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1.149 mil Population
Head of Government: Menteri Besar
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13,035 km² Size
Area code: 09
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Kuala Terengganu State Capital
Region: Peninsular Malaysia
Why Terengganu
Reason to Invest
- Strategic location
- Rich in natural resources
- Attractive incentives
- Good infrastructures
- Lower costs of doing business
- Oil & Gas origin of Malaysia
- Political stability
- Talented workforce
- Readiness of supply chain
GDP by Economic Activities
2021
- Mining & Quarrying: RM187 mil
- Import Duties: RM35 mil
- Services: RM18.2 mil
- Manufacturing: RM12.07 mil
- Agriculture: RM2.94 mil
- Construction: RM1.16 mil
Resources
2021
- Employment: 451,800
- Labour Force: 472,700
- Working age group (15 - 64): 835,400
- Agriculture Area: 455,382 (ha)
- Wildlife Forest Reserve: 15,000 (ha)
- Permanent Forest Reserve: 558,216 (ha)
- Total Water Supply: 207,381 (M3/Day)
- Coastline: 244 km
- Private Solar Power Plant: 27.2 (mW)
- Other Power Plants: 4,322 (kW)
- Sultan Mahmud Hydroelectric Plant: Kenyir 1 - 400 (mW), Kenyir 2 - 265 (mW)
Labour Force Participant
2021
- Working Age Group (15 -64): 835.4k
- Labour Force: 472.7k
- Number of Employed Persons: 451.8k
- Labour Force Participation Rate: 56.6%
- Number of Unemployed Persons: 20.9k
- Unemployment Rate: 4.4%
- Labour Force: 472.7k
- External Labour Force: 362.7k
Clusters
Tourism
- Urban Tourism
- Eco and Island Tourism
- Cultural Heritage Tourism
- 202 Tourism Products
Manufacturing, Oil & Gas
- Oil & Gas industry focuses onshore and offshore activities
- Maritime/Marine Industry focuses on Shipbuilding, maintanance, repair and overhaul
- Timber and Wood based industry
- Industry and infrastructure development based on IR 4.0
Biotechnology
- Biotechnology industry focuses on the production of bio-based product renewable waste
- Agriculture Biotechnology involves aquaculture and agriculture projects
- Bio-medical (Pharmaceutical and Wellness)
Communications, Content, Infrastructure & Emerging Technologies
- Content Factory: Focus on Educational Edutainment and Family Entertainment
- Digital Terengganu: Ecosystem to entice global business opportunities and investors to start their business
- Commercialisation of Emerging Technology: CoE for simulation, visualisation, non-destructive testing, as well as data management and analytics
*Source: Invest Terengganu / Terengganu State Economic Planning Unit