Kijal | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | Malaysia West |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Peninsular Malaysia |
Pushpin Map1: | Malaysia |
Pushpin Label Position1: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption1: | Location in Malaysia |
Coordinates: | 4.3361°N 103.4819°W |
Subdivision Type: | City |
Subdivision Name: | Malaysia |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Terengganu |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Kemaman |
Government Type: | Council Government |
Leader Title: | District officer |
Area Total Km2: | 100 |
Population Total: | 6,482 [1] |
Population As Of: | 2017[2] |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 24xxx |
Blank1 Name: | Vehicle registration plate prefix |
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.
East Coast Expressway (Lebuhraya Pantai Timur), exit 845 (Kijal Interchange) serves Kijal.