Kelantan : Ask Biography

Administration

Full name

Kelantan

Official name

Kelantan Darul Naim

Settlement type

State

Motto

Berserah kepada Tuhan Kerajaan Kelantan

Anthem

Selamat Sultan

Government

Capital

Kota Bharu

Sultan

Sultan Muhammad V

Menteri Besar

Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat (PR)

Geography

Total Area

5828.2 sq mi (15099 km2)

Demography

Total Population

1459994 (2010)

Density (pop.)

auto/km² (0/sq mi)

Human Development Index

HDI (2010)

0.659 (medium) (13th)

Other information

Postal code

15xxx to 18xxx

Area code

Vehicle registration

Pattani control

1603

Siamese control

1842

Japanese occupation

1942-1945

Accession into Federation of Malaya

1948

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Kelantan is a state of Malaysia. The capital and royal seat is Kota Bharu. The Arabic honorific of the state is Darul Naim, ("The Blissful Abode").

Kelantan is positioned in the north-east of Peninsular Malaysia. It is bordered by Narathiwat Province of Thailand to the north, Terengganu to the south-east, Perak to the west, and Pahang to the south. To the north-east of Kelantan is the South China Sea.

Kelantan is located in the north-eastern corner of the peninsula, Kelantan, which is said to translate as the "Land of Lightning" (see alternate theories below), is an agrarian state with lush paddy fields, rustic fishing villages and casuarina-lined beaches. Kelantan is home to some of the most ancient archaeological discoveries in Malaysia, including several prehistoric aboriginal settlements.