Marang, Terengganu

Marang (est. pop. (2000 census): 4,896)[1] 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. The main economic activity in Marang is fishery and tourism.

Marang Town
Bandar Marang
Other transcription(s)
 • Jawiمارانغ
 • Chinese马江
 • Tamilமாராங் டவுன்
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Etymology

The origin of the district's name is attributed to a Chinese entrepreneur of dried sea products known only by the name of Ma, who was one of the first settlers in the area. The sea products, consisting of fish and squid, are dried on racks called rang by the local populace. Given Ma owned all the rangs, the area became known as Ma rang (i.e. 'Ma's rangs'), which eventually became Marang.[2] According to a Malay teacher, the late Cikgu Osman, a teacher from Sek. Keb. Marang; Marang derives its name from Syed Muharram. The way the local pronounce Muharram, eventually became Marang.

Climate

Marang has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.

Climate data for Marang
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 27.8
(82.0)		 28.9
(84.0)		 30.2
(86.4)		 31.7
(89.1)		 32.2
(90.0)		 31.7
(89.1)		 31.5
(88.7)		 31.1
(88.0)		 30.9
(87.6)		 30.4
(86.7)		 29.0
(84.2)		 27.8
(82.0)		 30.3
(86.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 25.1
(77.2)		 25.7
(78.3)		 26.4
(79.5)		 27.4
(81.3)		 27.8
(82.0)		 27.3
(81.1)		 27.1
(80.8)		 26.9
(80.4)		 26.8
(80.2)		 26.6
(79.9)		 25.9
(78.6)		 25.2
(77.4)		 26.5
(79.7)
Average low °C (°F) 22.5
(72.5)		 22.6
(72.7)		 22.7
(72.9)		 23.2
(73.8)		 23.4
(74.1)		 22.9
(73.2)		 22.8
(73.0)		 22.8
(73.0)		 22.8
(73.0)		 22.8
(73.0)		 22.8
(73.0)		 22.7
(72.9)		 22.8
(73.1)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 253
(10.0)		 128
(5.0)		 130
(5.1)		 106
(4.2)		 129
(5.1)		 130
(5.1)		 136
(5.4)		 172
(6.8)		 204
(8.0)		 305
(12.0)		 615
(24.2)		 651
(25.6)		 2,959
(116.5)
Source: Climate-Data.org[3]

References
  1. Dept. of Urban and Rural Planning, Terengganu State Government. Rancangan Struktur Negeri Terengganu 2005-2015 (Malay), 2005
  2. "Marang: Sejarah" (in Malay). Pusat Internet Desa Semarang. Archived from the original on 2007-05-10. Retrieved 2007-03-21.
  3. "Climate: Marang". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 28 October 2020.


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