. of Urban and Rural Planning, Terengganu State Government. Rancangan Struktur Negeri Terengganu 2005-2015 (Malay), 2005