Kijal

This article is about the mukim. For the state constituency, see Kijal (state constituency).

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 km^2 (40 sq mi)
Population  (2017[2])
• Total	6,482 [1]
Postal code	24xxx

A street junction in Kijal

Kijal in Kemaman District

Kijal (Jawi: كيجل, 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.

Transport

E8 towards Kijal Interchange

East Coast Expressway (Lebuhraya Pantai Timur), exit 845 (Kijal Interchange) serves Kijal.

References

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